Bridging the Learning Gap with Bridging the Learning Gap with Digital Resources for AP Digital Resources for AP

English CoursesEnglish Courses

Sharon Johnston, Ed.D.Sharon Johnston, Ed.D.

Senior Associate AP ProgramsSenior Associate AP Programs

Florida Virtual SchoolFlorida Virtual School

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

How can online resources help How can online resources help students improve writing skills?students improve writing skills?

How can digital resources help us How can digital resources help us differentiate instruction. differentiate instruction.

How can digital resources help us How can digital resources help us bridge learning gaps?bridge learning gaps?

Teaching WritingTeaching Writing

Focus:Focus: Instructional resourcesInstructional resources Digital resourcesDigital resources Best Practices DiscussionBest Practices Discussion

(To be continued in Wiki)(To be continued in Wiki)

Critical Instructional ResourcesCritical Instructional Resources

DiagnosticsDiagnostics RubricsRubrics Good Writing ModelsGood Writing Models Writing AssignmentsWriting Assignments Formative AssessmentsFormative Assessments Summative AssessmentsSummative Assessments Student (self) assessment/ReflectionsStudent (self) assessment/Reflections Others?Others?

How well do your courses utilize each of these How well do your courses utilize each of these resources?resources?

Digital ResourcesDigital Resources

SAS Curriculum PathwaysSAS Curriculum Pathwayshttp://http://www.sascurriculumpathways.comwww.sascurriculumpathways.com//

Online Writing LabOnline Writing Labhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Grammar Grammar http://www.chompchomp.com/http://www.chompchomp.com/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

SAS Writing InstructionSAS Writing Instruction

Lesson on ArgrumentationLesson on Argrumentation Go to Go to http://http://www.sas.comwww.sas.com/login/login Enter the usernameEnter the username In the Quick Launch box, enter: In the Quick Launch box, enter: 918918

SAS Writing Reviser in ActionSAS Writing Reviser in Action

Directions:Directions: Got to Got to

http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ Enter username: Enter username: In the Quick Launch box, enter: In the Quick Launch box, enter: 12421242 Submit the essay required in this Submit the essay required in this

assignment to the SAS Writing Reviser.assignment to the SAS Writing Reviser. Paste your essay into the Writing Reviser, Paste your essay into the Writing Reviser,

or write directly in the open window. or write directly in the open window. (make sure you save a copy of your work (make sure you save a copy of your work for yourself!).for yourself!).

Using the Online Writing LabUsing the Online Writing Lab

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Using Grammar SitesUsing Grammar Sites

Grammar BytesGrammar Bytes

http://www.chompchomp.com/http://www.chompchomp.com/

Guide to Grammar and Writing:Guide to Grammar and Writing:

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Literary resourceLiterary resource

http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/

Agree or DisagreeAgree or Disagree

Best practice:Best practice:

We should give students frequent We should give students frequent opportunities to write and to receive opportunities to write and to receive critical feedback and evaluation on critical feedback and evaluation on written assignments.written assignments.

Best PracticesBest Practices

Let students teach one anotherLet students teach one another Model methods that you want Model methods that you want

students to use to diagnose and students to use to diagnose and respond in peer reviewsrespond in peer reviews

Post several models for each Post several models for each writing assignment writing assignment

Today’s ClassroomToday’s Classroom

““Ours is a world of 24 hour news Ours is a world of 24 hour news cycles, global markets, and instant cycles, global markets, and instant messaging. Our education system messaging. Our education system [our classrooms] should reflect the [our classrooms] should reflect the times we’re living in.“times we’re living in.“

Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of EducationRod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education

Invitation to AP English WikiInvitation to AP English Wiki

I invite you to participate in a Wiki I invite you to participate in a Wiki designed for you and me. Let’s share designed for you and me. Let’s share our digital resources and expand what our digital resources and expand what we do to prepare our students to be we do to prepare our students to be prepared for college-level work.prepared for college-level work.

New Wiki:New Wiki:APEngTeachers09APEngTeachers09 http://apengteachers09.wikispaces.comhttp://apengteachers09.wikispaces.com