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Sandbox wiki for the [|Shifting Literacies PD Day] on June 16, 2009 for [|MICDS Summer Learning].

 * [|What If? blog post]** (the "yeah, buts" discussion)


 * How People Learn Discussion**: Read **//[|How People Learn]//** ([|Diigo]) //How well does your classroom match up with what the research says is true about how humans learn? What changes might you consider making based on this review of the research?// //Think about how reading and annotating this chapter online in conjunction with others is the same as reading the PDF version (and think about printed material in general), and how it is different. Also think about the implications of this for teaching and learning.//


 * [|Classroom Examples mentioned in my presentation]** (good, bad and ugly)

//In a rapidly changing, information abundant world, what should students know and be able to do? What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century? What should “school” or “learning” look like in a world where almost all factual information is literally a click away? How do we help students create their own Personal Learning Networks? What steps are you going to make to create your own PLN? Which of the suggestions in [|Shift Happens – Now What?] resonates with you, and how can you go about implementing them?// Consider exploring the Shift Happens wiki when you have time.
 * Shift Happens - Now What? Discussion**


 * New Literacies?**
 * NCTE [|Definition of 21st Century Literacies]
 * [|Partnership for 21st Century Schools Framework for 21st Century Learning]
 * International Society for Technology in Education - [| National Educational Technology Standards for Students]
 * [|National Council for the Social Studies Position Statement on Media Literacy]
 * [|AASL Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning]
 * [|The Future is Now: The New Humanities at Rutgers University]


 * [|2020 Vision Video and Blog Post]**

Read Tony Wagner's article [|Rigor Redefined] from the October 2008 issue of Educational Leadership, along with [|this post on the Google Blog]. //Take a look at the seven survival skills that [|Wagner postulates] through the lens of your classroom (or a typical classroom in your school; or, if you’re at the district level, a typical elementary, middle, and high school classroom). How does that classroom do on those seven skills? Pick three of the skills and brainstorm ways to strengthen their presence in the classroom.//
 * Rigor Redefined? Discussion**

Please read Mark Pesce's blog post [|Fluid Learning]
 * Marc Pesce Fluid Learning Discussion**

Capture Everything: //What's worth capturing in my classrooms? My building? My district? Audio? Video? Text-based assignments? Student work? Writing?//
 * Essential Questions**

Share Everything: //Where can I share it? With whom? What audiences is our organization working to serve? How will they benefit from these shared items? Who needs to see what’s going on?//

Open Everything: //What are the closed silos of information in our schools that shouldn't be? What things outside of our schools have we closed (blocked)? What can we do to open both of those up?//

Only Connect: //How can I help my students and teachers connect with content, with each other, and with others outside the classroom (students, teachers, experts, mentors, the community, etc.) in a meaningful way//?

//What questions do I have for my administrators/curriculum staff? Teaching Staff? IT Staff? Students?//

Graphic Organizer for this activity ([|Word], [|PDF]). Feel free to download and use.