Power Research Tools Learning Activities & Posters

A companion to the best-selling Power Tools, this must-have new toolkit gives you an array of devices--including activities, questionnaires, handouts, sample communications, student organizers, and even posters--that will equip you to develop the research abilities of students and young library users. Information literacy guru Joyce Valenza presents these ready-to-use and interactive materials for guiding young learners toward meaningful inquiry, critical data sorting, and ultimately, quality information. With this kit in hand, you and your learners will be on the road to information literacy. With 69 activities that are tied to AASL, ISTE, and NETS standards, Power Research Tools uses a truly "constructivist" approach rooted in the idea that children learn best when they build information from the ground (inquiry phase) on up to the sky (information!). Eighteen colorful and instructive posters ("Choosing a Search Tool, " "Brainstorming Keywords") can be hung in any learning environment to offer visual reinforcement of the learning activities correlated to AASL and NETS standards for grades 6-12. Rubrics for research projects and evaluating Web pages help you assess learning, organizer forms give a helping hand to young researchers, and games (Boolean aerobics anyone?) and group activities such as WebQuest for evaluating Websites keep everyone engaged.Valenza, Joyce Kasman is the author of 'Power Research Tools Learning Activities & Posters' with ISBN 9780838908389 and ISBN 0838908381.