Educating literacy teachers online: tools, techniques, and transformations

Foreword / Julie Coiro

Acknowledgments

Voices from the Field / Marianne McTavish

Introduction

The Changing Face of Teaching and Learning

The Changing Face of Teacher Education

The Changing Face of Literacy

Defining Online and Blended Learning Environments

How This Book Will Help You Navigate Online Teaching and Learning

How This Book Is Organized

Voices from the Field / Connie Kendall Theado

1. Establishing Our Online identities

Situating Our Professional Identities

Tensions, Renegotiations, and Critical Reflections

Voices from the Field / Heather Neal

2. Building and Sustaining Effective Learning Communities

The Importance of Learning Communities

Setting Up a Learning Community

Online Discussions Supporting Learning Communities

Tensions, Renegotiations, and Critical Reflections

Voices from the Field / Kenneth Weiss

3. Technology Tools That Promote Active, Constructive, and Social Learning

Technology as a Tool

Tools That Support Active Learning

Tools That Support Constructive Learning

Tools That Support Social Learning

Spotlight: Lane's Move to Incorporating Technology

Considerations When Choosing Tools

Tensions, Renegotiations, and Critical Reflections

Voices from the Field / Suzanne Ehrlich, University of Cincinnati

4. Designing Effective Learning Experiences

Designing an Online Learning Experience

Spotlight: Lane's Professional Literacy Lesson Plans

Assessing Assignments

Role of the Student

Role of the Instructor

Tensions, Renegotiations, and Critical Reflection

Voices from the Field / Lee Anne Larsen, Maine Department of Education

5. Supporting Critical Learning Outcomes for Reading Professionals

Considering the Standards That Guide Our Practice

Themes Across Standards for Teacher Preparation

Considering Key Domains of Literacy Practice

Spotlight: Susan's Reflections on the Theoretical Perspectives Project

Tensions, Renegotiations, and Critical Reflections

Voices from the Field / Eileen Diamond, Ohio Department of Education

6. Changing the Landscape for Reading Professionals Through Online Learning

Blended Learning Environments

Teacher Professional Development in the 21st Century

Tensions, Renegotiations, and Critical Reflections

Appendix A. Sample Assignments

Appendix B. Discussion Rubrics

Appendix C. Professional Development Grid

References

Index

About the Authors