Bridging the Learning Gap with Digital Resources for AP English Courses Sharon Johnston, Ed.D. Senior Associate AP Programs Florida Virtual School

Essential Questions  How can online resources help students improve writing skills?  How can digital resources help us differentiate instruction.  How can digital resources help us bridge learning gaps?

Teaching Writing Focus:  Instructional resources  Digital resources  Best Practices Discussion (To be continued in Wiki) (To be continued in Wiki)

Critical Instructional Resources  Diagnostics  Rubrics  Good Writing Models  Writing Assignments  Formative Assessments  Summative Assessments  Student (self) assessment/Reflections  Others? How well do your courses utilize each of these resources?

Digital Resources SAS Curriculum Pathways Online Writing Lab Grammar

SAS Writing Reviser Writing Instruction:  Diagnostic  Self Assessment (Formative)  Guidelines

SAS Writing Instruction Lesson on Argrumentation  Go to  Enter the username  In the Quick Launch box, enter: 918

SAS Writing Reviser in Action Directions:  Got to  Enter username:  In the Quick Launch box, enter: 1242  Submit the essay required in this assignment to the SAS Writing Reviser.  Paste your essay into the Writing Reviser, or write directly in the open window. (make sure you save a copy of your work for yourself!).

Using the Online Writing Lab

Using Grammar Sites Grammar Bytes Guide to Grammar and Writing:

Literary resource

Agree or Disagree Best practice: We should give students frequent opportunities to write and to receive critical feedback and evaluation on written assignments.

Best Practices  Let students teach one another  Model methods that you want students to use to diagnose and respond in peer reviews  Post several models for each writing assignment

Today’s Classroom “Ours is a world of 24 hour news cycles, global markets, and instant messaging. Our education system [our classrooms] should reflect the times we’re living in.“ Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education

Invitation to AP English Wiki I invite you to participate in a Wiki designed for you and me. Let’s share our digital resources and expand what we do to prepare our students to be prepared for college-level work. I invite you to participate in a Wiki designed for you and me. Let’s share our digital resources and expand what we do to prepare our students to be prepared for college-level work. New Wiki:APEngTeachers09