21st Literacy Skills in Action

21st Literacy Skills in Action

All over Ontario, teachers are implementing these skills in creative ways, provided below are some links demonstrating some different way the skills are being taught in the classroom. It is important to incorporate these different literacies into the standard curriculum as it aids in demonstrating the different applications of each literacy.  By incorporating multiple literacies in a lesson, it helps students create and recognize connections between each of the literacy skills. All the links provided demonstrate different ways teachers incorporate the literacy skills into their classrooms.

Media Literacy:

·         http://thecinematheque.ca/education/media-literacy-lesson-plans/

Critical Literacy:

·         http://www.readingrockets.org/article/using-read-alouds-critical-literacy-literature-k-3-classrooms

Environmental Literacy:

·         https://www.noozhawk.com/article/sustainability_environmental_education_at_crane_school

Financial Literacy:

·         http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/canadas-new-financial-literacy-leader-shares-a-few-tips

Global Literacy:

·         http://yourschools.ca/beyond-the-classroom/global-literacy-project/

· https://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose/2017/01/20/how-skype-in-the-classroom-opens-doors-to-literacy-global-learning/#sm.000x0st1ignaemp11eb1n1h0fswvx

Mental Health Literacy:

·      http://www.camh.ca/en/education/teachers_school_programs/resources_for_teachers_and_schools/Pages/resources_for_teachers_and_schools.aspx

Discipline-Based Literacy:

·         http://sites.uci.edu/ckreisel/2013/01/27/three-examples-of-disciplinary-literacy/