www.acmevermont.orgWhat Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? (short version 8 min)
This video is an exploration of the definition of literacy: more specifically, of what it means to be a literate person in the 21st Century. Both producers are reflective practitioners who have strong literacy backgrounds. As practising teachers they have a vested interest in this subject. The producers realize that new media in a technological world is shaping the lives of youth and that as a result, redefining the literacy skills that will be necessary for youth to be able to function successfully in the world they are growing up in. The latter implies, by necessity, that the how, what and why of teaching literacy must also change. As a result of having the supposed static, print-centric notion of literacy upturned, the producers became interested in finding out if other educators at their worksites were experiencing this shift and in exploring how these educators were grappling with the notion of what it means to be a literate person and the corresponding implications in terms of their own teaching practise. Were they indeed rethinking what it means to be literate in an information and communication technological world, or upholding the traditional print-centric, paper and pencil viewpoint?
What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? is an important and relevant issue that invites dialogue from all practising educators who work with youth. The world is changing and schools are required to make those changes necessary to help youth become fully competent, critical, and thoughtful citizens in the world they live in.
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Adult Literacy Tutoring
An Adult literacy Tutor talks about why he got into tutoring and what he has gotten out of tutoring.
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Literacy report faults education system
Kenyan children are leaving primary school without achieving basic literacy and numeracy skills. A new report released shows that fifty out of every one thousand children completing class eight cant read a class two story.
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Adult Literacy Tutoring – A Student’s View
An Adult Literact Learner talks about what he has gotten out of the literacy Volunteers Tutoring Program.
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Generation M – Media Literacy, Education & Choice (Extra Feature) – Available on DVD
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The Media education Foundation presents
Generation M: Misogyny in Media & Culture
Available on DVD Fall 2008
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April is Financial Literacy Month
April is National Financial literacy Month, and it couldnt have come at a better time. Many consumers, some for the first time, have had to learn to live in a down economy. Financial Literacy Month is an opportunity for individuals to learn about financial matters such as developing a budget, understanding credit scores, and managing and saving money.
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Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time
http://www.ted.com Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India’s slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
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ACP Foundation: Health Literacy
The American College of Physicians Foundation (ACP Foundation) has adopted the definition of health literacy developed for the National Library of Medicine and used by Healthy People 2010 (the prevention and health promotion objectives set for the Nation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services):
“The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate decisions.” (Parker & Ratzan, 2001)
For more health literacy resources, please visit http://foundation.acponline.org/hl/hlresources.htm.
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IOM Health Literacy Video
This video provides an overview of the findings from the 2003 IOM report on health literacy.
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