INFO TASKS for Successful Learning

Building skills in reading, writing and research

More than 50 activities that involve students in manipulating and organizing data as well as making connections with information in all subject areas. Each single-page task focuses on a micro skill that makes an ideal mini lesson. The tasks are organized around four major areas of information literacy:

  • evaluating information for relevance and validation
  • sorting information to make connections
  • working with information and testing ideas
  • analyzing and synthesizing information for meaningful conclusions

More than 30 student organizers are included to actively involve students in important strategies for using information.



Author(s): Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan

Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2001 ISBN: 9781551381336

Price:$ 18.95

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