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21st Century Learners & Literacies Scott Schwister http://higheredison.wordpress.com LANG 7801 Foundations of Reading K-12 March 24, 2010
GUIDING QUESTIONS
How are students changing? GUIDING QUESTIONS
How are students changing? How are texts changing? GUIDING QUESTIONS
How are  texts  changing? (Are they?)
What is literacy?
Etherpad  notes http://etherpad.com/RokaleZxcX
Web 1.0 read-only static consumer
Web 1.0 read-only static consumer Web 2.0 read-write dynamic creator
Human Graph!
 
The Machine is Us/ ing  Us
what is  21st century literacy?
How are  students  changing? (Are they?)
Bow Drill
A Vision of Students Today
external   influences inherent   characteristics evolving   responses
Meet Kim Cofino 21 st  Century Literacy Specialist International School Bangkok Blog:  Always Learning
21 st  century learners
life outside the classroom
always  on
interaction is  expected
social
highly  customized  experiences
increasingly  digital
constantly connected
instant   access
producers + consumers prosumers
learners
learners literacies
NCTE Definition of 21st Century  Literacies “ These [21st century] literacies—from  reading online  newspapers to  participating in virtual classrooms—are  multiple,   dynamic,   and  malleable.”
Develop  proficiency  with the  tools  of  technology
collaboratively  and  cross-culturally Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems
Design and share information  for  global  communities to meet a variety of purposes
multiple streams  of  simultaneous information Manage, analyze and synthesize
multi- media  texts Create,  critique,  analyze,  and   evaluate
required by these  complex  environments Attend to the ethical  responsibilities
Are  you  a  21st century  reader and writer? Are you  literate?
how can you teach your students to be? If you’re not,
What does it mean for teaching and learning?
next steps standards & frameworks ISTE NETS-S IRA/NCTE Standards  Partnership for 21st Century Skills NCTE Definition of 21st Century  Literacies
next steps read Blogs,  Wikis ,  Podcasts , and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classroom Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century A Whole New Mind
next steps read more Will Richardson,  Weblogg -ed KimCofino,  always learning Doug Belshaw,  dougbelshaw.com/blog
next steps read even more Educational Leadership (March 2009) Digital Youth Project The 21st Century Learner  wiki Literacy Discussion  wiki
next steps watch Learn to Change, Change to Learn Information R/evolution A Vision of K-12 Students Today
next steps join Classroom 2.0  Ning NCTE  Ning
big big thanks to Kim Cofino for sharing and encouraging remixing. Visit her excellent blog,  Always Learning ,  at http://mscofino.edublogs.org/
Image Sources (Creative Commons License): Dangling Colors: http://flickr.com/photos/yanivg/52124840/ Honey, courtesy Scott McLeod: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/02/a-taste-of-honey.html Girl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/ Lights and the City: http://flickr.com/photos/diankarl/2970686837/ Blue Sky Over Monday Morning: http://flickr.com/photos/guitrento/2564986045/ NY at Night: NY at night: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/497814516/ Swing: http://flickr.com/photos/mcmorr/1294684803/ Bumper Cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwalker71/2637125074/ Sunset playing: http://flickr.com/photos/nattu/895220635/ Puzzle piece: http://flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3082335820/ Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/ Connected: http://flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/ Touch Sensitive: http://flickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1196494552/ Camera: http://flickr.com/photos/ssh/12638218/ Blindfold: http://flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2657434642/ Finger point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/ Question mark: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/ ISB21: http://isb21.wikispaces.com Steering Wheel: http://flickr.com/photos/paulvaarkamp/865876994/ Statue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagent/261743402/ Orienteering in Venice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cristina/2252226613/ Big eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/ Birds on wire: http://flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5388273/ Painted girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/867886652/ Hieroglyphics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1331640797/ Think outside the box: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/ NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/  Ants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/1584818205/ Fish: http://flickr.com/photos/brujamavi/2824076847/ Sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/2352150031/ We eat light: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943/ Rubik's cube: http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/ Open road: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2049233526/  Gadgets: http://flickr.com/photos/slipstreamjc/748716731/ Mountain Climber: http://flickr.com/photos/ilker/2493908947/ Audience: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/174586756/ Web: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/322023870/ Graffiti Body Outlines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/ Back to School:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjshirey/2849430515/
contact me Scott Schwister [email_address] http://higheredison.wordpress.com

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21st Century Learners and Literacies

  • 1. 21st Century Learners & Literacies Scott Schwister http://higheredison.wordpress.com LANG 7801 Foundations of Reading K-12 March 24, 2010
  • 3. How are students changing? GUIDING QUESTIONS
  • 4. How are students changing? How are texts changing? GUIDING QUESTIONS
  • 5. How are texts changing? (Are they?)
  • 7. Etherpad notes http://etherpad.com/RokaleZxcX
  • 8. Web 1.0 read-only static consumer
  • 9. Web 1.0 read-only static consumer Web 2.0 read-write dynamic creator
  • 11.  
  • 12. The Machine is Us/ ing Us
  • 13. what is 21st century literacy?
  • 14. How are students changing? (Are they?)
  • 16. A Vision of Students Today
  • 17. external influences inherent characteristics evolving responses
  • 18. Meet Kim Cofino 21 st Century Literacy Specialist International School Bangkok Blog: Always Learning
  • 19. 21 st century learners
  • 20. life outside the classroom
  • 22. interaction is expected
  • 24. highly customized experiences
  • 27. instant access
  • 31. NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies “ These [21st century] literacies—from reading online newspapers to participating in virtual classrooms—are multiple, dynamic, and malleable.”
  • 32. Develop proficiency with the tools of technology
  • 33. collaboratively and cross-culturally Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems
  • 34. Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes
  • 35. multiple streams of simultaneous information Manage, analyze and synthesize
  • 36. multi- media texts Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate
  • 37. required by these complex environments Attend to the ethical responsibilities
  • 38. Are you a 21st century reader and writer? Are you literate?
  • 39. how can you teach your students to be? If you’re not,
  • 40. What does it mean for teaching and learning?
  • 41. next steps standards & frameworks ISTE NETS-S IRA/NCTE Standards Partnership for 21st Century Skills NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies
  • 42. next steps read Blogs, Wikis , Podcasts , and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classroom Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century A Whole New Mind
  • 43. next steps read more Will Richardson, Weblogg -ed KimCofino, always learning Doug Belshaw, dougbelshaw.com/blog
  • 44. next steps read even more Educational Leadership (March 2009) Digital Youth Project The 21st Century Learner wiki Literacy Discussion wiki
  • 45. next steps watch Learn to Change, Change to Learn Information R/evolution A Vision of K-12 Students Today
  • 46. next steps join Classroom 2.0 Ning NCTE Ning
  • 47. big big thanks to Kim Cofino for sharing and encouraging remixing. Visit her excellent blog, Always Learning , at http://mscofino.edublogs.org/
  • 48. Image Sources (Creative Commons License): Dangling Colors: http://flickr.com/photos/yanivg/52124840/ Honey, courtesy Scott McLeod: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/02/a-taste-of-honey.html Girl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/ Lights and the City: http://flickr.com/photos/diankarl/2970686837/ Blue Sky Over Monday Morning: http://flickr.com/photos/guitrento/2564986045/ NY at Night: NY at night: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/497814516/ Swing: http://flickr.com/photos/mcmorr/1294684803/ Bumper Cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwalker71/2637125074/ Sunset playing: http://flickr.com/photos/nattu/895220635/ Puzzle piece: http://flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3082335820/ Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/ Connected: http://flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/ Touch Sensitive: http://flickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1196494552/ Camera: http://flickr.com/photos/ssh/12638218/ Blindfold: http://flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2657434642/ Finger point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/ Question mark: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/ ISB21: http://isb21.wikispaces.com Steering Wheel: http://flickr.com/photos/paulvaarkamp/865876994/ Statue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagent/261743402/ Orienteering in Venice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cristina/2252226613/ Big eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/ Birds on wire: http://flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5388273/ Painted girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/867886652/ Hieroglyphics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1331640797/ Think outside the box: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/ NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/ Ants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/1584818205/ Fish: http://flickr.com/photos/brujamavi/2824076847/ Sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/2352150031/ We eat light: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943/ Rubik's cube: http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/ Open road: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2049233526/ Gadgets: http://flickr.com/photos/slipstreamjc/748716731/ Mountain Climber: http://flickr.com/photos/ilker/2493908947/ Audience: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/174586756/ Web: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/322023870/ Graffiti Body Outlines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/ Back to School: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjshirey/2849430515/
  • 49. contact me Scott Schwister [email_address] http://higheredison.wordpress.com

Editor's Notes

  1. graffiti body outlines by zen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/
  2. graffiti body outlines by zen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/
  3. Learning doesn’t stop at school Kids are constantly connected How can we tap into that amazingly motivating and engaging resource
  4. Think pair share
  5. Independent learners Focus on learning how to learn with technology Motivated and engaged in self improvement
  6. Time, space, location are not boundaries Intercultural understanding Successful collaboration around a focused goal
  7. Are critical thinkers. Evaluate information for authenticity, relevance and bias. Evaluate tools for applicability and effectiveness. Intuitively filter and focus.
  8. Lifelong learners Can learn how to learn Independent learners Metacognitive Intrinsically motivated Focus on self improvement