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Library Curriculum
The Charter Oak Media
Center follows the curriculum and standards approved by the West Hartford Board
of Education, including research skills using the Big6 Information
Problem-Solving model.
K-2 Program:
- Develop an appreciation of literature and a variety
of authors
Introduce locating information in a library
- Introduce organization of library resources,
including alphabetical order, parts of a book, and location of books and
other resources
- Introduce multimedia resources and technology,
including use of the internet
3-5 Program:
- Appreciate literature and learn differences in
literary genre
- Use access tools such as the card catalog system,
computer resources, etc.
- Use multimedia resources and technology, including
use of the internet
- Develop the use in problem solving and research,
- Learn to locate information in a variety of sources
including books, periodicals and multimedia resources
The Big6 is a set of skills which
provide a strategy for effectively and efficiently meeting information needs.
It can be used with ANY information problem you encounter.
There are six skills necessary to solve any
information problem. They are:
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Step 1
Task Definition
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What’s my job? |
Define the problem |
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Identify the information needed |
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Step 2
Information Seeking Strategies
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Where can look to find what I
need? |
Determine all possible sources |
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Select the best source |
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Step 3
Location & Access
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Where can I go
to find what I need? |
Locate the sources |
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Find information within sources |
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Step 4
Use of Information
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What kind of
information can I find here? |
Engage in the information
(view, listen, read) |
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Extract necessary information |
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Step 5
Synthesis
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What can I make
or do to show what I’ve learned? |
Organize the information |
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Present the results |
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Step 6
Evaluation
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Am I proud of
my work?
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Judge the results |
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Judge the process |
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