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Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) Curriculum blends Big6 Skills with ISTE-NETS for a seamless approach for information-technology literacy. Click title for link to curriculum.

Eisenberg and Berkowitz present this year’s August institute to train you to teach information and technology skills in the context of your assignments and curriculum. Click the title for details and more information, or email info@big6.com with any questions. Group discounts available.

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Big6 Associates announces Big6 and Super3 Skills webinar presentations in February and March to introduce information literacy instruction methods to PreK-16 educators. Registration is now open.

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Bob Berkowitz shared a story with me this week you might like to hear.

Bob said, “A young girl came to me the other day with a book about the Potato Famine and was so pleased.”  She said, “Oh, Mr. Berkowitz!  This is such a great book about the Potato Famine that I’m sure I can write my whole report from just this book!”

“That’s interesting,” Bob said.  “Let’s think about this a minute.”

“Imagine three equal circles, all intersecting like a Venn Diagram.  Each circle represents a different book or resource. The target is this piece in the middle where all the circles overlap — I’ll put a dot that piece for a 10/10 or ‘A’ score.  To get to that piece in the middle you’d need  to pull information from each source circle, think about it, and include it in your report.”

Bob continued…..”Now think about just one circle with one dot in it.” This is worth 1/10, an ‘F’”.  “I won’t tell you what to do, because this is an ethics question…..but…..here is the information you might want to think about.”

First grade students in Stockton Springs, Maine use Super3 basics to learn how to find and use information to write books.

Who’s Got Talent? Children Have Talent!  The Dandylions, 2nd grade students from Durham, NC will share their Super3 research song with you!  Listen to their young voices and learn the Super3 basics — Plan, Do, and Review. Thanks, Dandylions!

SUPER3 SONG by the Dandylions (2009)

Here are the words so you can sing along:

The Super 3 ™ Research Song

By Michelle Rosen and Debra Halabis

(Sung to the tune of B-I-N-G-O)

When I need to do research,

I have three steps to help me.

Plan, Do and Review,

Plan, Do and Review,

Plan, Do and Review,

It’s called the Super3™.

Put Big6 and Super3 guides right in the hands of your students.

Super3 Discovery Projects Blackline Masters (Grades PreK-3)

The Super3™ Discovery Projects blackline masters are designed for young learners in preschool through third grade. The eight projects include:

• Animal Project
• Fiction Book Report
• Nonfiction Book Report
• Current Events Project
• Place (Geography) Project
• How To Project
• Five Senses Project
• Science Research Project

Each Discovery Project contains an instructor’s guide with the following components: Objective/Purpose; Context for Use; Ideas for Teaching and Learning; Extension Activities; and a Project Overview that outlines each step of the Super3 process as it relates to the given project. $29.95 +S/H.  Click here for more information about Blackline masters and other Big6 products.

Big6 Basics Blackline Masters (Grades 3 – 6)

Each of the 34 Big6 worksheets thoroughly examines a different stage or sub-stage of the Big6 method. Students will learn an effective, systematic approach that will help them solve problems, make decisions, and complete any research task. Includes a teacher guide. $29.95 + S/H. Click here for more information about Blackline masters and other Big6 products.

We train Big6 leaders! Mike Eisenberg & Bob Berkowitz, Co-creators of the Big6 Approach to Information and Technology Skills Instruction, invite you to join them for a unique learning opportunity. Mike & Bob, will present a two-day Big6 leadership seminar in Rochester, NY. Click title to read more…..