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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. Digital Resources SAS Curriculum Pathways http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Grammar http://www.chompchomp.com/ http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

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

7. SAS Writing Instruction Lesson on Argrumentation  Go to http://www.sas.com/login http://www.sas.com/login  Enter the username  In the Quick Launch box, enter: 918

8. SAS Writing Reviser in Action Directions:  Got to http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/  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!).

9. Using the Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

10. Using Grammar Sites Grammar Bytes http://www.chompchomp.com/ Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

11. Literary resource http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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 http://apengteachers09.wikispaces.com http://apengteachers09.wikispaces.com