https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im Submission #5 and Summation en-us 2018-03-03 06:03:33 UTC 2026-02-25 13:30:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/227812575 How do we teach Critical Literacy? I like these questions to ask students as we read a text.
^{from Dunkerly-Bean, Judith; Bean, Thomas W. Exploring human rights and cosmopolitan critical literacy with global young adult literature multimodal text sets.  New England Reading Association}]]> 2018-02-04 05:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/227812575 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/227815592 Using "Voices in the Park" by Anthony Browne is another story book that could be read with students to show one story from 4 different viewpoints.
Sometimes showing a video rather than reading aloud works better. This video was made with actors and is about 20 minutes long.
An example of using this resource: last year I used this story with a grade 7 class. We were discussing how witnesses of a crime may not all give the same details when interviewed. 
- Why were the 4 points of view so different?
- Did any of the 4 voices surprise you?

]]> 2018-02-04 06:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/227815592 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/227815805 Using "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Sciezka to teach about different points of view.
This story could be part of a great introductory lesson on seeing 2 sides of a story, based on the well-known "Three Little Pigs".]]> 2018-02-04 06:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/227815805 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232633881 (All posters on this page made with Adobe Spark)

]]> 2018-02-17 22:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232633881 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232651814 Prompt: Using all the resources to frame your understanding, represent what critical literacy is and how you see yourself using it in your teaching. You can integrate any resources you would like, or use any format but there should be evidence of the different viewpoints contained from the readings, including your own.
-It is an effective vehicle for teaching students to analyze social and unequal power relationships
- It is a way of thinking that challenges inherent meaning of information, and life situations
- It approaches learning and communication from a questioning and analytic standpoint.

]]> 2018-02-18 06:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232651814 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232652134 "By teaching students to understand and embrace diverse viewpoints and to consider underlying messages, critical literacy may help foster... creating safe and caring learning environments." Dr. Ginette Roberge
Promoting critical literacy across the curriculum and fostering safer learning environments.  What works? Research into Practice, Ontario Ministry of Education. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/WW_PromotingCriticalLiteracy.pdf
There are some great curricular links to critical literacy in this reading.]]> 2018-02-18 06:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232652134 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232653986 An example of some resources that aid in teaching Critical Literacy while examining Residential Schools in Canada
*This links to another padlet I created for a cross-curricular unit of Residential Schools in Social Studies and Language Arts.]]> 2018-02-18 06:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232653986 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232654306 Reading "The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munsch to teach about point of view.
- We can ask students how the story would be different from Prince Ronald or the Dragon's point of view rather than Princess Elizabeth's.
- What role does a princess usually play in dragon stories? ]]> 2018-02-18 07:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232654306 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232655348 This short video from our module 5 readings asks some very good questions to teach students about sources of information on the web]]> 2018-02-18 07:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232655348 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232656431 This post has SO many great ideas for teaching students about finding credible sources. Do scroll right to the bottom for some games about credibility to play in class.]]> 2018-02-18 07:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232656431 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232656603 EasyBib has a helpful site to evaluate credibility of sources. There are 11 slides to refer to.]]> 2018-02-18 07:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232656603 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232758124 A Norwegian web series called "Sweatshop: Deadly Fashion" helps students see how our actions as consumers impact people in developing nations.
This was a series I used with a grade 6 Social Studies class as we finished our study of Global Citizenship. This series includes 5 x 10 minute episodes. It was very interesting to watch 3 Norwegian teens encounter injustice, and question their role in this injustice.
My students asked a lot of very good questions, ultimately, "Now that we know, what do we do with this information?"]]> 2018-02-18 21:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232758124 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232760726 As educators, we need to be so careful with our influence. We are not to force students to conform to the "right ideas". We must shine a light on injustices, and teach our students to question, to analyze, to investigate, but we must respect their voice.
This quotation can be found in Dennis Hayes article at https://io9.gizmodo.com/lets-stop-trying-to-teach-students-critical-thinking-1618729143]]> 2018-02-18 22:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232760726 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232761729 I had not heard of the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus hoax until this module. 
From our discussion post and an online search, many educators use this site to teach students about finding credible sources for information gathering. There are many hoaxes, altered photos and altered facts online that can be used to teach students to read critically.]]> 2018-02-18 22:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/232761729 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/237656131 As the topic of literacy is discussed, I like the definition that Alberta Education has developed: "the ability, confidence and willingness to engage with language to acquire, construct and communicate meaning in all aspects of daily living." This Learning Curation has enabled me to understand how acquisition of various literacies helps one acquire, construct and communicate meaning from text and technologies in our world.
(Posters made with Adobe Spark)]]> 2018-03-03 06:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/237656131 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246263671 Here is the link to my 2nd submission. The focus is on the library as a place of literacy and learning. Learning prompts from modules 2 & 3 are addressed here.]]> 2018-03-26 19:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246263671 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246263998 My 3rd submission focused on Critical Literacy (learning prompt from module 5)]]> 2018-03-26 19:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246263998 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246265897 This Curation, using the prompt from module 8, is divided into 3 Parts:
1. Why technology and tools are necessary for 21st Century Learning
2. A Toolkit of Technology Tools with some examples
3. Another avenue to promoting 21st century learning with hands-on tools: Makerspaces]]> 2018-03-26 19:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246265897 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246272327 The introduction and formulating an essential question]]> 2018-03-26 19:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246272327 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246770976 *My latest submission using the prompt from Module 12: Advocacy for libraries and Teacher Librarians.]]> 2018-03-28 06:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246770976 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246771178 Summation of this Learning Curation]]> 2018-03-28 06:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246771178 ecaldwell2 https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246772128 Learning Curations #1-4 link to the work I have already submitted for this course. The final learning prompt is addressed in Learning Curation #5, and the summation of this curation is under "final thoughts".]]> 2018-03-28 06:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ecaldwell2/98af4fdmh5im/wish/246772128