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Literacy Best Practices. Differentiating with Media. What do we need to know? . A real literacy gender gap does exist Understanding boys and their interests should influence text selection Literacy programs should include both self-selected and teacher recommended texts - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Differentiating with Media
Literacy Best Practices
What do we need to know? A real literacy gender gap does exist Understanding boys and their interests
should influence text selection Literacy programs should include both self-
selected and teacher recommended texts Specific strategies like front-loading, drama,
inquiry, and small group discussions best support close reading skills
from Learn NC
Research Says . . . Teen females have
outperformed teen males on all reading assessments at a relatively constant rate from 1971-1999.
Reading scores for males have remained stagnant while other groups have risen, making the gender gap “the most immovable discrepancy in literacy proficiency.”
from Learn NC
The Boy Code
MESSAGES: Don’t fail Live up to an image of
masculinity Hide emotions Don’t be perceived as
smart Fight through conflict Do not enjoy reading or
writing
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: Growing absence of
positive male role models Overabundance of hyper-
masculine models in the media
Unspoken understanding that boys who follow the code are never homosexual
Fear of being labeled as different
From Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School
When the “Boy Code” is in effect: A boy’s suppression of his emotional self actually
makes it harder to remain tough because he is “vulnerable to his emotions under duress.”
He has a hard time understanding his own pain or getting help, instead turning inward or acting out with cruelty, both of which generate further shame.
This inability to access emotions and feel empathy is hugely important to understanding and interpreting literature.
The less he communicates, the more he stunts the language skills necessary to express himself verbally and in writing.
From Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School
How media and digital literacy in the classroom can help: We can easily differentiate for multiple skill
and interest levels by providing for choice We can remix the voices of our students to
reflect this vide variety of interests We can provide an alternative to the boy
code by allowing for self-directed inquiry We can help all students to reshape their
self-images through media “texts” that reflect them as individuals
Connected Learning
Key Concept: CHOICE Allow students to make
clear and distinct choices about topic study
Set clear expectations and guidelines
Provide extended time for students to uncover views that are not immediately present
Allow students to modify or abandon projects that are not going well
Media and Choice
Arm students with skills to seek out and find relevant and useful information:
Using keywords Evaluating sources Fostering a healthy
skepticism Model and practice
metacognition
Encourage deep exploration into “nitty gritty” details:
Show students HOW to break down larger ideas
Explore multifaceted concepts
Connect form and function
Model as a co-learner
Another look at the learning process . . .
Formative Assessments:Practice Makes Perfect Provide low stakes, low risk assessments Use a wide variety of media tools Address common themes or skills while
offering topic choice Model digital communication regularly Encourage “word of mouth”
recommendations Student generated media projects allow
multiple opportunities for revision
Suggested Media Integration
Video – small chunks, closed-captioned Podcasts / Audio – individual listening, Voicethread Electronic Communication – model texts and
monitoring News and Current Events – reading for details Discussion Boards – provocative prompts and
modeled responses Flipped Classrooms Crowdsourcing – Skype in the Classroom Social Networks . . .
Social Networks and CrowdsourcingTOPICS
Digital footprints and digital identities
Tone and messaging Authentic audiences Using social networks
and crowdsourcing to your advantage
Encourage co-expertise
RESOURCES Twitter Facebook Tumblr Instagram Pinterest Yelp Craigslist Skype Evernote Hootsuite Ning
Student Generated Media
Digital Storytelling Narratives Documentaries Poetry and Spoken Word Remixed Media and Mashups
Public Service Announcements Websites Blogs Student Journalism
Resources
Connected Learning Digital Writing Links NWP Digital Is Skype in the Classroom UNC School of Ed WebQuest Center for Digital Storytelling Media Smarts Boys and Digital Literacy Summary R
eport ASCD text re: The Boy Code