What+Does+It+Mean+to+be+Literate?

=What Does It Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century?=

I. Read Footprints in the Digital Age by Will Richardson, from the November 2008 issue of //Educational Leadership, // and Teaching Screenagers from the February 2011 issue.


 * Essential Questions **
 * //What literacies must educators master before we can help students make the most of these powerful potentials? //
 * //What’s one thing you are going to do in the next six weeks to help you begin to master these literacies? //
 * //How does "authentic" assessment change when the student's audience is the world? //

II. Read through the following:
 *  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 Standards for the 21st Century Learner
 * Attention, and Other 21st-Century Social Media Literacies
 * The Future is Now: The New Humanities at Rutgers University

**Essential Questions**
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> //What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century?//
 * //<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Are we as educators currently literate? If not, what implications does that have for our students, and what proposals can we put in place to get all educators to a basic level of 21st century literacy in a reasonable amount of time? //

//After// we read and discuss, here is a spot for our shared reflections.

@garystager on Twitter suggested that folks interested in literacy/fluency also look at some of Seymour Papert's work, including: @http://www.papert.org/articles/ObsoleteSkillSet.html, @http://www.mff.org/edtech/article.taf?_function=detail&Content_uid1=106, @http://papert.org/articles/ComputersInClassroom.html and @http://www.papert.org/articles/school_reform.html @http://papert.org/articles/SituatingConstructionism.html


 * Note**: I have not read through these myself (yet), but Gary's a smart guy so they're probably worth your while.