NEIT+2017+-+Open+Space+3J

NEIT 2017 - Open Space 3J


 * Digital Literacy Curriculum**

-Teaching digital literacy skills. Not just Digital Citizenship, but also evaluating information, communicating, etc. -Integrating into the curriculum makes the teaching more authentic, but leaves out important parts. What/how do we teach the essential skills & missing pieces?
 * Susan from Harvey:**

-How do you fit this into a school where the schedule is full and resistance exists for extra programs. -But coming into the curriculum may feel intrusive or forced. -Messaging regarding community values, tie into SES curriculum, etc. and sustain it
 * JP from St. Anne’s:**


 * Ideas for success:**
 * Common Sense has a curriculum for having teenagers talk to parents
 * How do we get the disengaged parents to hear
 * Have fourth graders teach younger students
 * Scratch PSAs on how to be safe online – show it to parents at home.
 * Common Sense Media offers great resources and curricular pieces, which you can adapt to your own needs.
 * Partnering with librarians, or other faculty (wellness, etc).
 * o Have kids take the lead, come up with concerns to discuss
 * o “What concerns you about technology and wellness?”
 * Do research projects on these concerns
 * If we want teachers to teach these skills, then we must define the scope and sequence of what skills should be taught.
 * We need to get the community involved to build it from the ground up with input from school counsellors, etc.
 * Ask these parties what skills they think need to be taught?
 * "What life skills" vs "What digital life skills."
 * Book recommendation: [|Small Teaching]


 * What skills can fall under this banner?**
 * Voice (having one voice) – “don’t let the medium change your representation of yourself.”
 * o Anonymity tempts you to change your voice
 * Teaching empathy? (adopt online persona of someone other than yourself to see what response you get


 * Social element and technological element - how do you address this?**
 * Emphasize the need to use negative experience to help foster empathy and resiliency in students
 * This message resonated with parents
 * Don't teach it as digital citizenship, rather teach it as citizenship (Global Citizenship course)
 * Use Design thinking as a model, which fosters empathy
 * Teach students interview skills - how do you get someone to tell you their story, etc.
 * Monday community meetings with the entire school; take these into advisory meetings.
 * Add behavior expectations into Student/Family Handbook, emphasize this is how we expect you to behave no matter the setting (face-to-face, online, etc).
 * Emphasize the need for teachers to treat it as a social issue as well ("what would you do if someone said something inappropriate on the playground?")

Information Arts Resources [|Scope and Sequence] [|Syllabus] [|Templates]
 * Ingrid from Ethical Culture Fieldston School (Middle):**