Literacy for the 21th Century PBL/TIE Literacy for the 21th Century

The Zoning Board Decisions Speaking/Listening Reading and Writing Gathering Evaluating

Preparation Directed Reading-Thinking Activity Reciprocal Teaching Literature Circles

Topic Selection Curriculum Standards Teacher Preference Student Preference

Getting Started K (What do you know?) When students know something about the topic What you think is true Immersion When students know little about the topic Sources: Text Internet People Video

Questioning W (What do I want to know?) Modeling thick questions as in Reciprocal Teaching Lots of questions One “Essential” Question E.g. – Can the planet survive?

A Hybrid Questioning Approach Begin with a set of questions Gather information, facts. Morph into an “Essential” question E.g. – Class studies Lewis and Clark, gathering facts and information Switch to a related “Essential” question: What is courage in the city today? How can we be courageous?

Organization Groups of Four Heterogeneous groups Positive Interdependence Individual and Group Accountability

Sources of Information Text of all kinds Internet People – Interviews Data Collection (Surveys, Experimentation)

Extracting and Recording Extracting: How do you pull out information from your source? Recording: How do you record what you have extracted?

Values Pizza: Compassion, Political Activism Lewis and Clark: Conservation, Courage Brick Oven: Community

Action Presentation (e.g. Powerpoint, Photostory 3) Product (Pamphlet, Film) Project (Undertaking a task)

Evaluation of Students Use of Common Core Standards relating to content, reading/language arts, technology Traditional assessment Alternative assessment

Creativity and Problem Solving 21st Century Skills Communication Collaboration Creativity and Problem Solving Critical Thinking Curiousity*

Evaluation of TIE/PBL Teacher Reflection Student Reflection Audience Reflection