Educators Reflect on their Collaborative Projects

The Summer Institute in Digital Literacy is a transformative learning experience for educators, librarians and media professionals.

Take a look at the short video reflections that participants created to share what they created, working with a partner on a project-based inquiry project during the week of program. Participants experienced the power of collaboration to accelerate learning and deepened their reflection on their own learning style.

WHAT MAKES A STRONG ARGUMENT?

Context: Our project targets secondary teachers and is designed as part of a staff develoment experience. With the implementation of the Common Core Standards there is more push for students to produce argumentative writing. Our professional development workshop  ncourages teachers to have their students take an inquiry based approach to learning about what makes a good argument. After inquiry, teachers will synthesize and present their findings through the use of a digital tool. 

HOW CAN SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORKPLACE & FUTURE CRAEERS?

Authors: Elizabeth Burke and Krystal Cagnon
Context: Working with middle-school and high-school students with disabilities, we aimed to create a framework to help students engage in a self-disovery project that involves analyze survey results to identify a career of interest and present information using a digital collage tool, reflecting on their skills and interests and their learning about different vocations and career possibilities.
 

CREATING COMIC STRIPS ABOUT HISTORICAL FIGURES