1. the common core
in common practice:
an approach to
information
literacy
melissa corey, lms
benton high school
sjsd professional development
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2. map of today’s session
filter failure
today’s filtering needs
meeting those needs
what’s the context?
focus on instruction
what are the building blocks?
search
evaluate
c.r.a.p. test
r.a.d.c.a.b.
reflect/cite
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3. “One of the effects of living with electronic
information is that we live habitually in a state
of information overload.There’s always more
than you can cope with.”
- Clay Shirky
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4. “It’s not about Information Overload.
It’s about Filter Failure.” - Clay Shirky
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5. today’s filtering needs
finding too much information
overconfidence in search
unsavvy at evaluation
information overload
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6. meeting those needs
at the time of need
critically important
individualized
skill-based
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7. LIBRARY INFO SCIENCE
CLASS LIT CLASS
what’s the context?
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8. focus on instruction
sequential
skill-building
based on schema
example-driven
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9. TEACHER- STUDENT
LIBRARIAN INSTRUCTION
COLLABORATION
ONLINE
RESOURCES
what are the building blocks?
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10. back to basics
search
evaluate
cite
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18. Is the information
relevant to the question
at hand?
Does the information
I’ve found closely relate
to my topic?
relevancy
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19. Is the information
appropriate to your
age group?
Is the information
easy to read and
understand?
appropriateness
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20. Is the depth of
coverage adequate?
Are there supporting
details for each main
idea?
detail
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21. Is the information
up-to-date?
Can you tell
when the
information was Does the source
published? present new
information?
currency
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22. Is the website backed Can you
by experts? determine
the authors
of the
website?
Is there an
organization
backing the
website?
authority
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23. Is the website commercial
or non-commercial?
Is the information presented
objectively (when needed)?
Is there a clear bias
for a single viewpoint?
bias
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