NCTE offers consultants and services on 21st Century literacies instruction that when used together, provide extended learning opportunities for teachers and makes a positive impact on learning. These opportunities include the 21st Century Literacies Pathways Program, Web Seminars, Resource Kits and books for study groups.
Consultants are available to present one-day or multi-day presentations or provide year-round consulting. All workshops and presentations can be customized to meet your specific needs.
New Literacies in Action
Consultant: William Kist
Audience: Teachers (Grades 5-Adult), Administrators, Literacy Coaches
Dr. Kist will demonstrate a variety of strategies for engaging adolescents in a time of broadening literacies. Collected from classrooms across North America, these strategies can be implemented in a wide range of classrooms, from the technologically barren to the technologically advanced.
Multimodality and the Art in Curriculum Design (Grades K-12/ESOL)
Consultant: Peggy Albers
In this workshop, teachers experience the Harlem Renaissance curriculum from a multimodal perspective. They see, feel, hear, and sense this literary movement as writers and authors created it. Teachers will learn how to create a variety of multimodal engagements using PowerPoint, art, drama, and music, along with their language texts, and learn how to integrate multimodality into curriculum.
Hamming it up in the Classroom: Working with Drama and the Oral Language Arts (Grades K-12/ESOL)
Consultant: Peggy Albers
In this workshop, teachers will learn how drama and the oral language arts can generate strong engagement from students and elicit deeper levels of comprehension of written texts. Teachers will learn the basic elements involved in working with drama and speech (voice, movement, body position), and how to move written text into readers theater, oral interpretation and short plays.
Media Literacy 101
Consultant: Frank Baker Audience: Teachers, ELA Supervisors
Most teacher/educators have never been trained in media literacy. This workshop introduces the core concepts/key questions and positions media literacy within that state’s teaching standards and frameworks. Extremely interactive and hands-on.
Media Education in a Digital Information Age
Consultant: Frank Baker Audience: All educators
Similar to Media Literacy 101, except new media and technology are emphasized here.
The Role of Writing in Media
Consultant: Frank Baker Audience: All educators
Writing is the key to all media messages, whether they be advertising, commercials, TV, or film. Participants will explore all media with many hands-on activities.