Tuesday, April 12
3:00-3:30 PM
PDT
Tidepool 4

Supporting the Alpha Generation using Deeply-Digital Curricula

Full Paper (F2F) ID: 61206
  1. Cathie Norris
    Univ. of North Texas
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    Elliot Soloway
    Univ. of Michigan
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    Anne Tapp
    Saginaw Vallley State University

Abstract: Alpha Generation children – those children born after 2010 – are not going to sit still and do paper-and-pencil worksheets, nor will they page systematically through a paper-based book. Alphas are the first truly “digital-first” generation. They have grown up with some sort of screen – smartphone, tablet – in their hands. They are comfortable poking and scrolling on a screen; they will learn to write their block letters on a screen with their finger or a stylus. Over the past 3, COVID-disrupted years, 10,000+ K-5 Alpha Generation students, primarily from Title1 urban and rural schools, have used visual, deeply-digital, standards-aligned, collabrified, OER, curricula created by the Center for Digital Curricula. And, standardized test scores in those schools have either gone up or stayed at pre-pandemic levels! In our workshop, we will explore with attendees how they can use “Roadmaps” – the graphical format for the deeply-digital lessons - with pre-service and in-service teachers – immediately!

Presider: Aubrey Taylor Rieder, University of North Texas

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