Camden writing

Seeing the Thinking Behind the Writing Patrick Higgins, Jr.

Schedule 9:00-10:00 Setting the Stage: 10:00-11:00 Authentic Spaces to build conﬁdence and gain audience 11:00-11:30 Google Account Setup and Play 11:30-11:50 Break 11:50-12:00 Questions and comments 12:00-1:00 Immersive work in Google 12:30-1:00 Finishing up

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“The ﬁrst object of any act of learning, over and beyond the pleasure it may give, is that it should serve us in the future.... In essence, it consists in learning initially not a skill but a general idea which can then be used as a basis for recognizing subsequent problems.... Bruner, Process of Education p. 17 http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/lovehate/3061895133/in/faves-14579369@N04/

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Like Oxygen: Ubiquitous, Invisible, Necessary http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dno1967/3296369980/in/faves-14579369@N04/

Trust Me, Trust You, Trust Them http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/41894165897@N01/288090300/

What writing do you do in your daily lives?

What writing do you do in your daily lives? Where do you do it?

What writing do you do in your daily lives? Where do you do it? Why do you do it?

A Literacy Revolution http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/photograham/311323441/sizes/l/

“...we're in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven't seen since Greek civilization," --Prof. Andrea Lunsford, Stanford University

What's the point of asking learners to write? What's the endgame? Is there one? Should there be?

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What writing do you do in your daily lives?

What writing do you do in your daily lives? Where do you do it?

What writing do you do in your daily lives? Where do you do it? Why do you do it?

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Essential Questions

How can we both develop student conﬁdence as writers and give them timely and effective feedback?

What formats are the most ﬁtting for student writing styles?

Which technologies ﬁt well into my idea/ purpose behind getting students to write?

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Transfer wasn’t happening

Analysis, Synthesis, and Creation

Writing with voice

An expanding deﬁnition of literacy

Literacy... http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dr_television/3812964711/in/faves-14579369@N04/

Allowed us to provide students with access to skills that Colleges are clamoring for.

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