Grades K-5
Associations and organizations
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
American Association of School Librarians. AASL/ALA
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslindex.htm
Information Power. AASL/ALA http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/informationpower.htm
Library Instruction Round Table LIRT/ALA
http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/
California School Library Association.
http://www.schoolibrary.org/
Partnership for 21 st Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Directories/Megasites
Calisphere. University of California
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Primary source images and documents, plus "Themed Collections...
primary source sets organized to support California Content Standards."
Resources for School Librarians. Linda Bertland
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/infoskill.html#models
School-libraries.org: Online resources for school librarians. Peter Milbury
http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html
Listservs
CalibK12.
Official discussion group for CSLA (California School Library Association). Subscribe
by filling out submission form at the bottom of the CSLA home page.
http://www.schoolibrary.org/default.htm
Infolit-L.
An electronic discussion list for information literacy, co-sponsored by the American
Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association of College and Research
Libraries (ACRL). "INFOLIT is a forum for school, academic and public librarians to
exchange ideas on information literacy programs and experiences that demonstrate a
collaborative relationship between K-12 and higher education institutions." (ALA. ACRL. <http://www.ala.org/ACRLTemplate.cfm?Section=acrl&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=101617>)
To subscribe: Send a blank e-mail message to subscribe-infolit@ala.org with your first
and last name as the subject
Sample Lesson Plans
Big 6 Lessons
http://www.big6.com/showcategory.php?cid=19
Information Literacy: An overview of design, process, and outcomes. Debbie Abilock
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/1over/infolit1.html
I-Search Process. Make it Happen: the I-Search unit. Educational Development Center
http://www2.edc.org/FSC/MIH/i-search.html
Literacy Matters
http://www.literacymatters.org/content/isearch/intro.htm
Nuts and Bolts of the Big6: In Search of Information Literacy. SBC/Pacific Bell’s Knowledge
Network Explorer
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/big6/
Questioning.org: Module Maker. Jamie McKenzie
http://www.questioning.org/
Resources for School Librarians: Information skills instruction. Linda Bertland
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/bookplans.html#top
SOS for Information Literacy.
http://www.informationliteracy.org/default.php
Register for an account; then search lesson plans by grade level or topic.
Twenty-first Century Literacies
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/
Includes both bibliographic and web-based resources which focus on 4 identified literacies: information,
media, multi-cultural, and visual.
Standards
AASL Information Literacy Standards http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf
The Big6 (1990). Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz
http:// www.big6.org/
The basic information processing cycle with links to explanations of Eisenberg's and Berkowitz' basic
6-step research model, lessons, and related merchandise (posters, bookmarks).
California School Library Association Information Literacy Standards
http://www.schoolibrary.org/pub/pdf/standardspages.pdf
Tutorials
Four NETS for Better Searching. Bernie Dodge
Google search tips.
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
Mission Critical. San Jose State University
Critical thinking tutorials
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/
Research Helper. Sandra Hughes
http://www3.sympatico.ca/sandra.hughes/sandra.hughes/research/default.html
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