• Ask Dr. Ted!: Smarts Quizzes (Sp2010)
    As you will read in the media literacy materials, ALL media messages are constructions that are purposive and intentional on the part of their creators: advertising people want viewers to buy soap; political consultants want voters to …
  • Musings of a Book Addict: Literacy Week
    I love it. I do book passes twice a year for the same reason. They find books they might be interested in. I hope to have a lot more planned for Literacy Week next year. I know I will have students who will help me get the word out. …
  • Geographic Travels: Interview with Harm de Blij
    … own case by an overemphasis of niches and tools has greatly harmed geographic literacy in the United States. I do not think we necessarily need more geography majors but instead need to properly teach world geography to students. …
  • Literacy Level 1 / Quiz School
    Quiz School » Education & Exams » Literacy Level 1. login · Register · Take Our Survey … Questions: 2 | Attempts: 4 | Max Time: 60 minutes. Created By mlower 3 hours ago. Prepare for Literacy Level 1 D. Your Name ». Share this Quiz …
  • RustyMason.com Blog: What, Me Read?
    Over the years, my experience has chronicled what I believe to be a broad retreat from genuine literacy into a new, orally based “post-literacy” of emotion-drive mentality, egocentrism, “presentism,” and logical obtuseness. … Frequently, it serves as a prerequisite for other courses in English or the humanities, and where I currently teach, it is required for most education majors. In sum, this course offers a useful occasion for the general observation of …
  • JOHNGY'S BEAT: John Paxson Salutes Literacy
    This recurring series spotlights the Literacy ad series I ran while at Lerner Newspapers. When an old blowhard of a GM handed me the Newspaper In Education (NIE) program to run, I was not happy, but I had no choice. …
  • Farmers who use pens, not just plows
    How could I, an English major hoping to teach high school English, feel torn between the idea of someone being literate versus illiterate. Surely it seems irrational. I remember when I read Scribner’s article concerning the Vai and how …
  • I Should Be Laughing: If It Quacks Like A Racist……..
    … who suggested a return to the good old days when people [read black people and Latinos] had to take a “literacy test” in order to vote. he said if that policy were in place today we would have never elected a president like Obama. …
  • MBAs and Microenterprise: Spreading Business Literacy
    But business literacy has been a tougher nut to crack. No surprise there: money is a lot easier to spread around than knowledge. There are lots of smart people working on this issue – USAID spends $250 million a year on microenterprise …
  • James Paul Gee on Video Games, Learning, and Literacy
    He’s currently the Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studeis at Arizona State University, and is the author of the acclaimed What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy . …
  • ENG 111: Pop Up Scholarship – Jerz's Literacy Weblog
    For the one-credit journalism class that I teach every semester, I’m teaching a unit on editorial writing. Students will take… Cut This Story! On the Internet, news articles get to the point. Newspaper writing, by contrast, …
  • The Higher Road to liturgical literacy « Redemption's Heart
    Before we know it, our words will once again flow. Until then, I’d like to offer up this blog post by Pastor Beecroft. I can come up with a funny here – if you really must know, I read it because I thought it was a sermon on sex. …
  • Bananagrams – English Companion Ning
    I teach a Literacy class and this has become a staple in our curriculum. I’ve shared it with other teachers as well and their kids are loving it too. You know you have found a gem when non/low level readers walk into your class and say, …
  • Language Learning Meets Social Networking by Lindee
    Literacy. Questions or Comments about anything you see here? Use the AskUs link to the left! … in their language of study, which will be corrected by native speakers, and they can also correct journal entries written by users studying their native language. Users can also read journal entries written by other people studying English. It’s a great linguistic and cultural exchange, and an opportunity to make friends and encourage one another. Tags: esl, websites, writing …
  • Deeper Perception Made Practical » Social Skills Sessions with …
    energetic literacy, relationships, mirroring Yesterday I was in session with “Gladys.” She has come a long way, healing problems in relationships with her family. Cutting major cords of attachment for her, one session at a time, … myself” rather going to a respected teacher to learn good quality skills; So long as people equate “talent” with “I must be my own teacher”; So long as “seeing the colours” is a person’s definition of aura reading (and maybe its highest goal) …
  • A promise to keep: Promote literacy
    For those who aren’t parents of young children, there are still many opportunities to help promote literacy in San Antonio. The Junior League has organized LITERACY San Antonio. Reach Out and Read is a supporter of this important local …
  • MyDD Civic Literacy Test
    At the National Tea Party Convention, former GOP Colorado Congressman Tommy Tancredo bemoaned the civic literacy of Americans in particular taking a swipe at immigrants which is ironic since immigrants have to pass an American history …
  • Welcome to 3-A ! – 2010: Literacy News Feb. 8-12
    Literacy News: Feb. 8-12. This week, we will be reviewing all Word Wall words. Our test will include last week’s words and other words from the list. These are the last 5 words added to the portable word wall. 1. dangerous 2. often …
  • The 70% Solution
    A copy of the report can be downloaded from: http://environment.yale.edu/uploads/PolicySupportJan2010.pdf. Here’s a snapshot from the survey that is directly relevant to climate literacy efforts.
  • Tancredo's Literacy Test
    Having a literacy test before becoming a US citizen isn’t unreasonable. Having some kind of test before you can drive is nearly universal in the states… why not for the far more important privilege of voting? Hell, from what I’ve seen …
  • La-6-1 Academic Blog: Literacy Skills for Feb. 8-16, 2010/6-1
    What does it mean to act ” out of character?” ( See the 4 point rubric for literacy skills.) 2. The biography report for Black History Month is due February 23. Be prepared to share your findings in a small group discussion. ( Feb. 23.) …
  • Education Week: Stimulus Reflects Push for Teacher Effectiveness
    The legislation emphasizes on-the-job performance as a gauge of teacher quality more than such criteria as formal credentials. … Advertisement. Director of Compliance/Contracts Management (Job#3156); WestEd, San Francisco, CA; High School Literacy Coordinator; Green Dot Public Schools, Los Angeles, CA; Superintendent; J. Sterling Morton High School District # 201, Cicero, IL. View All. Sponsored Advertiser Links. © 2010 Editorial Projects in Education …
  • In Defense of Good Teaching | The Path to Wisdom
    … teaching under the guise of “accountability” and “literacy.” This is a must read for those interested in knowing more about the anti-teacher and anti-public school hysteria that has taken place over the past 10 years in the U.S. …
  • Global Literacy Programs: Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
    A majority of the global initiatives that combat child poverty all focus at one point or another on education and literacy. Many started with just one person’s vision. … Since then, more than four million children in nine developing countries have benefited from Room to Read programs. The mission is to partner with local communities throughout the developing world to provide quality educational opportunities. The belief is that the cycle of poverty can be broken through …
  • English Updates: Topic: Visual Literacy
    Quote: What is visual literacy? Braden and Hortin (1982): “Visual literacy is the ability to understand and use images, including the ability to think, learn and express oneself in terms of images.” Quote: “Ultimately, however, visual …
  • Geeky Mom » Blog Archive » Class Size and Teaching
    to Tenured Radical’s post about class size and its effect on one’s ability to teach, and, more importantly, students’ ability to learn. I have a couple of responses to both posts, and some to the comments. …. The standards for K-12 use of technology emphasize using technology to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, to learn information literacy skills, to learn to work with data and present results, to foster creativity and innovation, …
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools News » Blog Archive » District Summer …
    With the entire day driven by student choices, the Summer Dreamers Academy boasts a new curriculum that is aligned with the disciplinary literacy pattern used during the District’s regular school year. … Beginning last October, the District sought local organizations that would teach PPS middle-grade students a unique and creative hobby that would generate excitement in a new area of interest not only during the five-week summer camp but for the rest of their lives. …
  • Thomas Jefferson by Cheryl Harness « Picture This! Teaching with …
    February 8, 2010 — Links to Literacy. February Theme: historical/presidential picture books. With the celebration of President’s Day upon us this month, I thought I would take the month to review and share lessons pertaining to picture books related to … In different sittings, read aloud each section and model for students how to summarize the information from that section on one index card. After modeling for students, have them use the same technique with a partner or …
  • RustyMason.com Blog: What, Me Read?
    What, Me Read? A literature professor discovers that his students exist in the fog of a post-literate world, by Thomas Bertonneau: Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series (to be published on Fridays). …
  • Talking Race at the Tea Party Convention – DAILY KOS
    A unique challenge faces advocates for meaningful dialogue on racial inequality and injustice in America. As people of color have made even modest gains in education, economic security, and professional opportunities over the past few decades, some …
  • Volunteer tutors needed – Batavia Sun
    The Congregation of St. Joseph’s Adult Literacy/ESL Program’s Tutors on Wheels program needs volunteers to teach in Naperville, Glendale Heights, Addison and Bloomingdale. Teaching takes place in churches, businesses, and social service agencies …
  • Ten Terrific Weeks: A reading adventure program
    What to read. Topics for discussion. Additional correlated activities. Any necessary worksheets, supply lists. List of other titles to complement each set including younger reader participation titles. A certificate of completion to …
  • Teachers told to focus on NAPLAN: union – ninemsn
    A Victorian government memo advising teachers to teach explicitly for the national numeracy and literacy tests will result in a narrowing of the education curriculum, the Australian Education Union (AEU) says. A leaked memo from the Victorian …
  • English Updates: Topic: Visual Literacy
    Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (November 2009), 216-226. Quote: “No longer are the abilities to read and write in a linear, left-to-right fashion the sole indicators of successful communication. Rather, the world is made up of …
  • The right to read – Daily Texan Online
    The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has never had a stellar reputation. It is known for executing more people than Oliver Cromwell and requiring the Supreme Court to intercede with a 2002 decision before it would stop giving lethal injection to …
  • Musings of a Book Addict: Literacy Week
    Two teachers have outright said they want to be head of the reading department next year, yet one of them refuses to get her readign endorsement to teach all grade levels of reading. The other one loves the canned reading program so she …
  • Reading, writing and number crunching – Sydney Morning Herald
    Julia Gillard boasts that the literacy and numeracy tests she has imposed on schools will help lift the standards of disadvantaged schools. By recognising the strengths and exposing the weaknesses in each school – and listing the results on the …
  • zolirew: ORELA, Oh Dear! | therapeutic venting
    I’m not opposed to student teaching, to creating a worksample, to spending countless hours learning about racial tolerance, literacy comprehension, and how best to teach math to upper elementary and middle school students. …
  • History lessons vary for Colorado students – Denver Post
    The Great Depression. Stomach-churning slaughterhouse depictions from Upton Sinclair. Immigration. Cubans, the U.S.S. Maine and muckrakers. Prisoners buried alive, upside down, by barbarians. Welcome to history, U.S. and otherwise, as offered in …
  • Business Development | Social Media Literacy | GTD and …
    That is what Brad Shorr and I did with the Writing for the Web course, to teach our own clients the basic tools of do-it-yourself SEO (Search Engine Optimization). By adding this training course to our website packages we were able to …
  • World News » Bhutan pushes for eco-literacy in schools
    Lyonchhoen, in his keynote address, also informed participants that a process is underway to augment Bhutanese school curricula promoting eco-literacy among students within zero-waste and green schools. The theme of the three-day summit …
  • Teach for tests, teachers told – Age
    Teachers have been told by the Victorian Education Department to ”explicitly teach for NAPLAN”, focus on literacy and numeracy and give students a ”daily NAPLAN item” in class. The memo was sent to all principals in the Loddon-Mallee region of …
  • Welcome to 3-A ! – 2010: Literacy News Feb. 8-12
    We will spend most of the week finishing Amos and Boris, and reading a story form the students’ reading book: The Streets are Free. Our main focus as we read it will be to analyze / make judgements based on characters’ decisions. …
  • Students make ‘Leap Into Literacy’ – News-Herald.com
    Maribeth Joeright/MJoeright@News-Herald.com Cleveland-area author and storyteller Christine Petrell Kallevig uses origami to tell the story, ÒThe Paper CraneÓ by Molly bang to the student body at Leroy Elementary School Monday.
  • Literacy Nassau Announces (Un)Scrabble The Fun Raiser Of The Year …
    (Nassau, NY)-Get ready for the FUN event of the year! It’s Literacy Nassau’s 2010 (un)SCRABBLE Challenge, featuring a fabulous new location with superb. … Be sure you’ve read and understand our (Terms of Service). You may not post any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. All comments should be relevant to the topic and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. You are solely responsible for your …
  • Early Literacy Links | No Time For Flash Cards
    Muffin Tin Mom makes a fun game to help teach letters and promote early literacy. This is from my other blog Craftivity Corner on FamilyEducation.com . We loved matching up the letters and stickers, and my 3 year old was adamant about …
  • Fixed Mobile Convergence – TMCnet
    IRVING, Texas, Feb 08, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) — More than 900 nonprofit groups in Texas received more than $1.9 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2009, enabling recipient organizations to improve literacy skills, enhance educational …
  • Musings of a Book Addict: Literacy Week
    For me the students who came to me hating to read and now ask me to recommend books to them made this year worth it. Due to benchmark testing all of last week, I had students helping me inventory all of my books so that we can finally …
  • Fixed Mobile Convergence – TMCnet
    IRVING, Texas, Feb 08, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) — More than 900 nonprofit groups in Texas received more than $1.9 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2009, enabling recipient organizations to improve literacy skills, enhance educational …
  • Adult Literacy Volunteer: TEFL
    … as a classroom assistant or teacher in an adult ESL class? Volunteers are needed for all levels of learners in programs throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Training and ongoing support provided by the Minnesota Literacy Council. …
  • Write Here, Write Now: If You Can Read this …
    please consider taking part in Read for Literacy’s 4th Annual Amazing Race for Literacy May 8. This scavenger hunt-style car race will take participants around an area of Greater Toledo to raise money to combat low literacy in Lucas …

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