1. 1. Erin Filupeit Elisabeth Ogden Tyler Tarnowicz Stephanie Tock Dr. Deborah Owens Presentation for the New York State Reading Association Annual Conference November 9-11, 2014
2. 2. Critical literacy fundamentals: Based on the work of Paulo Freire Reflects the idea of reading the world and the word Reading the world always precedes reading the word Critical literacy is grounded in social justice Literacy and reading are intertwined with knowledge of the world
3. 3. Even young children are empowered as agents of change As readers of text, students are not mere recipients of knowledge Readers begin to understand the importance of perspective Critical Literacy in the Classroom:
4. 4. Writing the Word in order to Right the World
5. 5. The power of an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is its potential to increase intellectual engagement and foster deep understanding through the development of a hands-on, minds-on and research-based disposition towards teaching and learning. Inquiry honours the complex, interconnected nature of knowledge construction, striving to provide opportunities for both teachers and students to collaboratively build, test and reflect on their learning. Neil Stephenson (http://www.teachinquiry.com/index/Introduction.html) INQUIRY LEARNING
6. 6. Vivian Vasquez
7. 7. http://www.weebly.com/ https://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.educatorpages.com/
8. 8. http://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/resource/?key=4216&lp=artifacts http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/science_technology.html http://edsitement.neh.gov/ http://www.thinkfinity.org/
9. 9. Student awareness about their position in history Continually unfolding throughout time Student-centered, tangible Develop quotes from students Student writing becomes artifact as well History = webs outward In comparison to other presenters Permanent artifact