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New Literacies for the 21st Century
Classroom
A Research-based SeriesModule One, Information Literacy: Why, What,
Where, How and Who, is now available across the state
Summer Summit: It Is Not Just What, but How Students Learn: the Role of
Information Literacy in Today's Classroom
Hamilton County Educational Service
Center (HCESC) and INFOhio have partnered
to develop a series designed to build capacity for teaching skills that are critical to
students developing a deeper understanding of academic content standards and abilities to
locate, retrieve and manipulate information for knowledge construction and communications.
HCESC Professional
Development Calendar and online registration |
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| When/
Where: |
Module
One
Information Literacy: Why, What, Where, How and Who: An Overview

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June 2, 2005 - Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center, 1495
West Longview Avenue, Mansfield, OH 44906 REGISTRATION
DEADLINE: MAY 27, 2005 NOTE: This event is restricted to educators
from Mid-Ohio ESC and North Central Ohio ESC. |
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| Cost: |
$125 per session Ohio SchoolNet Professional Development funds may be used for this
workshop.
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| Registration: |
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Presenters: |
Linda Johnson-Towles
Consultant, Instructional Technology and Media
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Phone: 513-674-4227
Fax: 513-742-8339
E-mail: towles_l@hcesc.orgLinda works with
districts to promote and develop a standards-based curriculum aligned with technology,
information literacy and student inquiry for increased knowledge construction. She is
experienced as a certified school library media specialist for grades K-12 and as a
facilitator of inquiry, problem-based learning.
Tom Shessler
Consultant, Instructional Technology and Social Studies
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Phone: 513-674-4317
Fax: 513-742-8339
E-mail: shessler_t@hcesc.org
Tom works with districts to develop, align and assess standards-based curriculum, His
is experienced as a classroom teacher, district curriculum leader and facilitator of
district information literacy programs. Tom also works with districts to articulate vision
and goals and to develop comprehensive strategies plans that improve student achievement. |
What's coming! |
Summer Summit
July 26-28, 2005
Dublin City SchoolsExplore, examine and extend understanding for the
importance of Information Literacy in a world of ever-increasing global knowledge.
| Join colleagues for a three-day college credit seminar exploring: |

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Critical & Creative Thinking-Based Learning: Habits of Mind and Heart |

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Essential Questioning: Construction of Knowledge |

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Media Literacy: Communication of Messages |

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Visual Literacy: Grammar of Images and Symbols |

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Information Acquisition: Strategies for Access and Inquiry |

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Research Process: Designing Student Work |

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Assessment for the New Literacies: Measuring Impact of Communications |
Share in discussion, presentations and hands-on activities for the creation and
evaluation of rich lesson plans and classroom strategies to address new emphases on
Subject Integration, Cognitive and Metacognitive Thinking, Multimedia and Technology for
today's millennial classroom. |
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