Information Literacy

The following links will help in promoting and informing about information literacy; which is achieved by teaching effective information management, inquiry, and research skills.

Never Ending Search Joyce Kasman Valenza's site is the best place to start any inquiry about information literacy in schools; a comprehensive resource.

AASL Information Literacy  The position paper by the American Association of School Librarians.

The Big 6  The preferred research model here at Akron Public Schools.  This comprehensive site outlines implementation strategies

Curriculum Guidelines  Information literacy curriculum development guidelines put out by the Mankato Schools in Minnesota.

InfoZone  Research takes a path that has these steps: wondering about something, seeking information, choosing information, connecting useful information you have found, producing information of your own in a new form and judging the entire process and your product.  Info Zone provides useful links for these steps.

TILT  The Texas Information Literacy Tutorial is an educational Web site designed to introduce the user to research sources and skills.

ERIC Information Technology  This site provides brief overviews of topics of current interest in the fields of library science and educational technology and highlight references for further reading.  A very handy list of resources and articles here.

Mission: Critical  An excellent site to introduce critical thinking issues.  Maintained by the Institute for Teaching and Learning at San Jose State University.

Questioning.org A good site to examine the art of questioning in the classroom.

Graphic Organizers  This is the definitive site to explore this excellent instructional aid.