Growing+Independent+Researchers

Librarians serving grades K-5 will participate in a hands-on lesson utilizing the Independent Investigation Method (IIM) of research. The workshop will stress IIM as a group process and show how students of any age or ability can be taught to organize real research without copying. Correlations and connections to the Information Fluency Continuum and the Big 6 will be made. //Stephanie Rosalia (////srosalia@schools.nyc.gov////) is the library media specialist at the Eileen Zaglin School PS/IS 225 in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. The library media center at PS/IS 225 is a “best practice” site specializing in integrating technology in teaching. Stephanie enjoys a fully flexible open access program serving 1000 students in grades preK-8 who are mostly English Language Learners and was featured on the front page of the February 15th 2009 NY Times as the new face of school librarians in an article entitled, “In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update.” //
 * Growing Researchers From the Ground Up: the Independent Investigation Method as a Group Process in the Elementary Grades **

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