1. Digital Literacy:
Key to the Common Core
Monday – Thursday, July 29 – August 1, 2013
The Common Core Standards lay the foundation for creative and purposeful
expression in language across content areas. Effective writing and language usage set
up students for 21st century literacy as college and career ready citizens versed in
multiple disciplines. In this four day institute you will experience:
! Responsive Design to Build Learning Communities:
! Expository Digital Storytelling
! A Culture of Learning Through Blogging
! Back-channeling with Students for Meta-cognition & Voice
! 5 Minute Maker Projects to Get Them Writing
! Digital Literacy Without Computers
! What Do I Do Monday?!? Ask Twitter!
! GoAnimate for interactive writing
! Prezi: WAY beyond PowerPoint
! Google Docs management with Doctopus
! Edmodo for collaboration and response across the curriculum
! Classroom apps: free, paid, and build your own...
Where: Pajaro Valley High School Library
Writing Across the Curriculum Aligned to the Common Core
294 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, California 95076
Each day will start with continental breakfast,
When: 9 am to 2:30 pm
followed by two morning workshops,
Fee: $200 general, $150 for CCWP Fellows or teams of three from a school
lunch, an afternoon session,
Please bring a laptop or tablet
and guided practice time.
Breakfast, Lunch, journal, and thumb drive provided
Sponsored by Pajaro Valley High School, in collaboration with the National Writing Project, with support from the
MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative