In this workshop, Theresa Sladek from Northstar Digital Literacy will introduce you to the new Northstar Teacher Resource Guide. It was created to help instructors integrate daily routines into all levels of ELL classrooms to help build essential digital literacy skills. Aligned with the Northstar standards, these routines are valuable for programs to use with beginner-level digital literacy and/or ELL students who would benefit from an on-ramp to the full Northstar curriculum.
DESE-funded programs can request a site license for free access to the Northstar platform by completing this Request Form. Note that the requests are processed in batches, so please plan ahead.
For questions about this workshop, please contact Kathleen O’Connell at kathleen_oconnell@worlded.org.
- Participants should have attended an Introduction to Northstar Digital Literacy session. See recording in the PSPDC On-Demand library
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
Join Theresa Sladek from Northstar Digital Literacy for an introduction to the new Northstar Teacher Resource Guide. In this workshop, she will show you some simple rubrics for instructors to use as pre/post assessments of beginner-level digital skills knowledge, demonstrate a digital skills routine from the perspective of both student and instructor, give you an in-depth look at how to use the guide, and discuss best practices for teaching digital literacy to ELLs.
Several days before the event, (Kathleen O’Connell kathleen_oconnell@worlded.org) will send you an email with the Zoom link.
- If you’re interested in learning more about using Northstar, be sure to check out the recordings of previous Northstar PD in the PSPDC On-Demand library.
- To receive alerts for events related to digital literacy, make sure you’re signed up for notifications. Sign into your SABES account, click the “My Account” tab, select the “My Notifications” tab, and check off "Digital Literacy."
- Use simple Northstar rubrics for pre/post assessment of beginner-level digital skills knowledge
- Incorporate digital routines into ESOL instruction
- Understand how to navigate the new Northstar Teacher Resource Guide
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
This session is open to program staff who are using or plan to use Northstar Digital Literacy. Participants should have attended one of the Northstar Digital Literacy sessions. If you have not, please watch recordings from our PSPDC On-Demand library
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