Powerpoint from presentation at NALC Meeting April 11, 2013

NWP Digital Is:Going online with what we know while learning new things everyday!

Christina CantrillNational Writing Projectccantrill@nwp.org@seecantrill

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If digital is, what does that mean for the teaching of writing and connected learning?

Core principles of teacher leadership:

•Advocating what’s right for students •Opening the classroom door and going public with teaching; •Working alongside teachers and leading collaboratively; •Taking a stand; and •Learning and reflecting on practice as a teacher and leader.

How Teacher Become Leaders: Learning from Practice and Research Ann Lieberman and Linda D. Friedrich

Core principles of teacher leadership:

•Advocating what’s right for students •Opening the classroom door and going public with teaching; •Working alongside teachers and leading collaboratively; •Taking a stand; and •Learning and reflecting on practice as a teacher and leader.

How Teacher Become Leaders: Learning from Practice and Research Ann Lieberman and Linda D. Friedrich

“... sharing one’s teaching, and the successes of one’s students, serves as a powerful mode of teacher leadership. ...

... going public with teaching means sharing one’s own practice and inviting colleagues to share.”

- Lieberman and Friedrich

“... we can’t really expect young people to become powerful learners if they are not surrounded by adults who are powerful learners ... ”

- Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, National Writing Project on Connected Learning TV

“As teachers, we don’t often spend enough time exploring the technology and writing ourselves before bringing it into the classroom. But I would argue that this kind of exploration is key to understanding the possibilities of learning and critical thinking ...”

- Kevin Hodgson, Western Mass Writing Project from Because Digital Writing Matters

“... A big piece of my job now is helping teachers to get comfortable in new spaces and environments online ... and in doing so, I spend a lot of my time getting them comfortable ... sharing publicly.”

- Bud Hunt of the Colorado State University Writing Project, personal interview

“Powerful idea, indeed - seeing and treating young people as producers of text first as opposed to consumers, and believing that their knowledge production is worthy of not only publication, but also of study.”

- Danielle Filipiak responding to pre-service teacher Larryse Brown

“When students are given a choice and the option to decide what they are going to do, it is empowering and complicated at the same time.”

- Janet Ilko, San Diego Area Writing Project

“With increasing certainty, I think this kind of inquiry-, play-, and maker-driven professional development is essential for helping teachers find a participatory role in students' learning. When we simply accept pay to deliver content - when we work as mail carriers for Big Curriculum - we aren't really participating in teaching as civic engagement; we're modeling civic disengagement ...”

- Chad Sansing, Central Virginia Writing Project

“It’s not about knowing everything about gaming in the classroom. It is about constantly searching for ways to best serve my students. It is about making the most of the many resources that are available and sharing my ideas to gain more. It is about taking risks. It is about putting myself in the position of my students.”

- Janelle Bence, Heart of Texas Writing Project

... going public with teaching means sharing one’s own practice and inviting colleagues to share.”

“time getting comfortable ... sharing publicly”

“… exploration is key to understanding the possibilities of learning and critical thinking …”

“... we can’t really expect young people to become powerful learners if they are not surrounded by adults who are powerful learners ... ”

If digital is, what does that mean for the teaching of writing and connected learning?