Literacy the 21st Century

Literacy in the 21st Century Making the Technology ConnectionsBy Jan Leonard and Danielle Brush LewisTwo Rivers Professional Development Center, Illinois Virtual Schooljleonard@peoriaroe48.net; dlewis@ilvirtual.org

Welcome to Literacy in the 21st Century Making the Technology Connections. This is the first in a series of narrated powerpoints designed to familiarize you with the current methodologies for technology integration. Some foundational information will first be provided as sound technology integration is about student learning of subject area material first, and second, how technology can support that student learning. Again, welcome.1Your TargetsEstablish enhanced foundational knowledge related to a variety of standards and skill sets.Develop a set of essential skill areas that will build student literacy in core subject areas.Describe six reasoning skills that support literacy especially in reading and math.Make technology literacy connections with standards, essential skills and reasoning skills

These are your targets or objectives for this course. It will be presented in a series of modules with information given, examples provided, then tasks and activities for you to complete.2Some Quotes about LiteracyNo skill is more crucial to the future of a child, or to a democratic and prosperous society, than literacy. (Los Angeles Times, A Child Literacy Initiative for the Greater Los Angeles Area)Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens. (President Bill Clinton)Literacy... means far more than learning how to read and write... The aim is to transmit... knowledge and promote social participation. UNESCO Institute for Education, Hamburg, GermanyLiteracy is at the heart of sustainable development Kofi Annan

A primary focus for the course is on literacy you see some quotes here. Literacy has gone way beyond what it used to be, which was reading and writing. The term literacy has entered the 21st century as well.3The Many Types of LiteracyLanguage Arts LiteracyMath LiteracyScience LiteracySocial Studies LiteracyInformation LiteracyMedia LiteracyTechnology LiteracyVisual LiteracyDigital Age LiteracyCultural LiteracyICT Literacy Financial LiteracyOthers?

There are many types of literacy you see several here many more than there used to be. Our world has become a connected global society, and the learning demands need to be met in order for our students to be successful.4Module One What is Essential Identify a set of standard aligned essential skill areas that will build literacy in a given subject area.Make initial connections between technology standards, digital literacy skills, 21st century skills, and essential skill areas that will enhance overall literacy for a given subject area.

Welcome to Module One. The focus here is to find common threads amongst standards and make some initial connections with technology standards and technology literacy. This is rather a reverse from professional development in technology in the past. The focus used to be on the technology and then what learning activities could be brought into the tool. Now the focus is on the subject learning and how technology can support. It is a different way of thinking one that makes technology so much more relevant.5Expected Performance Terms(www.isbe.net) IdentifyInvestInterpretInvestigateSolveInferDraw conclusionsAnalyzeCompareApplyCritiqueUseStateApplyDescribeExplainEvaluateJudgeClassifyDistinguishAssessRelateClarifyExpandGeneralizeDetermineSummarizeRecognizePredictSequenceDifferentiateCreateExamine

In the Illinois Learning Standards, these are some of the expected performances. You can see the expectations run from both lower order thinking to higher order thinking. Six I would like to mention are: infer, analyze, evaluate, classify, summarize and compare. We will be focusing on these six intensively in Module Two. Most of the rest of the higher order thinking skills listed here would fit into one of these six.6Common Core Standards(www.corestandards.org )English/Language ArtsLiteracy in History/Social Studies and ScienceMathematics

Governors and state education officials from 48 states have joined together to create the Common Core Standards Initiative. They are standards in language arts, math and literacy in Social Studies and Science. Currently they are in draft form, with feedback being gathered. According to the Illinois State Superintendent, Chris Koch, Illinois is set to adopt them in August. 7Expected Performance Terms(www.corestandards.org) InterpretDetermineAnalyzeAssessSynthesizeDelineateEvaluateIdentifyAsk questionsIdentifyDescribeUseDetermine connectionsIntegrateCompareDistinguishProduceStrengthenUse technology to produceMake strategic use of digital mediaAdaptProvideSummarizeSustainIntegrateSupportDevelopDemonstrate command of technologyApplyChoose

These are some of the performance terms found in the Common Core Standards. When you review them a little later, you will see more updated language with respect to technology. 8Digital Age Literacy ComponentsBasic scientific, economic and technological literacies

Visual and information Literacy

Multicultural literacy and global awareness

These are the components to digital age literacy. You will find more information in the weblink on the previous slide.9Digital Age Literacy Performance TermsMeet Standards*RecognizeEvaluateLocateSynthesizeUseAsk questionsIdentifyExpress positionsPose and evaluate argumentsCompareSolve complex problemsDesignCommunicateProduceBuildMake thinking visibleExplore linkagesTest theoriesAnalyzeDetect patternsInterpretDecipherApply

As we have done for the Illinois and Common Core Standards, here are performance terms necessary for students to have digital age literacy skills. You hopefully will notice common performances with the standards.10ISTE Nets (National Education Technology Standards (www.iste.org )Creativity and innovationCommunication and collaborationResearch and informationCritical thinking, problem-solving and decision-makingDigital citizenshipTechnology operations and concepts

The ISTE Nets standards for students are categorically shown here. Again, even with technology standards, the emphasis is on thinking, on problem-solving using technology for applications of thinking. Technology operations is simply one component. The Nets does contain profiles for grade level clusters prek-2; 3-5; 6-8; high school. 11Nets Performance TermsApplyUseCreateIdentifyPublishCommunicateDevelopOrganizeEvaluateTroubleshootTransferAnalyzeEvaluateProcessSynthesizeSelectInvestigateExploreDefineCollectAdvocate

Here are the performance terms for the Nets hopefully you have seen common threads woven throughout all of the standards shown on the slides in this presentation.12Essential Skill AreasCriteria for selecting an essential skill area (based on Making Standards Work by Doug Reeves):The concept or skill area provides students with knowledge and skills that endure.The concept or skill area provides knowledge and skills that will be of value in multiple subject areas or are able to be transferred to understanding other similar concepts.The concept or skill area provides knowledge and skills that will be required for the next level of instruction.Identify 10-12 essential skill areas or concepts in course (Daggett)

Educational expert Dr. Willard Daggett reported at the 2009 Peoria County Institute that it is widely known that Illinois hasnt met a standard it didnt like and also that it would take a student 22 years to meet or exceed all of the Illinois Standards. There is also the ongoing debate about whether instruction needs to go broad and surface or narrow and deep. Daggett also reported on research that says narrow and deep is better. You will spend some time to consider reducing the number of standards a course should address through the identification of essential skill areas. On this slide is listed the criteria for selecting a skill area as an essential skill area. Sometimes these are also known as power standards or essential concepts. The first criteria has to do with selecting a skill area or concept that will endure. In other words, students dont need to be spending time on information to memorize for a test and will be used for nothing else they will learn it and be tested on it. Then they will forget it because it is not relevant to anything else they will be doing. This thought is similar to the rationale for criteria #2. Finally, learning the skill or concept should be part of a continuum in other words it will prepare students for the next level of learning in that concept or skill area. Lets take the topic of the Civil War. What should time be spent on with students only memorizing the battles of the Civil War or studying the strategies of the north and south and how those strategies affected the outcome of the war? 13Essential Skills Example in ReadingFifth Grade Reading Essential Skill Areas or Concepts for ReadingDigital Age Literacy Figurative language (basic)Authors point of view (basic)Cause and effect (basic)Fact versus opinion (basic)Sequencing and ordering (basic)Summarizing, including main idea, significant and minor details (basic, information)Vocabulary skills development (basic)Use of charts, graphs, images (visual)Evaluating and applying information to situations (Information)Inventive ThinkingInference/draw conclusions/ make generalizations (Higher order reasoning)High ProductivityUse of real world technology tools

Here is an example for reading. On the next slide you will see a template for fifth grade reading.14A Content Example 5th Grade ReadingStoryEssential Skill AreasWilly Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryCause and EffectSequencing and OrderingMaking InferencesUse of Real World Technology ToolsHow to Eat Fried WormsSummarizingSequencing and OrderingCause and EffectUse of Real World Technology ToolsAmelia Earheart The Legend of the Lost AviatorFact versus OpinionSummarizingApplying Information to SituationsUse of Real World Technology ToolsThe Breaker BoysApplying Information to SituationsCause and EffectAuthors Point of ViewFrom the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerSequencing and OrderingFact versus OpinionUse of Real World Technology Tools

Your TurnReview the standards for a subject area and the 21st Century Skills and ISTE NetsIllinois Learning Standards Assessment Frameworks and/or Performance DescriptorsCore Standards21st Century SkillsISTE NetsDevelop a list of 10-12 essential skill areas for a subject that you teach and the correlation to 21st Century Skills. A blank template is in the Content Map.

Now it is your turn to develop a list of 10-12 essential skill areas for a subject that you teach. 16