Vanessa+C.

I have taught 8th Grade English for eleven years. I earned my B.A. in English and Music from the College of the Holy Cross and my M.A.T. in English from Brown University. I have worked as a freelance writer and editor and enjoy playing piano and traveling. I hold a black belt in Taekwondo and a Second Kyu in Aikido. In the past year I have discovered a new passion in the sport of triathlon. In my spare time I can be found swimming, biking, and running.

Culminating Activity #3: Lisa, Andrea, Jess, and Vanessa
Audience: We are presenting to teachers on a professional development day to encourage them to meet the needs of our Digital Natives. Would you want your students to look like this? Traditional teaching approaches don't engage the digital learners of today's Net Generation:

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The Net Generation places new demands on teaching practices. Today's--and tomorrow's--classroom must shape learners for their futures through student-centered, multiple means of engagement, expression, and representation. The following video shows the antithesis of Ferris Beuller's classroom: a universally designed Language Arts class.

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Culminating Activity #2:


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__**5, 4, 3, 2, 1**__

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**5 new technologies to try**
 * Delicious
 * Moodle
 * Wiki
 * Wordle
 * Zamzar

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**4 ideas to share with others**
 * Shelfari
 * Twitter
 * Digital portfolios
 * iGoogle calendars

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 * 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning Flexibility in**
 * representation
 * expression
 * engagement

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 * 2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age**
 * more extensive "get to know you" activities at beginning of year (go beyond fave movies, etc.)
 * more choice, etc. in assessment (perhaps using the tic-tac-toe method)

**1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday”**

 * Develop a class wiki and create a classroom culture where everyone digitally coauthors the learning experience.**