Big6 Agenda

	The Big6™ Approach to Information and Communications Technology Skills
Presented by Barbara A. Jansen Upper School Librarian/Technology Coordinator, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, TX.

Seminar Agenda *NOTICE: These materials are copyrighted. They may not be used for profit or presentation or duplicated for any reason. Permission granted for use in K-12 classrooms and libraries only.*
Selected reading list
Instructional Unit Design Planning Guide for grades 3-12, Guide for grades K-2. These are in MS Word format
Texas TAKS objectives correlation for Language Arts (pdf file) Texas TAKS objectives correlation for Social Studies (pdf file)
Evaluating Big6 Units
Strategies for Collaborating with the Big6
Strategies for student computer collaboration
Creating an information problem for your instructional unit
Web links used
Big6 Wiki example (Peanut Butter Wiki used with permission, David Weekly, founder)


	Grades K-2	Grades 3-8	Grades 9-12
Big6 One—Task Definition "Did you ask a good question today?"	Super3 TD Higher-level thinking Super3 Poster	Strategies Big6 chart with subskills Big6 chart--no sub skills Big6 chart--question form	Strategies Topic Selection for students Data chart for selected students Big6 chart
Big6 Two—Information Seeking Strategies Selecting good Web sites using subject directories and virtual libraries	Super3 strategies The 5 Ws of Web Evaluation by Diane Lauer	Strategies Web evaluation (gr. 6-8) The 5 Ws of Web Evaluation (grades 3-5) by Diane Lauer	Strategies for students (includes Big6 #3) Web evaluation Choosing sources
Big6 Three—Location & Access	Super3 strategies	Strategies	Grades 9-12 beginning if needed More advanced strategies Locating sources
Big6 Four—Use of Information	Super3 strategies	Strategies Types of note taking Note taking site Paraphrasing (6-8) Citing sources (6-8) Note taking form (pdf) Note taking form (Word) Data chart Higher level question form (Word)	Strategies for students Types of note taking Note taking form (Word doc.) Note taking ideas Citing sources
Big6 Five—Synthesis	Super3 strategies	Strategies Copyright	Strategies Plagiarism site Copyright Presentation guidelines
Big6 Six—Evaluation	Super 3 strategies Evaluation instrument	Strategies Evaluation instrument (3-5) Evaluation instrument (6-8)	Strategies Evaluation instrument
Big6 Assignment Organizers		Grades 3-6 Grades 7-12	Grades 7-12

NOTICE: These materials are copyrighted. They may not be used for profit or presentation or duplicated for any reason. Permission granted for use in K-12 classrooms and libraries only.