This article describes how faculty provided opportunities for urban high school students to develop literacy proficiencies in reading, writing, and technology. The 12 students participating in an on‐campus summer program completed four projects using technology. The faculty collected and reviewed a variety of sources to gain insights into the learning experiences provided to students and the students' literacy practices during the program. Students' experiences with technology increased their knowledge, literacy proficiencies, and provided multiple opportunities to communicate with diverse audiences. تصف هذه المقالة كيف وفر الأساتذة فرصاً لطلاب مدرسة ثانوية مدنية لتنمية كفاءات التعلم في القراءة والكتابة والتقنية. وقد أكمل الطلاب الاثنا عشر المشتركين في برنامج صيفي في الجامعة أربعة مشاريع تستخدم فيها التقنية. لقد جمع الأساتذة مصادر متنوعة وراجعوها كي يتبصروا في تجارب التعلم المتوفرة للطلاب وممارساتهم في معرفة القراءة والكتابة أثناء البرنامج. وجدوا أن تجارب الطلاب مع التقنية وسعت علمهم وكفاءاتهم في معرفة القراءة والكتابة ووفرت فرصاً متعددة لاتصال بجماهير متعددة الأجناس. 本文描述学校里的教职员如何为城市高中生提供机会，以提升他们在阅读、写作和科技方面的读写能力水平。十二名学生参加了一个校园暑期课程，并完成四个使用科技的学习项目。学校里的教职员收集和审查多种来源的资料，以深入了解在课程期间为学生所提供的学习经验和读写文化实践。学生使用科技的学习经验增加了他们的知识和读写能力水平，并为他们提供多种机会与多种不同的读者互通信息。 Cet article décrit comment la faculté a fourni l'occasion à des élèves de lycéens de cités d'améliorer leurs compétences en lecture, écriture, et technologie. Les 12 élèves participant à un programme d'été sur le campus ont réalisé quatre projets à base de technologie. La faculté a rassemblé et analysé des sources variées pour avoir des éclairages sur les expériences d'apprentissage fournies aux étudiants et sur leurs pratiques d'apprentissage pendant le programme. Les expériences des élèves avec les programmes ont augmenté leurs connaissances, leurs compétences en littératie, et leur ont fourni de multiples occasions de communiquer avec des publics différents. В статье описана программа, разработанная университетскими преподавателями для учащихся городских средних школ по развитию навыков чтения, письма и использования информационных технологий. Двенадцать школьников, посещавших летнюю программу на университетском кампусе, осуществили четыре проекта с применением Интернет‐технологий. Преподаватели подготовили программу на основе множества источников, что дало им глубокое понимание учебного опыта и навыков, которые должны обрести подростки в рамках этой программы. Школьники расширили свои знания, улучшили грамотность и получили разнообразные возможности общения с самой разной аудиторией. Este artículo describe cómo los maestros les proporcionaron oportunidades a los estudiantes de una escuela preparatoria urbana para desarrollar su aptitud en lectura, escritura y tecnología. Los 12 estudiantes que participaron en un programa de verano en el recinto completaron cuatro proyectos usando tecnología. Los maestros recogieron y revisaron una variedad de fuentes para hacerse una idea de las experiencias de aprendizaje proporcionadas a los estudiantes y las prácticas de los estudia...

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Due to the implementation of No Child Left Behind and the Common Core State Standards, disciplinary literacy has become a vital component of social studies instruction in middle and secondary classrooms. This paper determines the degree to which nine middle and high school social studies teachers were successful in designing integrated learning experiences for their students after attending professional development. Data from semi-structured interviews, teachers’ instructional units, workshop surveys and field notes were collected and analyzed for the qualitative study. The study considers how teachers’ instructional units incorporated primary sources to support students’ foundational literacy skills, scaffolded disciplinary understanding, historical analysis, and highlighted community issues that connected their lived experiences to broader social concerns.

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Teacher candidates in online courses engage in authentic learning to foster 21st-century practices similar to those of their K–12 students, namely information and technology literacy and media production. This chapter describes instructional practices used in six online literacy courses for pre-service and in-service teacher candidates. The instructor assumed multiple roles during online instruction, including pedagogue, technologist, and evaluator. Although the course designs were highly structured, the instructor incorporated multiple resources to support diverse learners, to foster independent learning, to promote critical thinking and reflection on how instructional strategies can be used in K–12 classrooms, and to facilitate small group collaboration through authentic problem-solving tasks. Online courses for teacher education programs can serve as a vehicle for supporting candidates’ information and technology skills. Online instructors can assume the primary role of pedagogue to help candidates connect their content area with best practices in literacy and technology.

This chapter explores how teachers and students use technology in K–12 classrooms, the extent to which these practices align to previous research, and the ways in which digital tools are being used to support literacy instruction. Qualitative data from an exploratory, descriptive study were collected and analyzed. Observational data from classroom visits and teachers’ reports show that teachers and students use many digital tools including computers, iPads, and videos, and demonstrate practices that characterize 21st century skills such as collaborative learning, technology literacy, and information literacy. Through the use of digital tools, students are provided with different ways to access the curriculum and have the opportunity to interact with a wide range of texts. However, it appears that in-class experiences are fostering only basic technology skills and limited critical literacy practices, and few students are empowered to take leadership and transformative roles in the technology integration process.

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