#CyberPD is an online professional development learning community where teachers read and discuss a common professional development text. Visit Reflect & Refine for more details and links to connect with the group. This year’s book is Digital Reading: What’s Essential in Grades 3-8 by Franki Sibberson and Bill Bass. The three chapters this week—about authenticity, intentional decision…
In Digital Literacy class, we’ve been talking about some of Will Richardson’s ideas about transforming education. Richardson argues that we need to transform education because the world our students learn in outside of school–a largely digital world with its abundant information, access to experts, variety of tools, and web of connections–has little resemblance to the…
This week in Digital Literacy, I am singing the praises of my PLN. I have learned more and also had more energy and enthusiasm for teaching in the last three years than perhaps ever before, and I think that’s largely a product of daily participation in my PLN. It’s energizing to connect with other teachers…
Shortly before leaving for the NCTE conference, I found out that I need to develop a course on reading and must include digital literacy. I am so glad I discovered this BEFORE the convention, because I was able to attend many sessions on digital literacy and come away with an entirely different view of what…
