Preparing a New Generation of

Teachers To Develop Literate

American Adolescents

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Preparing a New Generation of
Teachers To Develop Literate
American Adolescents
Douglas K. Hartman
Paul M. Morsink
Michigan State University

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 Acknowledgements

http://www.msularc.org/ http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/outreach/k12out/ http://www.skillman.org/

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Acknowledgements

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 Acknowledgements
Lit Coll

Doctoral Seminar
Community House

School Partnership 5 Research Lab

 Resources

• Slides available at:

• http://sites.google.com/site/hartmanyouthvillepresentation/

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 Resources

• Slides available at:

• http://sites.google.com/site/hartmanyouthvillepresentation/
• Feedback & Questions:
• GoodSchools1@gmail.com

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 Resources

• “The New Literacies of Online Reading

Comprehension and the Irony of NCLB” (2010). Leu,
Hartman, et al.
http://www.guilford.com/
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 Resources

• “From Print to Pixels” (2010) Hartman, Morsink & Zheng

http://www.guilford.com/
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Activity

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 Millennial Quiz

http://pewresearch.org/millennials/quiz/
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 Neighbor Conversation

• “What generation do you belong to?”

• “What answers could I change in order to ‘score’ as
one of the other generations?” (especially note your
literacy-related habits & choices)

http://pewresearch.org/millennials/
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 Overview

• I. Where We are Today: Literacy in 2010

• II. The Challenges & Opportunities: Making the Most of
Them
• III. Addressing the Challenges & Seizing the Opportunities:
3 Ideas for Accelerating Literacy Learning Today

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