Term
Fall 2019
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Laura Halldin. Jana Lo Bella Miller
Content Expert
Mariana Funes
Abstract
With the high-value placed on digital learning and the consequential need for accompanying 21st-century digital literacy skills, effective teacher professional development is crucial. Surveys report that K-12 teachers are largely dissatisfied with their current training options. They prefer collaborative learning experiences that are energizing, supportive, and hands-on; focusing less on presentations and lectures and more on opportunities to apply learning through demonstrations, modeling, and practice. An underfunded public education system combined with a perceived “tech bloat”, the juggling of too many digital tools, exacerbate training and support issues. The 10-week professional development curriculum designed for this project facilitates the development of digital literacy skills within the framework of a Community of Practice- a shared, contextual and content relevant learning environment. It embraces a Pedagogy of Play within a digital storytelling context with an invitation to play the role of a teacher at a fictional Nissaba School of Sorcery using “digital magic” to develop digital literacy skills in preparation for a lesson exchange program with a non-magical school. Assignments utilize only a small targeted subset of digital technologies that are free and easy to use. Digital artifacts produced are directly applicable to teachers’ real-life classroom activities with the intent of encouraging collaboration in a fun and frugal learning experience that will continue to develop their digital literacy skills beyond the course itself. The goal of this project is to develop a teacher’s 21st-century digital literacy skills to enhance their effectiveness in the classroom by facilitating a relevant and effective professional development experience that both teachers and administrators are seeking.
Project Type
Professional Development
Keywords
Literacy, Staff Development, Teachers/ Teaching, Technology
Recommended Citation
Lockridge, Rochelle, "Using A Fun And Frugal Approach For Teaching 21st Century Digital Literacy Skills to Teachers" (2019). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 404.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/404
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects