Information Literacy

Information Literacy is the set of Information Literacy is the set of skills life-long learners use to locate, skills life-long learners use to locate,

evaluate, synthesize, and evaluate, synthesize, and communicate information for a communicate information for a

variety of purposes.variety of purposes.

Howard County Public SchoolsHoward County Public Schools

The Information Literacy Initiative

A goal of the initiative is to build a A goal of the initiative is to build a consistent approach to problem-consistent approach to problem-

solvingsolving((gathering and using gathering and using information) across grade levels.information) across grade levels.

What issues do students face when gathering and using

information? Issues:Issues:

Differing expectations Differing expectations from teacher to teacher from teacher to teacher

Differing approaches Differing approaches and terms from grade and terms from grade to grade and from to grade and from subject to subjectsubject to subject

How is Information Literacy related to academic integrity?

√ √ Responsible use of informationResponsible use of information

√ √ PlagiarismPlagiarism

√ √ Copyright/Fair useCopyright/Fair use

√ √ Citing sourcesCiting sources

Teachers help students understand their Teachers help students understand their ethical responsibilities when using ethical responsibilities when using

information.information.

Information Literacy - Primary Grades

Super3

√ √ PlanPlan

√ √ DoDo

√ √ ReviewReview

Information Literacy - Primary Grades

The Super3-Primary The Super3-Primary GradesGrades Plan - Students Plan - Students

decide what steps decide what steps they will take to they will take to complete a task complete a task

Ask: What will it Ask: What will it look like when I’m look like when I’m done?done?

Information Literacy - Primary Grades

The Super3-Primary The Super3-Primary GradesGrades Do - Students Do - Students

complete a task complete a task (read, view, tell, (read, view, tell, write, draw)write, draw)

Ask: What Ask: What information will I information will I use?use?

Information Literacy - Primary Grades

The Super3-Primary The Super3-Primary GradesGrades Review - Before Review - Before

handing in a handing in a product check to product check to see if it is complete.see if it is complete.

Ask: Should I do Ask: Should I do something else something else before I turn it in?before I turn it in?

Information Literacy - Grades 3-12 The Big6

Task DefinitionTask Definition Information Seeking Information Seeking

StrategiesStrategies Location and AccessLocation and Access Use of InformationUse of Information SynthesisSynthesis EvaluationEvaluation

Big6 Steps Defined

1.1. Task DefinitionTask Definition - Define the Problem; Identify - Define the Problem; Identify the information neededthe information needed

2.2. Information Seeking StrategiesInformation Seeking Strategies - Determine all - Determine all possible sources; Select the best sourcepossible sources; Select the best source

Big6 Steps Defined

3. 3. Location & AccessLocation & Access - Locate sources; Find - Locate sources; Find information within sourcesinformation within sources

4. 4. Use of InformationUse of Information - Engage (read, hear, view); - Engage (read, hear, view); Extract relevant informationExtract relevant information

Big6 Steps Defined

5.5. SynthesisSynthesis - Organize information form multiple - Organize information form multiple sources; Present the resultsources; Present the result

6. 6. EvaluationEvaluation - Judge the result; Judge the - Judge the result; Judge the efficiency of the processefficiency of the process

2006-07 School Year:

Basic resources for teaching information literacy have been developed for language

arts, social studies, and library media, and are available on the Document Repository.

Kindergarten - Community WorkersKindergarten - Community Workers Grade 3 - Comparing World CulturesGrade 3 - Comparing World Cultures Grades 6-8 - Historical InvestigationsGrades 6-8 - Historical Investigations Grade 9 - Historical Investigations/English Grade 9 - Historical Investigations/English

Research ProjectsResearch Projects Middle and High School ReadingMiddle and High School Reading

Future Steps

Resources for embedding Resources for embedding Information Literacy Information Literacy objectives into content objectives into content units at all grade levels units at all grade levels will be developed over the will be developed over the next few years.next few years.

Think About…

What effect will teaching a consistent What effect will teaching a consistent approach (K-12) for gathering and approach (K-12) for gathering and processing information have on our processing information have on our students?students?

How will this impact unit/lesson planning?How will this impact unit/lesson planning?