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<p>New page: Training teachers for news literacy -- Those Present: Steve Fox, UMass-Amherst Tom Eveslage, Temple Faith Rogow Diana Lautenberg Amy Eisman Kelly Lohitney Mike RobbGrieco Jeannine Cook R...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Training teachers for news literacy -- <br /> <br /> Those Present:<br /> Steve Fox, UMass-Amherst<br /> Tom Eveslage, Temple<br /> Faith Rogow<br /> Diana Lautenberg<br /> Amy Eisman<br /> Kelly Lohitney<br /> Mike RobbGrieco<br /> Jeannine Cook<br /> Renee Hobb<br /> Nuala Cabral<br /> Kristin Hokanson<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/810041 Conversation Recording]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;How do we get teachers out of their comfort zones?&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> <br /> Diana -- teachers are pushed to the max on other issues -- at elem and high schools. As a nation we don&#039;t value critical thought right now.<br /> <br /> <br /> Kelly -- policies governing children have to change?<br /> <br /> <br /> Diana -- way that students receive information has changed 3-4 times already. A number of teachers know that they&#039;re not giving students what they need with critical thinking. <br /> <br /> <br /> Renee -- Inquiry model drives media literacy. Engaged teachers leave in first five years. A larger proportion of motivated change agents get pushed out. Teachers don&#039;t get to see inquiry model. Colleges make it difficult for discussions.<br /> <br /> <br /> Steve -- how do we fight through the notion that professor is expert?<br /> <br /> Amy -- how do we get buy-in into something that is new. Education about the changing consumer is key here.<br /> <br /> Diana -- listening to students is a big part of the process. School values what students have to say. It&#039;s a little messy. <br /> <br /> Amy -- why do you have to change?<br /> <br /> Diana -- relevancy is the key. <br /> <br /> Thomas -- Tempe established teaching academy about 12 years ago -- in touch with people who care about teaching. Talking to people who cared and developing a teaching learning center at Temple. Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Opened my eyes that students learn differently. It&#039;s raised the profile and focus on how students are learning. Part of it shift in thinking to where students are focus.<br /> <br /> Diana -- problems with public school systems -- funding, equipment...<br /> <br /> Renee -- some problems trickle down from Ed schools.<br /> <br /> Diana -- students are drivers alot of the time<br /> <br /> Stephen -- creativity and ambiguity are not honored. We want the outside world kept at bay. We want organization and certainty in classrooms. Diminishes the value of ambiguity.<br /> <br /> Amy -- news media going through same thing.<br /> <br /> Stephen -- news media is canary in coal mine. Are economics so fundamentally changed? How do we keep the car on the road?<br /> <br /> Diana -- students telling stories? Is there a space?<br /> <br /> Renee -- how do we create a space?<br /> <br /> Kristin -- make it relevant. GPS makes longitude and latitude pertinent.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Jeannine -- &#039;&#039;&#039;community orgs/community center&#039;&#039;&#039;. A place that is not regulated and you can come in and to things. In one day you&#039;re giving them enough -- takes extra effort and determination to do it. <br /> <br /> Renee -- teachers can take groups of students out to work on newspapers/magazines. Capitalize on out of classroom experiences. <br /> <br /> <br /> Is there a way to do out of classroom experiences with news orgs?<br /> <br /> Amy -- Is there a Knight proposal -- Wednesday digital update? Interactive possibilities? Partner with local news org?<br /> <br /> Faith -- two ideas: <br /> 1. make a part of the teaching requirement, instead of prepare a lesson plan, I want you to include how you model this value --<br /> 2. script teachers to be inquiry-based. Script a way to ask questions.<br /> <br /> Diana -- make it part of literacy in high schools and elem schools.<br /> <br /> Kelly -- perilous alarmist stuff about internet doesnt help. A way to engage teachers -- national writing project? How do we affect policy? Integrated across curriculum.<br /> <br /> Is it possible to get a Wiki or Blog off the ground centered around this topic. Video submissions? UK has Teachers.Tv -- how-to videos on teaching and teaching media literacy. Learn a lot about teaching methods -- creating online community. Problems with online communit would be lack of comfort by teachers.<br /> <br /> Faith -- Coaching is critical. The goal of a good batting coach is not to make everyone have the same swing but to make everyone a good hitter. So how can I tweak what this player is doing to make them better. There is no such perfect swing that everyone should have. Moving along the continuum. Begin the process.<br /> <br /> Thomas -- learning is important. High school journalism -- those engaged are succeeding. Student press and student as community. School as community is a way to bring this closer to students.<br /> <br /> <br /> Mike -- Teacher education for pre-service? Where do you learn things/how do you learn things/how do you make room for this? Opening up inquiry process -- what turned you on as a learner?</div>

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