Staff Development ProjectNancy ArmstrongMarch 17, 2013

Topic Selection

Ogallala Public School’s Technology Committee selected the Digital Literacy and

Citizenship Curriculum developed by Common Sense Media to equip K-12 students with

technology literacy skills. The engaging, multi-faceted curriculum includes lessons about online

behavior, safety & privacy, and cyberbullying, which are requirements for the Children’s

Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and is compliant with E-rate requirements. The digital

curriculum is aligned with the standards from the International Society for Technology in

Education (ISTE) and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). “In this

increasingly global world of information, students must be taught to seek diverse perspectives,

gather and use information ethically, and use social tools responsibly and safely,” from

Standards for the 21st Century Learner (AASL). The Digital Literacy and Citizenship

Curriculum is free and available at http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ educators/curriculum

Format of Staff Development

This will be a two-part training: Workshop #1 will be a two-hour session held on a

staff development day for all K-5 administrators & teachers, including Special Education &

Title 1 teachers. Workshop #2 will be held on two separate 1:30 dismissal days – one session

for K-2 teachers & one session for 3-5 teachers.

Workshop #1 will be held in the Prairie View Library.

Workshop #2 for K-2 teachers will be held in the West 5th Library.

Workshop #2 for 3-5 teachers will be held in the Prairie View Library.

Refreshments: Water bottles with the Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum themes

(Internet Safety, Privacy & Security, Relationships & Communication, Cyberbullying,

Digital Footprint & Reputation, Self-Image & Identity, Information Literacy, and Creative

Credit & Copyright) printed on 2 x 4 inch labels will be given to each attendee. Snacks

(grapes, granola bars, peppermints, and lemon drops) will be served at all workshops.

Flash drives will given to all workshop attendees.

Activities

Workshop #1

Introduction (15 minutes)

Entrance: Power Point featuring the Literacy Power Point from Kathy Schrock (Appendix A)

Welcome: Helpdesk eng sub. Youtube video will be the prelude to the workshop.

School Librarian (SL) will solicit reactions to the video.

SL will give brief overview about the decision making process by the Technology

Committee to implement the Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum (DigLit)

into the K-12 curriculum. Emphasis: Internet Safety, Privacy & Security,

Relationships & Communication, Cyberbullying, Digital Footprint & Reputation,

Self-Image & Identity, Information Literacy, and Creative Credit & Copyright

Demonstration (20 minutes)

SL shows the overview of the DigLit curriculum from webpage:

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/homepage

Covers: Mission, Scope & Sequence, K-12 offerings, and parent resources.

Discovery (30 minutes)

Teachers register for site and explore the lessons for their grade band. Teachers select

one lesson to report out on to the group. Each teacher will choose a different lesson so

that all lessons are covered. Two additional Technology Team members help SL help

teachers with the website and any technology questions.

Refreshments are served at this time.

Share (60 minutes)

SL asks teachers to think about how the lessons may be used at their grade level and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pyjRj3UMRM.

that decision will be made at Workshop #2.

Teachers share key points about the lesson.

Wrap Up & (10 minutes)

SL describes next steps. Dates for Workshop #2 – following week.

Staff completes evaluation.

Workshop #2 (Same workshop given to K-2 & 3-5)

Introduction (15 minutes)

Entrance: Each participant given a colorful lamintated poster (8 ½ x 11) with the eight themes

of the DigLit as a review of Workshop #1 (Appendix B).

Welcome: Play first three minutes of http://www.slideshare.net/zvezdan/new-literacy-in-the-

web-20-world which includes:

1. Literacy in the Web 2.0 World (New Literacy) Daniel Churchill This work is licensed

under Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 Hong Kong License

Background image source: Flickr by  Noah Sussman

2. Welcome! Dr. Daniel Churchill The University of Hong Kong

Email: dchurch@hku.hk Web: http://www.learnactivity.com Tel: +852 28591141

3. 20 Year Ego ► No Internet ► No Windows ► No many computers around

►No MP player ► No Digital Cameras ► No PNP, no Nintendo ► No Blogs, 

Youtube, Facebook ►No many other artifacts that are part students’ life today

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/futurestreet/

4. Central Thesis • Emerging technologies create new possibilities, practices  and 

demands. These challenge traditional conception of ‘a literate person’

  while making outdated what is  traditionally taught in schools •‘Literacy’ as in the  

‘new literacy’ is a metaphor for essential abilities required today to shape

and communicate  meanings, develop oneself,  and participate in a society.

School Librarian (SL) will give a brief review of Workshop #1 and

answer any questions from participants.

SL will share expectations and agenda for the Workshop.

Teacher Groupwork (30 minutes)

Teachers will work in grade level teams to review and select two

lessons from the DigLit curriculum that will be delivered by

classroom teacher & SL. Teachers will cross-reference with grade

levels above and below them to make sure they have not selected the

same lesson. Two additional Technology Team members help SL help

teachers with the website and any technology questions.

Refreshments are served at this time.

Share (30 minutes)

Two teachers from each grade will share the lessons that they

selected and how they plan to incorporate it into their curriculum.

Wrap Up & Evaluation (15 minutes)

SL will describe next steps: Technology Committee approves

curriculum & SL/Classroom Teacher plan and deliver curriculum.

Staff completes evaluation.

Organization of Events

SL and two Technology Committee members will plan and conduct the workshops.

Funds for refreshments and flash drives will come from Curriculum Budget.

To entice teachers to attend: teachers will receive a flash drive for attendance at both

workshops and professional development points & summaries will be electronically

filed for them by SL.

Teachers & Administrators will be sent an email with the dates for both workshops

and an agenda for Workshop #1. Agenda for Workshop #2

Agenda for Workshop #1

Evaluation and Follow-up

Resources

Anonymous, Example 2 Staff Development Project. Retrieved from http://blackboard.unk.edu/

webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard

%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_87445_1%26url%3D

Bishop, K. & Janczak, S., Conducting Effective Staff Development Workshops Power Point.

Retrieved from http://blackboard.unk.edu/ webapps/portal/frameset.jsp? tab_tab_

group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype

%3DCourse%26id%3D_87445_1%26url%3D

Churchill, D. Literacy in the Web 2.0 World (New Literacy) Retrieved from

http://www.slideshare.net/ zvezdan/new-literacy-in-the-web-20-world

Commonsense.org. Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum. Retrieved from

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum

Morris, B. J. (2010) Administering the school library media center. Santa Barbara, CA:

Libraries Unlimited.

Schrock, K. Literacy in the Digital Age http://www.schrockguide. net/uploads /3/9/2/2/392267/ literacy_defintions.pdf

Tumle 1978. Helpdesk eng sub. Retrieved from the Internet http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4pyjRj3UMRM

Appendix A

NOTE: I turned the .pdf into a Power Point to use in the workshop, but remembered could only send up one file. I can send you the Power Point if you would like it for your files.

Appendix B

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/curr_overview_10.31.pdf