*Information Literacy

Action Plan*Need: Students have access to an overwhelming

amount of information from a variety of print and online sources. How can students learn to quickly evaluate and assess resources to determine what is a quality and accurate source?

*Definition: The ability to locate, organize, evaluate, manage and use information.

*S.O.S. for Information Literacy: www.informationliteracy.org

*Information Literacy

Standards * I-SAIL: Aligned with Common Core* Standard 1: Access information efficiently and effectively to

inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge* Standard 2: Evaluate information critically and competently * Standard 3: Use information accurately, creatively, and ethically

to share knowledge and to participate collaboratively and productively as a member of a democratic society

* Standard 4: Appreciate literature and other creative expressions of thoughts and ideas and pursue knowledge related to personal interests and aesthetic growth

* Standard 5: Understand and practice Internet safety when using any electronic media for educational, social, or recreational purposes.

*http://www.islma.org/ISAIL.htm

*Big6 & Super3 Models

*Plan

*Do

*Review

*http://big6.com

*Animal Detectives*Research petting zoo animals in preparation for a

field trip*Sort the fiction and non-fiction print materials. *Plan which group members will research the print

materials and which will research online. *Each member needs to find one fact about their

animal to write on their poster. *Each member needs to create and write on the

poster one question about their animal to ask the petting zoo guide.

*The group will present their petting zoo animal fact poster to the class.

*Websites: http://www.kidsfarm.com/farm.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/farm.shtml

*Now What?Plug in the Plan!

*How can your grade level collaborate to implement the information literacy standards and the Super3 model?

*Share one lesson that could include the Super3 model.

*Use the Plan, Do, Review posters provided as a reminder.