21stcenturyliteracy 2009institute

21st Century Learners & Literacies 2009 Summer Literacy Institute Hamline University Scott Schwister http://higheredison.wordpress.com

GUIDING QUESTIONS

How are students changing? GUIDING QUESTIONS

How are students changing? GUIDING QUESTIONS How are texts changing?

How are texts changing? (Are they?)

What is literacy?

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?)

Letter from Camp 2.0

inherent characteristics

external influences inherent characteristics

A Vision of Students Today

external influences evolving responses inherent characteristics

Meet Kim Cofino • 21st Century Literacy Specialist • International School B • Blog: Always Learning

21st century learners

life outside the classroom

always on

interaction is expected

social

highly customized experiences

increasingly digital

constantly connected

instant access

producers + consumers prosumers

their average classroom experience

what do 21st century learners experience in your classroom?

learners

learners literacies

effective learners

effective learners are… lifelong learners

effective learners are… natural navigators

effective learners are… critical thinkers and evaluators

effective communicators & creators

effective communicators & creators are… able to create something new

effective communicators & creators are… able to communicate across culture, time & distance

effective communicators & creators are…

effective global collaborators

effective global collaborators are… able to collaborate to reach common goals

effective global collaborators are… able to lead or follow

effective global collaborators have… no boundaries

What does this mean for teaching and learning?

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 standards & frameworks ISTE NETS-S IRA/NCTE Standards Partnership for 21st Century Skills NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies

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/

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