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We need to add "data" to the list. Students should have practice finding and interpreting data.

Bard College ... Research skills over SAT scores

Research Basics for High School Students http://researchbasics.jstor.org/ is a Moodle-based course whose goal is to teach research skills to those with a view to higher learning. In their words "This course contains 3 modules. Each module has 3 lessons. Lessons are made up of video lectures followed by practice activities. After completing all 3 lessons in a module, students may take a quiz, get feedback and a score, and earn a badge on completion of the module."

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School's Research Webpage

This is a informative article explaining why students don't ask as many questions as they grow up and why we should be concerned. It answers the "why" we should teach students to ask questions

I have signed-up for an account. The LS assessments look really on target. I have heard some negative feedback about the US assessment but still think this is worth looking at for possible tool to benchmark skills. -Faith TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th grade standards. The assessment items are based on the American Association of School Librarians' Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and those from the Common Core State Standards Initiative that have been adopted by most states. The Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for school librarians and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students. It is made available at no cost to users.

Parkdale High School 's library is an integral component to student achievement. By providing literature and technology resources together, the library will continue to offer students and staff members the best opportunity to access information,construct knowledge and develop critical thinking skills. We encourage students to appreciate literature and to become responsible digital citizens.

Attention, educators: training high school students early in digital research, partnering them with a school librarian, and providing time to practice skills can instill a high level of confidence during college. This triple play of digital literacy education was affirmed by preliminary observations of a study underway by EBSCO Information Service s, an online database provider.

From 2011 and still relevant. Some basic skills to model in the classroom.

"Teachers often ask, 'Why should I teach more than one citation style?' Some argue that students should learn just one style well. Since they are comfortable with MLA, they assign it for everything. That made sense in the past ...

Wondering about the pro's and con's of Citelighter compared to NoodleBib.  This article compares several citation generators. The Citelighter rep spoke about a major update due out in about 5 weeks that will also provide templates (among other things) to support a variety of student writing.  

The six Dimensions of Inquiry are: Questioning, Locating Information, Evaluating Information, Applying Information, Sharing Knowledge and Reflecting. Together they represent the inquiry process. Standards now require that inquiry be taught across all content areas and all grade levels. The IMatrix System allows you to see the hierarchical scaffolding of skills in these dimensions from early grades through high school...

I highlighted this new AP course being offered and just wanted to place the bookmark here: The primary goals of the AP Seminar course are to help you understand how to study an issue from multiple perspectives, evaluate source information, and then develop and communicate effectively a logical, fact-based point of view. You will practice and apply these skills through the exploration of the complex topics and by examining a variety of and often divergent or competing perspectives.