“As Confucius would remind us, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” to which we would add, “and those walking new paths may stumble and fall before finding their footing” In this essay, we have argued that preparing students with only the same literacies that have been privileged for the past century will not prepare them for the next one. We realize such a statement, in the current era, is highly problematic” p. 16. We have all learned this by knowing what we were taught in school and by what we now teach; it is a lot different. This quote stuck out to me because it immediately made me think of something that I read in Warlick’s (2008. Redefining literacy 2.0. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing) Chapter One A Day in the Life of School 2.0-2015. Warlick stated that we must “consider our task in preparing our children for their future, a fundamental question that faces us as educators and as communities is, “What do children need to be learning today to be prepared for and unpredictable future?” p. 14. Warlick points out that we must teach our students how to teach themselves and prepare them for a future that is unknown which is extremely hard to do. As educators we not only be able the literacies but prepare the students for more literacies that we do not yet know. Moral of my post: we must not only teach them what to learn but how to learn. We may stumble and fall with our teaching but in the end it will only benefit our students.
Thursday
Extending the Conversation
"Since the purpose of the Swenson et al. article is to extend the conversation, let's continue that conversation in this digital space. Think about one topic, idea, or quotation from the article that was of importance to you. Add a comment in which you share that idea/quotation and explain why it resonated with you."
“As Confucius would remind us, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” to which we would add, “and those walking new paths may stumble and fall before finding their footing” In this essay, we have argued that preparing students with only the same literacies that have been privileged for the past century will not prepare them for the next one. We realize such a statement, in the current era, is highly problematic” p. 16. We have all learned this by knowing what we were taught in school and by what we now teach; it is a lot different. This quote stuck out to me because it immediately made me think of something that I read in Warlick’s (2008. Redefining literacy 2.0. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing) Chapter One A Day in the Life of School 2.0-2015. Warlick stated that we must “consider our task in preparing our children for their future, a fundamental question that faces us as educators and as communities is, “What do children need to be learning today to be prepared for and unpredictable future?” p. 14. Warlick points out that we must teach our students how to teach themselves and prepare them for a future that is unknown which is extremely hard to do. As educators we not only be able the literacies but prepare the students for more literacies that we do not yet know. Moral of my post: we must not only teach them what to learn but how to learn. We may stumble and fall with our teaching but in the end it will only benefit our students.
“As Confucius would remind us, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” to which we would add, “and those walking new paths may stumble and fall before finding their footing” In this essay, we have argued that preparing students with only the same literacies that have been privileged for the past century will not prepare them for the next one. We realize such a statement, in the current era, is highly problematic” p. 16. We have all learned this by knowing what we were taught in school and by what we now teach; it is a lot different. This quote stuck out to me because it immediately made me think of something that I read in Warlick’s (2008. Redefining literacy 2.0. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing) Chapter One A Day in the Life of School 2.0-2015. Warlick stated that we must “consider our task in preparing our children for their future, a fundamental question that faces us as educators and as communities is, “What do children need to be learning today to be prepared for and unpredictable future?” p. 14. Warlick points out that we must teach our students how to teach themselves and prepare them for a future that is unknown which is extremely hard to do. As educators we not only be able the literacies but prepare the students for more literacies that we do not yet know. Moral of my post: we must not only teach them what to learn but how to learn. We may stumble and fall with our teaching but in the end it will only benefit our students.
New Literacies-Comment from "Toward a Theory of New Literacies..."
In the article "Toward a New Theory of New Literacies Emerging from the Internet and Other Information and Communications Technologies" Leu et al define new literacies as "
The new literacies of the Internet and other ICTs include the skills, strategies, and dispositions necessary to successfully use and adapt to the rapidly changing information and communication technologies and contexts that continuously emerge in our world and influence all areas of our personal and professional lives. These new literacies allow us to use the Internet and other ICTs to identify important questions, locate information, critically evaluate the usefulness of that information, synthesize information to answer those questions, and then communicate the answers to others" (pg. 1072). It is interesting to me that Leu et al created a definition that included words such as "use and adapt," "rapidly changing" and "continuously emerge" for new literacies. It is important as educators to remember that yes we are study these literacies and how to adapt our classroom but we must remember that our world and technology is rapidly changing and as new technology continously emerges we must use and adapt what we have to benefit the learners fo the 21st century.
Leu, D.J., Kinzer, C.K., Coiro, J.L. & Cammack, D. W. (2004). Toward a theory of new literacies emerging from the internet and other information and communication technologies. In Ruddell, R. B. & Unrau, N. J. (Eds.). Theoretical models and processes of reading (5th ed., pp. 1570-1613) Newark, DE:International Reading Association.
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