Midwest Central Primary School: Digital Literacy Plan by Ashley Ragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj By: Katherine Davenport & Ashley Ragusa en-us 2018-07-05 16:33:55 UTC 2023-04-06 06:04:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png About Our School aeragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491053
  • Small rural school in Central Illinois
  •  K-5 Building
  • Average Class Size: 21 students
  • Grades 3-5 share carts of chromebooks 1:3 ratio
  • Grades K-2 have some operational iPads (most are broken)
  • 2 computer labs with 25 computers in each
  • 10 black and white printers, 1 color printer
  • Smartboard and one desktop computer in every classroom
  • License for IXL
  • IT support in district
  • Currently have Literacy coach and are implementing a reading and writing workshop K-5.
  • Hosts literacy/academic night once a year

    • ]]>     2018-07-05 16:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491053     Demographics kldavenport7 https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491346 Midwest Central Primary School 
    (Illinois Report Card, 2017)]]>     2018-07-05 16:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491346     Specific Goal for Literacy Plan aeragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491431
  •  Professional development: 
  • Professional development on new technologies will be provided to teachers, staff, and administration on a regular basis.
  • Staff development programs in digital and media literacy (Hobbs, 2010)
  • Professional development will be given to show teachers how to use our existing technologies in new and more meaningful ways.
  • A community of teacher experts will be created for the purpose of: answering peer questions, learning about and teaching new technologies, and demonstrating digital literacies in use in the classroom.
  • Planning time:
  • Collaborative planning time will be utilized by grade level teams to develop cross-curricular units that incorporate digital literacy.
  • Ample time will be given to staff to explore new technologies
  • Curriculum and Practice: 
  • Our school will hire a full time technology instructor.  The role of this teacher will be to provide students with lessons on: digital citizenship, audio and visual literacies, coding, social medias, etc.
  • Integrate digital literacies and tools in to reading and writing workshops
  • Create Digital Citizenship units appropriate for each grade level
  • Teach lessons on digital and visual literacy skills to think critically and analyze digital literacies (Finley, 2014)
  • Provide regular opportunities for students to both create and consume literacy online.
  • Screencasts will be created for students to model how to navigate commonly used apps and websites in our school.  
  • Whenever appropriate, teachers will strive to provide instruction in meaningful, project-based, units that incorporate students’ participatory cultures.
  • Community:
  • Support family literacy programs in the area
  • Incorporate multiple academic nights for families throughout the school year with workshops on digital literacy
  • Support and encourage parent volunteers in school 
    • ]]>     2018-07-05 16:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491431     Identifying Adequate Progress kldavenport7 https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491801
  • Surveys/evaluations for teachers regarding feedback on professional developments with digital literacies and tools and surveys for suggesting professional development opportunities
  • Surveys for parents and families regarding academic nights 
  • Regular schoolwide and grade level meetings to check-in with how teachers are addressing the specific digital literacy goals in their classrooms

    • ]]>     2018-07-05 16:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491801     Assessing Digital Literacy aeragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269491878
  • Students in each grade level will be given opportunities demonstrate their learning utilizing available technologies
  • Rubrics will be created to map out the skills that students at each grade level should know 
    • Data Referred to:
    • STAR, BAS, and ESGI testing
    • Formative classroom assessments, projects, and assignments
    • Teachers’ notes from observation and individual conferencing
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  • All classrooms utilize reading and writing workshops with the incorporation of digital literacies and tools
  • We will become 1:1 with chromebooks for all grade levels by the 2019 school year
  • iPads in K-2 classrooms will be fixed and 
  • Document cameras will be installed in each classroom
  • Teachers will regularly utilize online texts as part of their reading instruction (ie. Epic!, Newsela, Scholastic, etc.).
  • Hiring of a technology instructor who will provide instruction on digital literacies and online etiquette. 
  • Rubrics will be created to map out what digital skills students at each grade level should have

    • ]]>     2018-07-05 17:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269492065     Roles aeragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269492144 Students: 
    • Create and consume digital literacies
    • Participate in surveys/evaluations to help identify areas of strength and need
    • Demonstrate knowledge and learning of digital literacies in authentic/meaningful ways
    Parents:
    • Attend technology workshops provided on family academic nights
    • Participate in surveys regarding the schools digital literacy plan
    Teachers:
    • Strengthen students’ participatory cultures by providing opportunities for students to discuss, create, and evaluate literacies online.
    • Provide instruction in digital citizenship
    • Collaborate with other teachers to incorporate digital literacies in to the classroom
    • Participate in professional development to continue learning about and trying new technologies
    Administrators:
    • Provide support, collaboration opportunities, and organize professional development
    • Ensure that hardware and software is working properly and see that routine maintenance is provided to keep technology functioning properly
    • Provide time to interact with new digital literacy tools 
    ]]>     2018-07-05 17:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269492144     Relationship Between Digital Reading & Writing and Non-Digital Reading & Writing aeragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269492365
  • students will  be taught critical literacy skills with digital and non-digital texts
  • Teachers will incorporate both digital and non-digital texts and tools in reading and writing workshops (i.e. a. paper book read alouds vs. videos b.. writing with pencil and paper vs. utilizing google docs for writing)
  • Students will be exposed and instructed in the writing process both digitally and non-digitally in writing workshop
  • Students will have the ability to consume and produce both digital and non-digital literacies in reading and writing workshops
    • ]]>     2018-07-05 17:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269492365     Supports aeragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269492471 Supports for Struggling Readers and Writers: 
    • RtI tier 2 and 3 interventions with reading specialist including digital literacies
    • Tier 2 small group classroom interventions/differentiation during reading and writing workshop
    • Reading Recovery for 1st graders
    • Assistive technology when needed
    Technology Used to Support Teachers: 
    • Desktop computer (for Smartboard use)
    • Smartboards
    • Document Cameras
    • 1:1 chromebooks throughout student population
    • WiFi Printers
    • IT support
    • WiFi
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  • Continued assessment of what is working and what is not
  • Teachers will participate in regular meetings/discussion to ensure accountability and share concerns and/or successes
  • Hiring of a technology instructor to help carry out some of the goals of the program
  • Teacher expert/support groups to help carry out program goals and provide coaching when needed
  • Teachers regularly evaluate their self efficacy in relation to technology tools and digital literacies
  • Layout weekly/monthly digital literacy goals or tasks for teachers to work on in their classrooms
  • Ensure professional development is differentiated to teacher need
    • ]]>     2018-07-05 17:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269492674     References aeragusa https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269493175 All ideas are grounded in readings and research presented in TCH 461.]]> 2018-07-05 17:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aeragusa/3xiggnsn30pj/wish/269493175