Persuasive+Presentation

Collaborators: April Grizzle and Shannon Dutton
Audience: Elementary School Teachers

Topic: Inquiry Learning and the Big6 Method

Prewriting - KWLQ Charts

Presentation Tool: PowerPoint

components || How can I use this effectively in my library? ​ || Components include: Task definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, and Evaluation​ || ​How many teachers in my building are familiar with this method? || Has a partner "the Super3" that can be used for younger students when doing research. ||  || (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 32.) ||   ||  Carnesi, Sabrina, and Karen DiGiorgio "Teaching the Inquiry Process to 21st Century Learners." //Library Media Connection// 27.5 (2009): 32-36. //Academic Search Complete//. EBSCO. Web. 30 Sept. 2009. Eisenberg, Mike, and Robert E. Berkowitz. "The Big6." //The Big6//. 20 Oct. 2009. Big6, Web. 22 Oct 2009. . **//Information Literacy: The Most Basic of Basics!//** Dr. Mike Eisenberg. University of Washington, 2009. Slide program, 34-36. @http://uweoconnect.extn.washington.edu/publicmbeinfolit. Warlick, David. "Literacy and Learning Narrative." http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LiteracyAndLearningNarrative. 2009. David Warlick, Web. 20 Oct 2009. . •
 * Big 6**
 * Know || Want to Learn || Learn || Further Questions ||
 * Comprised of 6
 * I am not familiar with the Big6 method and have never used it before. || How much time will it require? || Used to teach problem-solving and research skills ||  ||
 * ​ I am unfamiliar with Big 6 and have not used it in my teaching career. || ​How will teachers respond to this method? || Is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem. ||  ||
 * || How can I incorporate Big6 into the lessons that I teach in my library? ||
 * ​ || Would Big6 be a process to use with collaboration? || Big6 is a strategy that can be used with younger children as well as older children. It can be adapted for all types of learners. (Eisenberg, website) ||  ||
 * || How can I be the implementer of this process when teachers are not sold on the importance of technology in the classroom? || Technology is a tool that we need to incorporate into the education process to help prepare children for their future. Big6 is a technique that can be used for that. (Warlick, website) ||  ||
 * Inquiry Process**
 * Know || Want to Learn || Learn || Further Questions ||
 * I am not familiar with the Inquiry Process and have not used in in my library/classroom before.​ || ​What kinds of projects would be best introduced in the Inquiry Process model? || Inquiry process is an interactive cycle uses to teach research in any content area. (Carnesi, DiGiorgio, 32.) || It would be interested to do a project with students using the Big6 model and another work with another group of students using the Inquiry Process and see what the results are. ||
 * There are six steps in the Inquiry Process || ​What grade levels would benefit the most from this kind of activity? || Promotes critical thinking, higher-level processing, and the use of more varied and appropriate resources. (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 32.) ||  ||
 * I am not familiar with the Inquiry Process. I have only read the article assigned in class about it. || ​How much time is needed for planning and implementation? || Encourages cooperative learning in settings where the final outcome is a group effort where everyone benefits from the learning experience. (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 32.) ||  ||
 * ​ || What are the key differences between the Inquiry Process and Big6? || Allows teacher-librarians to work with students with different learning styles. (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 32.) ||  ||
 * ​ || What type of lessons lend themselves to the Inquiry Process? || Final project is a hands-on creation.
 * I am not familiar with the Inquiry Process. I have only read the article assigned in class about it. || ​How much time is needed for planning and implementation? || Encourages cooperative learning in settings where the final outcome is a group effort where everyone benefits from the learning experience. (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 32.) ||  ||
 * ​ || What are the key differences between the Inquiry Process and Big6? || Allows teacher-librarians to work with students with different learning styles. (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 32.) ||  ||
 * ​ || What type of lessons lend themselves to the Inquiry Process? || Final project is a hands-on creation.
 * ||  || The Inquiry Process lends itself to cooperative grouping and encourages students to work together to solve problems. (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 32). ||   ||
 * ||  || The evaluation step of the Inquiry Process is similar to the evaluation process of the Big6 model. The communicating step allows for children to demonstrate and elaborate on what they have learned. (Carnesi and DiGiorgio, 36) ||   ||
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