The Driving Force Behind Student Success!

Part I: The MapPresented by ~

Amy Merrill: Teacher-Librarian

Welcome to the information highway!

Our Librarian Won't Tell Us ANYTHING! A Mrs. Skorupski Story by Toni Buzzeo

A “Passport” to Learning!

If you had to choose one task, what do you think is the single most important thing that we, as educators can teach children?

Information Literate:

• What does it look like?

• Attributes?

The Map: Information Literacy . . .

• Lifelong learning

• All disciplines

• All learning environments

• All levels of education

Information Explosion!

• Learn how to learn

• Socially responsible

• Information seekers

• Information consumers

One who is information literate . .

• Independent• Problem solver• Actively engaged• Self confident• Can manage technology• Flexible• Adapts to change• Works independently & in groups (Riedling 5)

National Information Literacy Awareness Month

President Obama's Proclamation

Every day, we are inundated with vast amounts of information. A 24-hour news cycle and thousands of global television and radio networks, coupled with an immense array of online resources, have challenged our long-held perceptions of information management. Rather than merely possessing data, we must also learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation. This new type of literacy also requires competency with communication technologies, including computers and mobile devices that can help in our day-to-day decision making. National Information Literacy Awareness Month highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age.

~ Barack Obama

Implications for Teaching . . .

• Process

• Developed over time

• Integrated

• Authentic contexts

• Begin early

Information Literacy Skills

1 - Identify problem to be solved

Information Literacy Skills

2 - Search strategies

a. Develops search strategies

b. Identifies sources of information

Information Literacy Skills

3 - Locate & Access Information Sources

Information Literacy Skills

4 – Organize & Evaluate

Resources

Information Literacy Skills

5 - Integrate information

Information Literacy Skills

6 – Evaluate

a. process

b. product

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The Vehicle:IPSM-4U

• Information Problem Solving Model

• The Big6 Model

The Big Six

1- Task = Identify problem to be solved

Be sure to understand the question

The Big Six

2 - Information Seeking

Strategies = Search strategies:

How? & Where?

Investigate sources of information

The Big Six

3 – Location and Access =

Locate & Access Information Sources

Gather information

The Big Six

4 - Use of Information =

Organize & Evaluate Resources

Select the best source.

The Big Six

5 - Synthesis = Integrate Information

Integrate sources of information

The Big Six

6 – Evaluation =

Evaluate process & product

eXamine your results

The Big Picture?

Information Literacy

Your “Ticket” Out

What curriculum area lesson or unit of instruction can you see as an authentic means for teaching information literacy skills?

Let’s hit the road!

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"Curriculum, Instruction & Instructional Technology: Science.” " EMSC:NYSED. New York Education Department. Web. 10 July 2010.

<http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sciencestand/scistand.html>.

MacDonald, Cynthia, and Rob Darrow. Digital image. Web. 25 Jan. 2010. <InfoLitModels.pdf>.

Milan, Peggy. "Destination Information: A Road Map for the Journey." Library Media Connection. April/May 2004. Web. 24 Jan. 10.

Pierce, Lonna, “The Big Six Bookmark Adaptations.” Binghamton City School District.

"Presidential Proclamation National Information Literacy Awareness Month." The White House. Web. 11 Aug. 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-National-Information-Literacy-Awareness-Month/>.

Riedling, Ann. Information Literacy: What Does It Look Like in the School Library Media Center? Englewood: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. Print.

Thomas, Nancy Pickering. "Kulthau's Information Search Process (ISP).”Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction. 2nd ed. Westport CT: Libraries Unlimited, 200