21st Century Literacy for Middle and High School Students
Sponsored by the Vermont Adolescent Literacy and Learning Initiative (VALLI)
February 4 and 5, 2010 Doubletree Hotel, Burlington, VT
Thursday, February 4: Engaging Students for Literacy Learning
8:30 Welcome, Introductions
Defining Literacy
Engagement and Literacy
- What are the conditions of learning?
- How do we understand the complexity of engagement?
Redefining Literacy: Challenges to Prevailing Definitions
- What are the differences between students’ in-school and out-of-school technology (literacy) lives?
- What are the literacy pedagogy demands inherent in closing this gap, embracing students’ literacy lives, lives informed by social networking (and all of its related technologies)? How does this challenge our notion of schooling?
Opportunities for Creating More Engaging Learning Opportunities
- How are the four elements of 21st century learning represented in your classroom/work with students? Visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XGKXBQD
- Which do you think the students find most engaging?
12:00-1:00 Lunch
The Student Perspective
- Student Panel: What do students have to say about literacy in the 21st century?
- Students as Teachers/Teachers as Students: What are examples of ways that students are currently using technology to engage in learning?
- Teachers Share: Vermont teachers share their experiences with 21st century teaching.
3:00 See You Tomorrow
Friday, February 5: Engaging Students for Literacy Learning: From Theory to Practice
8:30 Welcome
Learning from Students: Debriefing the Students’ Visit
- Where do our definitions of literacy mesh?
- Where do our definitions of literacy diverge?
Methods for engaging students in the planning, implementation, and assessment of learning opportunities
- What does it look like when all of the pieces of 21st century learning are in place?
Creating More Engaging Learning Opportunities
- What tools would I like to spend time exploring?
- How can I infuse technology into my teaching to increase student engagement and promote literacy learning?
- How has my (our) definition of literacy evolved?
12:00-1:00 Lunch
Multiliteracies with Jolene Malavasic
3:00 Have a Great Weekend