This article focuses on critical literacy as a way of being and doing around the globe. Orientati... more This article focuses on critical literacy as a way of being and doing around the globe. Orientations to critical literacy, models for instruction, key aspects, and new directions are shared.
Providing opportunities for K - 12 educators to further their use and understanding of current te... more Providing opportunities for K - 12 educators to further their use and understanding of current technologies in the classroom has never been more important than it is at present. This paper will explore ways that university faculty members can work with K - 12 educators with relevant information and hands-on experiences to develop and enhance their use of technology in the middle school classroom. An interactive workshop for 15 middle school teachers provided for a model by which participating teachers could experience constructivist teaching and learning strategies first-hand. Throughout the workshop, teams of teachers worked to prepare an integrated, technology-based lesson using materials from science, mathematics, as well as the language arts. Highlights of the curriculum developed for the workshop will be presented and results of a questionnaire given to the teachers will be shared. Finally, observations made by the workshop leaders will be discussed in order to assist other uni...
This article focuses on critical literacy as a way of being and doing around the globe. Orientati... more This article focuses on critical literacy as a way of being and doing around the globe. Orientations to critical literacy, models for instruction, key aspects, and new directions are shared.
Providing opportunities for K - 12 educators to further their use and understanding of current te... more Providing opportunities for K - 12 educators to further their use and understanding of current technologies in the classroom has never been more important than it is at present. This paper will explore ways that university faculty members can work with K - 12 educators with relevant information and hands-on experiences to develop and enhance their use of technology in the middle school classroom. An interactive workshop for 15 middle school teachers provided for a model by which participating teachers could experience constructivist teaching and learning strategies first-hand. Throughout the workshop, teams of teachers worked to prepare an integrated, technology-based lesson using materials from science, mathematics, as well as the language arts. Highlights of the curriculum developed for the workshop will be presented and results of a questionnaire given to the teachers will be shared. Finally, observations made by the workshop leaders will be discussed in order to assist other uni...
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