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Kendra - Blue

Lisa - Green

Jacqueline - Purple

Big6 There is a simpler verision of Big6 for grades K - 2 called Super3. || What is the student success rate using the Big6? How will teachers implement this into their already busy/set curriculum deadline? What is included in this 6 step process and how does it best meet the inquiry objectives for students? || "The Big6 is an information and technology literacy model and curriculum." "Some people call the Big6 an information problem-solving strategy because with the Big6, students are able to handle any problem, assignment, decision or task." "It is the most popular model for information skills." It has simple steps for students and teachers to remember while going through the research process. I also like the 3 steps for younger students to start the process of research and learn just the basics.
 * Know || Want to Know || Learn || Further Questions ||
 * There are 6 steps. ﻿Six steps for students to follow and stay on track. Students/teachers have a six step proceess in this inquiry program.

"Differentiated instruction and the Big6 appear to be made for each other." - 32 || ﻿How many school districts use this process? Why do so many districts have this process as their main research model? How can I make this this method of research the most appealing to teachers and students? || Works Cited: //Big6//. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. [] "Big6 Matrix: Use the Internet with Big6 Skills to Achieve Standards." //Janet R. Murray//. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <[]>. "Big6 Resources." //John Newbery Home Page//. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <[]>. "Big6 Skills- CRLS Research Guide." //Basic Steps to Creating a Research Project- CRLS Research Guide//. Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <[]>. Jansen, Barbara A. "Differentiating Instruction in the Primary Grades with the Big6." //Library Media Connection//; Jan/Feb 2009. 27:4, 32-33. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete. Moore, Penny. "PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN'S INTERACTION." //Teacher Librarian// 27.3 (2000). 7 Mar. 2000. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <[]>.

IIM

This one is new to me and I would like to learn more about it. || How does this model make research more effective than others? How long does it take to go through the entire research process? (hour/day/days/weeks) How do students use this when working in small groups? || “ IIM empowers you to combine your required curriculum with vital research skills, choosing from options for integration of state standards, the length of study, and students' grade, skills and learning styles.”
 * Know || Want to Know || Learn || Further Questions ||
 * It is an inqiry research program. The 7 steps follow a basic process for learning

These are the Footsteps to Success In the IIM Method: (Elementary /Secondary Overview) Topic Goal Setting Research Organizing Goal Evaluation Product Presentation || Do any school districts mandate that their teachers use this process? Do teachers see this process as a better way for students to research? Is a "program approach" such as IIM to inquiry better than following the child? || " The vocabulary of the process—the name (IIM: The Independent Investigation Method), the symbol, and the seven steps—remains constant through the grades." (Ungar, //School Library Monthly//) ||  || Works Cited: // IIM- Independent Investigation Method //. Web. 8 Oct. 2010. . Nottage, Cindy, and Virginia Morse. //7 Easy Steps to Successful Research for Students in Grades K-12: Teacher Manual//. Epping, NH: Active Learning Systems, 2006. Print. Ungar, Barbara. "Revising Research." //School Library Monthly//, April 2010, XXVII:8. Retrieved from []
 * There is a shortened version for K - 2 || ﻿How do students apply this process to everyday life? || This method allows teachers to use regular curriculum as their research. It starts off with lessons in how to do the steps properly before applying it to their research.