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Frank Baker at the NCTE Annual Convention
Be sure to come to the NCTE Annual Convention this November in San Antonio and attend a session by Frank Baker!
Awards and Honors
Frank is the recipient of several awards including the 2007 Cable in the Classroom award for media literacy.
Education and Experience
Frank worked in television news before joining the Orange County (Orlando, FL) Public School System as an administrator in the areas of Instructional TV/Distance Education. While there, he collaborated with both Time Warner Cable and The Orlando Sentinel to bring media literacy education to teachers and students. He returned to South Carolina and taught a college level media literacy course for educators and developed a nationally recognized media literacy resource website.
Reading Nonfiction Texts Kit
Reading Nonfiction Texts KitBecause nonfiction texts are read differently than fiction, students need different skills for decoding and interpreting nonfiction works. This kit offers strategies for helping students read and interpret nonfiction texts and would be useful before or after a consultation by Frank.
Pathways to Advance Adolescent Literacy
Pathways Frank Baker's work helps educators think about what it means to be literate in the 21st century. This is one of the main areas within Pathways a professional development learning pathway for individual teachers, school and district teams, and state-wide iInitiatives.
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