Join us February 17th at 2PM EDT for the SITE SIG Webinar Series events! The Webinar is free of charge and features two invited speakers from the Teacher Education Council and the Information Technology Council.
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Teacher Education Council Featured Talk: ‘TPACK and Differentiation of Instruction: Examination of Mathematics and Science Lesson Plans Developed by Special Education Pre-service Teachers’
Authors: Irina Lyublinskaya & Nelly Tournaki; College of Staten Island, City University of New York
Abstract: In this webinar, we present that the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framework (TPACK, Mishra & Koehler, 2006) can be used to develop excellence in teaching in a variety of classrooms that include differentiation of instruction. We review the constructs of TPACK in relation to differentiation. Then we review a number of mathematics and science lesson plans developed and taught by pre-service elementary special education teachers. The lesson plans were scored using the TPACK Levels Rubric (Lyublinskaya & Tournaki, 2012) and evaluated for quality of differentiation. While engaging the participants, we will describe how strategies used for differentiation parallel the levels of TPACK achieved by each teacher.
Information Technology Council Featured Talk: ’21st Century Critical Literacy: Pedagogical and Ideological Intersections’
Authors: Tabia Lee, Dr. T. Lee Educational Constultancy & Cinzia Forasiepi, Sonoma State University, USA
Abstract: Two speakers from a researcher- practitioner team propose a webinar on the topics of 21st century critical literacy teaching and teacher ideology. The accelerative mechanisms of globalization complicate cultural and linguistic diversity in the learning situation and confound literacy curriculum and pedagogy (Apple, Kenway, & Singh, 2005; Canagarajah, 2013; Kachru & Smith, 2009; New London Group, 1996; Pennycook, 2006, 2007; Tupas, 2005). Importantly, teachers increasingly report feeling unprepared to teach culturally and linguistically diverse students (National Center for Literacy Education, 2014). Yet, few pedagogical frameworks have emerged for 21st century literacy. The Twenty-first Century Critical Literacy Teaching (21st-cubed) pedagogical framework is a praxis-oriented trajectory towards increasingly critical humanistic teaching for culturally and linguistically diverse learners. We discuss the importance and relevance of critical literacy to the educational environment. We also describe the 21st-cubed framework dimensions and the connections to standardization and massification. The core elements of 21st-cubed (culture, language, and technology), served as a conceptual framework, or entry point into a meta-analysis of teacher ideology (1895–2015). Whereas the results of the meta-analysis are proposed for presentation at SITE 2016, this brief presentation focuses on discussing why teacher ideology matters for teaching, learning, and educational research. Ultimately, teacher ideology matters because it shapes and is shaped by what is taught and how it is taught.
SITE Webinars: Each webinar feature invited speakers discussing topics of interest to SITE members. Webinars will be recorded and posted on the SITE and SIG pages, EdITLib Digital Libary, and SITE social media, and will also be included in the SITE Conference call for participation. The webinars will be offered free of charge.
This new webinar series will help inform potential participants about an important topic while also encouraging attendance at the next SITE Conference. The Council Chairs for the corresponding SIGs will act as moderators for each event.
FORMAT:
• 5 minute intro from SITE President and Council Chair
• 15-20 minute talk from invited speaker A
• 5-10 minute Q&A facilitated by moderator – Open chat window for attendees to post questions
during talk, moderator to facilitate during Q&A
• 1-3 minute introduction from Council Chair
• 15-20 minute talk from invited speaker B
• 5-10 minute Q&A facilitated by moderator – Open chat window for attendees to post questions
during talk, moderator to facilitate during Q&A
• 3 minute closing from SITE President
