Who Me A Poet

“WHO, ME A POET? SÍ, SE PUEDE.”

CLP ORIGINS

Abysmal Literacy Levels

Source: National Estimates of Low Literacy http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/estimates/Overview.aspx

Prose literacy measures how well one understands and uses information found in newspapers, magazines, novels, brochures, manuals or flyers.

El Inalfabetismo

COLLEGE MATERIAL?

Encouraging at risk students to consider higher education in their future

¿Qué hay en m

i futuro?

In the beginning…

School selectionContent of

programOutcomesPrinted

chapbookStudent Poetry

ReadingsOnline Version

Empezam

os….

YOU GOTTA HAVE GOALS

Self-esteem

Literacy

Information literacy

Public speaking

Technical skills

Exposure to the world of higher education

¿Qué esperam

os lograr?

Scoping out poetry that will turn students on

Nunca pensé que podía leer la poesía…

Inspiring Reluctant Writers

Con un poco de inspiración…

Say it out loud! Give them a stage.

¡Óyem

e!

DON’T WANDER IN THE WOODS ALONE

Forming Partnerships

Middle school/high school

Public libraries/public schools

Public schools/academic libraries

Charter schools/public libraries

La cooperación

Selecting students who will benefit

Students who struggle academically

Students who struggle socially

Pairing up with Latino students

Allows bilingual students to express themselves in both languages

Gives English Language Learners an opportunity to use emerging language skills creatively

Los que más nos necesitan

Structuring the instructional component of the program

Choosing your team Selecting activities

Let the poem be your guide Use your state’s K-12 standards as

guides Incorporate information literacy Incorporate art

A planear…

TRADITIONAL FOR A REASON

(because it works)

Printed formats Layout software Binding options

Los libros

EMBRACE NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Revision, Formatting and Saving

Online

Poems

Video of performances

2.0 it up! - Moodle

Incorporar nueva tecnología

OUTCOMES

Benefits to the students (anecdotal evidence, surveys, etc.)

What we’ve learned

Los resultados

QUESTIONS?

¿Preguntas?