Angela Maiers presents: 21st Century Literacies and Habitudes Day

June 22, 2009 - West Des Moines, IA

Welcome Learners!

The one-day workshop is designed to allow participants (K-12 teachers, trainers, media professionals, media literacy trainers and activists) to rapidly gain proficiency and understanding of how the new digital and social media tools, the Iowa Core Curriculum, and aspects from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills can extend to the classroom and training space.

In just a few short years, Web 2.0 has profoundly changed both the definition and demands of literacy. Our students (and teachers) must be equipped not only to efficiently find and understand information but to use what they know to participate, engage, and contribute content in multiple ways.

NEW VITERBO UPDATE!

Hello Class: I'm loving learning so much from all your contributions. Quick Update on grades:

1. Grades have been turned in
2. Proess takes about 7-10 days
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UPDATE:

If you have done Viterbo project work and are looking for information on completion and grading, please place a link or upload a file.summary of your work on the Viterbo Projects wiki page (either on the page or in the comments on that page) before by Thursday, July 30. I will review and send grades in that day, so thanks in advance for your promptness.

Schedule

Breakout Session Descriptions

CORE HABITS: Habitudes (Core Habits Workspace) 

Core habits - The Habitudes of the 21st century learner is really a core piece of this day, and every day going forward as learners. Without the right Habitudes, their future success will be limited. This session will explore tools and strategies to help identify and teach students the importance of Imagination, Curiosity, Perseverance, Self-Awareness, Courage, and Adaptability.

COMMUNICATION: Read/Write (Communication Workspace) 

Images, sounds and animations — like words — become important building blocks whose meanings to help all voices be heard. Just as the same words and phrases can be arranged or manipulated to express different meanings depending on the author’s intent, so can sounds and images. In this session, tools to create various content and message types will be explored.

COLLABORATION: PLN - Sharing/Connecting (Collaboration Workspace)

You know my motto: We are smarter together. Time, space, and geography are no longer limits to collaborative possibilities. We will explore tools and projects that will help you create a personal learning network so you can take charge of your own professional learning, make collaboration and connecting easier, and give you ideas for classroom implementation to meet Iowa Core Curriculum standards.

CONTRIBUTION: Publishing Web 2.0 (Contribution Workspace)

 Information and content have traditionally been relatively static things, created once and rarely if ever changed. People don’t just refer to information, or just copy it, they interact with it. They modify it, they create it – and this is to be encouraged. Tools such as podcasting, video-casting, and photo sharing will be examined in this session.

CONTENT INTAKE: Infosumption (Content Intake Workspace) 

The amount of content available is growing at an exponential rate, and can become overwhelming to even the best of researcher.  The ability to use rapidly changing and evolving technologies to safely filter and find content in order to achieve our personal or professional goals is a critical 21st century skill.  This session will support teachers and students to be able to find information they need, determine its importance and authority, and how to use itor share it.

CHANGE: Change Agents (Change Workspace)

For leaders and school administrators, this session will support you with resources and practices as you continue to move your schools forward in the process.

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