The Big6:Information Literacy

&Executive Skills

Future-Proofing Students

Bob Berkowitz, presenter

Raise you hand if you everRaise you hand if you ever……

sung karaoke?

been without a shower for more than 2 weeks?

eaten frogs' legs?

been in love with someone who was vegetarian?

done volunteer work sometime in the last month?

had a close relative who lived to over 100?

been parachuting or done a bungee jump?

lived overseas for more than 1 year?

left your cell-phone on during a workshop?

AgendaAgenda• Introduction

• Executive Skills

• Big6 Skills– Task Definition– Information Seeking Strategies– Location and Access– Use of Information– Synthesis– Evaluation

• Integration is the Key

• Q & A

• Closing

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What are the skills that make ExecutivesWhat are the skills that make Executivessuccessful?successful?

Executive Skills and AbilitiesExecutive Skills and Abilities• Time management

skills• People management

skills• interpersonal

communication skills• business

communication skills• verbal communication

skills• Business management

skills• Strategic Thinking

• Creative thinkingskills

• Organizational skills• Effective listening

skills• Decision making

skills• Problem solving

skills• Negotiating skills• Teamwork skills• Coaching skills• Teaching skills

• Quick learning skills• Effective study skills• Analytical Skills• Risk Taking• Sales Ability• Resourceful-ness• Reliability• Responsibility

• Creativity• Determination• Ethics• Critical thinking skills• Customer service

skills• Patience• Multi-Tasking• Diplomacy Skills

Executive Skills and AbilitiesExecutive Skills and Abilities

EXECUTIVE SKILLSEXECUTIVE SKILLSWhat does that really mean?What does that really mean?

AcademicSkills

SoftSkills

Habitsof Mind

Informational reading

Persuasive writing

Oral presentation

Data analysis &statistics

TeamworkWork ethicResponsibility• Attendance• Punctuality• Timemanagement

AnalysisInterpretationPrecision & accuracyProblem solvingReasoning

FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFSFOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

The purpose of education is to preparestudents to be:

Successful learners for a lifetime

Responsible citizens

Productive members of aglobal economy

Productive members of an information-oriented society

FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFSFOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

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Schools:

Are capable of changing.

Must change on a regular basis ifthey are going to prepare studentsfor success in an ever-changingsociety.

FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFSFOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

Teacher Librarians:

Care about their students

Want their students to achieve at ahigh level.

In addition to narrowing gaps in fourkey areas…

1. Leadership and executive-levelskills

2. Basic skills: the three “Rs”3. Professional and industry-specific

skills4. Management and supervisory

skills…additional skills are needed

for success in the informationeconomy…

A Vision for studentsA Vision for students

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From the perspective of teacher librarians

Our students deserve:

EDUCATION REALITYEDUCATION REALITY

What challenges do teacher-librarians face when trying toeducate students at a rigorouslevel?

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Challenges faced byTeacher-Librarians:

THE BOTTOM LINETHE BOTTOM LINE If we

care about our students, understand information literacy,

we can no longer do business as usual.

We must do whatever it takes

to help all students learn at a globally competitive standard.

ASK YOURSELFASK YOURSELF1. Do we have high enough

expectations of our students?2. Is the content we teach rigorous

enough?3. Are our students engaged in their

learning?4. Do teacher librarians use

assessments to evaluate the successof their instructional strategies?

Based on Elements of High Achieving Schools, American Student AchievementInstitute, 2007

5. Do our students see the personalconnection between what they learnat school and their futures?

6. Do our students learn in anenvironment that supports learning?• Disciplined environment• Adequate resources for all students• Appropriate balance of academic

and other activities

ASK YOURSELFASK YOURSELF

The Big6™ Skills:Basic Themes

• The Big6 process can be applied in allsubjects, with students of all ages, andacross all grade levels (K-20).

• The Big6 is an adaptable and flexible; itcan be applied to any information situation.

• Technology skills take on meaning withinthe Big6 process.

• Using the Big6 is not always a linear, step-by-step process.

Basic Themes: continued

• The Big6 process is necessary andsufficient for solving problems andcompleting tasks.

• The Big6 is an ideal approach forintegrating information literacy learning withall subject area curricula at all grade levels.

• The Big6 provides a common vocabularyfor “metacognition” – that helps everyonetalk about how they learn and solveproblems.

What is the Big6?

When students are faced with aninformation problem to solve orinformation-based decision tomake, they can use a systematic,problem-solving model –they can use the Big6™.

Stage 1Stage 1

1 Task Definition1.1 Define the information problem1.2 Identify information needed

Stage 2Stage 2

2 Information SeekingStrategies2.1 Determine all possible sources2.2 Select the best sources

Stage 3Stage 3

3 Location and Access3.1 Locate sources

(intellectually & physically)3.2 Find information within sources

Stage 4Stage 4

4 Use of Information4.1 Engage

(ex. read, hear, view, touch)4.2 Extract relevant information

Stage 5Stage 5

5 Synthesis5.1 Organize from multiple sources5.2 Present the information

Stage 6Stage 6

6 Evaluation6.1 Judge the product

(effectiveness)6.2 Judge the process

(efficiency)

Big6 and Super3Big6 and Super3• Task Definition• Info Seeking Strategies

• Location and Access• Use of Information• Synthesis

• Evaluation

Plan

Do

Review

www.big6.com

CourseCurriculum Big6

CourseCurriculum

Big6IntegratedProgram

Taking Charge of ExecutiveTaking Charge of ExecutiveSkills InstructionSkills Instruction

1. Understand key strategies, goals,and performance objectives

2. Identify competencies3. Set goals and prioritize the path

to fill gaps4. Implement solutions5. Monitor and measure results, and

communicate the impact.

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Q & A

To Get ThereTo Get There……..

So So HowHow Do You Implement Do You Implementa School-Wide Big6 Initiativea School-Wide Big6 Initiative

for Authentic Learning?for Authentic Learning?

BigBig and and Small Small StepsSteps

• Engage your principal• Develop a plan• District-wide implementation• Start with a few teachers…build

success• Put an END to topic research!• Prominently display…• Share one step at a time at staff

meetings

Jerry King http://www.jerryking.com/ and From Now Onhttp://fno.org.

• Incorporates HOTS - higher order thinkingskills.

• Helps students build knowledge• Moves students beyond location & access to

construction, communication and assessment• Keeps students engaged with ideas and

information• Teaches students to be good researchers• Helps students manage information• Aligned with student outcomes• Enables students to do schoolwork better• Dynamic agent for learning.

Big6 AdvancedBig6 AdvancedKey Points from this WorkshopKey Points from this Workshop

Summarize YourSummarize YourThoughtsThoughts

• An effective information literacy skillscurriculum helps teacher-librariansto:

• An effective information literacy skillscurriculum helps teachers to:

• An effective information literacy skillscurriculum helps students to:

WE CAN MAKE AWE CAN MAKE ADIFFERENCEDIFFERENCE

Never doubt that a small group ofthoughtful, committed citizens canchange the world. Indeed, it is theonly thing that ever has.

-- Margaret Mead

Q & A

The EndThe End

ThinkThinkBig6Big6

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