1. SB 2042 Curriculum Information Literacy April 16, 2007 Element 16d

2.  Each participating teacher designs, adapts and uses lessons which address the students’ needs to develop information literacy and problem solving skills as tools for lifelong learning. –PT’s select an example of information literacy instruction to demonstrate their knowledge of skills to meet standard 16(d).

3. Information Literacy  In the UK, information literacy is defined by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals as:Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals  "Information literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.“ Taken from http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/Information_lit eracy.aspx on April 5,2007 http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/Information_lit eracy.aspx on April 5,2007

4. Information Literacy  The American Library Association's (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report states that, "To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information" (1989).American Library Association –Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy –on April 5, 2007on April 5

5. Information Literacy  http://mingo.info- science.uiowa.edu/~lu/course/info_literac y/definition/sld001.htm http://mingo.info- science.uiowa.edu/~lu/course/info_literac y/definition/sld001.htm

6. Big6 Model  http://www.big6.com/kids/ http://www.big6.com/kids/  Task Definition  Information Seeking Strategies  Location and Access  Use of Information  Synthesis  Evaluation

7. American Library Association  Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning –In class assignment: Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to share with the group, covering key points in the following areas---

8. ALA Information Literacy  9 standards –3 catagories Information Literacy Independent Learning Social Responsibility  Standard 1-9: http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpo wer/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpo wer/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf

9. Real World Application  Include information from at least one site that you could use in your classroom  http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/homebase.html http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/homebase.html  http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/library/big6.htm http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/library/big6.htm  http://www.big6.com/kids/ http://www.big6.com/kids/

10. Additional Resources http://www.galeschools.com/pdf/Eisenberg.pdf http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/mtbaker/Library/links/big6/intro.htm http://collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/big6.html http://www.big6.com/index.php http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/big6/big6_resources.htm#resources

11. Sample lessons  http://www.big6.com/kidsshowarticle.php?i d=307 http://www.big6.com/kidsshowarticle.php?i d=307  http://www4.adhost.com/big6/kidsshowartic le.php?id=221 http://www4.adhost.com/big6/kidsshowartic le.php?id=221  http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=3 5 http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=3 5  http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=3 7 http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=3 7