wlma 2014 fostering 21st century learning with today's nonfiction

Fostering 21st Century Learning with Today’s Nonfiction

Authors Laurie Ann Thompson

& Mary Cronk Farrell

Tony Wagner’s 7 Survival Skills1. Critical thinking and problem solving2. Collaboration across networks and leading

by influence3. Agility and adaptability4. Initiative and entrepreneurship5. Effective oral and written communication6. Accessing and analyzing information7. Curiosity and imagination

21st Century Skills

Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D.

Framework for 21st Century Learning(from p21.org)

Today’s nonfiction can help!● “Just the facts” available elsewhere:

Modern nonfiction books must have MORE (story, context, innovative format, cross-discipline, etc.)!

● So much competing for kids’ attention:Modern nonfiction CANNOT be boring!

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

21st Century Themes include:

● Global awareness ● Financial, economic, business and

entrepreneurship literacy● Civic literacy● Health literacy● Environmental literacy

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

Economic and business literacy

Arts, History,Science, Geography

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

Global awareness, Civic literacy, Financial literacy, economic literacy

Geography, Government/Civics

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

History, Geography,Art, Language arts

Global awareness

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

History, Government/Civics, Geography, Language arts

Civic Literacy

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

History, Geography, Civics/Government

Global awarenessCivic literacyEconomic literacyHealth literacy

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

Your turn!

● What titles can you recommend that present 21st century themes in addition to core subject knowledge?

Learning and innovation skills

Creativity and Innovation

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Communication

and

Collaboration

Learning and innovation skills

A ___________ can be.

My Country ‘Tis of Thee Write a new verse for a cause you believe in.

Information, media and technology

● Information literacy

● Media literacy

● Communications and technology skills

Information, media and technology

Information literacy

Information, media and technology

Information literacy

Media literacy

Information, media and technology

Information literacy,Media literacy,Technology

Information, media and technology

Information, media and technology

Information literacy

Information, media and technology

Media literacy

Information, media and technology

Technology skills

Information, media and technology

Can use any book, but especially nonfiction:

● Ask students to think about how books are sold by looking critically at the cover design, flap copy, publisher web pages, etc. Who is the target audience? How are they being reached?

Information, media and technology

Can use any book, but especially nonfiction:

● Have students write their own flap copy, create an advertisement, design a poster, make a book trailer, write to the author, etc.

Information, media and technology

Can use any book, but especially nonfiction:

● Help students search for author’s bio, guest posts, and interviews. Then, discuss author’s motivation and point of view.

Information, media and technology

Can use any book, but especially nonfiction:

● Allow students to share their work and/or discuss with others via Skype, SlideShare, VoiceThread, Tagxedo, Prezi, Piktochart, blogs, wikis, etc.

Information, media and technology skills

Your turn!

● Share ways you could (or already have) incorporated these skills into your library time or in classrooms.

Life and career skills● Flexibility and adaptability

● Initiative and self-direction

● Social and cross-cultural skills

● Productivity and accountability

● Leadership and responsibility

Maturity

Flexibility and adaptability

Initiative and self-direction

Productivity and accountability

Leadership and Responsibility

Life and career skills

Share a time in your life when circumstances taught you one of these important life or career skills?

Life and career skills

Share some strategies for helping kids be open to learning when facing challenging circumstances.

Nonfiction is more than its topic!

● Nonfiction books can always be used for english/reading/language arts, mentor texts, and critical analysis.

Nonfiction is more than its topic!

● Think cross-discipline: how can link it to other subject areas or offer to lovers of other genres.

Nonfiction is more than its topic!

● Encourage critical thinking, including questions authors’ motivations and points of view.

Nonfiction is more than its topic!

● Help young readers put what they’re reading into a larger context.

Nonfiction is more than its topic!

● Pair with related fiction texts to extend learning, comprehension, and interest.