Creating a World of Opportunity: Literacy Learning without Walls
Dr. Jodi Marshall, Literacy Manager [email protected] Crystal
Howard, Literacy Coach [email protected] Claudine Townley, Literacy
Coach [email protected] Slide 2 FLVS Data Slide 3 Reaching 21 st
Century Learners Image or Limited Text Meet students where they
are. Slide 4 Experience Before Label Can you find the following?
Coffee cup Sun glasses Earring MP3 player (i-Pod or other) Paper
clip Novel Highlighter Newspaper Puzzle or game Cell phone Slide 5
Digital content Participatory web Learning at leisure Anything
mobile Top Ten Tech Trends by Susan McLester from techLEARNING,
January 15, 2008. Literacy Initiatives
http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604927
Slide 6 21 st Century Skills What are they? Professionalism/work
ethic Oral and written communication Ethics and social
responsibility Creativity and innovation Critical thinking and
problem solving Teamwork/collaboration Information technology
Leadership Foreign language/global knowledge Making appropriate
choices concerning health and wellness from Ken Kay,
www.21stcenturyskills.orgwww.21stcenturyskills.org Slide 7 Literacy
Wiki Silent Reading Initiatives Avatar Motivational Messages Email
Online Book Clubs Blogs Expert Chats Discussion Boards Online
Newspapers Virtual Library Classroom Cache of strategies
Synchronous Virtual Events Meet and Greets Annual Literacy Report
FLVS Literacy Initiatives Slide 8 Limited Text Literacy Wiki Slide
9 Limited Text Silent Reading Initiative What is it? SSR (Silent
Sustained Reading) time where you walk away and unplug from
technology to read for at least 30 minutes Slide 10 Limited Text
Engaging and Motivating Students Avatar Messages
http://vhost.oddcast.com/vhssplayer.php?acc=259236&ss=1577987&sl=1850201&l=0&h=300&w=400&bc=FFFF
FF&mid=82263&t=1 Slide 11 Limited Text Engaging and
Motivating Students Avatar Messages
http://vhost.oddcast.com/vhssplayer.php?acc=36730&ss=1108599&sl=1378614&l=0&h=300&w=400&bc=FFFFF
F&mid=69145&t=1 Slide 12 Engaging & Motivating Students
Creative Emails Slide 13 Blogs Slide 14 Limited Text Book Clubs
Slide 15 Limited Text Book Clubs Slide 16 Limited Text Virtual
Library Slide 17 Limited Text Virtual Library Slide 18 Limited Text
Classroom Cache of Strategies Slide 19 Limited Text Synchronous
Virtual Meetings Slide 20 Limited Text Synchronous Virtual Meetings
Slide 21 Limited Text Synchronous Virtual Meetings Slide 22
International Opportunities Clearly explain the unique qualities of
that culture and express appreciation for the cultural diversity
found there. Discuss how the culture compares and contrasts to your
own. Slide 23 Reaching 21 st Century Learners Image or Limited Text
Meeting students where they are sometimes means takingteachers
there too... Slide 24 Limited Text Book Club Blogs Slide 25 Limited
Text Online Courses for Educators Slide 26 Limited Text Literacy
Annual Report http://www.flvs.net/literacyreport/ Slide 27 21 st
Century Skills Professionalism/work ethic SSR Oral and written
communication Discussion Board Ethics and social responsibility
Blogs Creativity and innovation Avatar videos Critical thinking and
problem solving Games Teamwork/collaboration Meet and Greet
Information technology Digital content Leadership Synchronous
Virtual Meetings Foreign language/global knowledge Virtual Library
Making appropriate choices concerning health and wellness Literacy
Strategies & 21 st Century Skills - LMS from Ken Kay,
www.21stcenturyskills.orgwww.21stcenturyskills.org Slide 28 Limited
Text Brainstorm Slide 29 Richardson, Will, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts,
and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, California: A Sage
Publication Company, 2006. Great read Slide 30 Research indicates
that the student of today learns much differently than the student
of the past. We are meeting that challenge by providing curriculum
that is rigorous, relevant, and truly engages the student. Research
Top Ten Tech Trends by Susan McLester from techLEARNING, January
15, 2008 Slide 31 Creating a world of opportunity for todays 21 st
century learners means engaging in literacy without walls no matter
where or how you teach! Dr. Jodi Marshall, Literacy Manager
[email protected] Crystal Howard, Literacy Coach [email protected]
Claudine Townley, Literacy Coach [email protected] Contact us
