Using the Arts and Technology to Support Critical Literacy in the Elementary Classroom

Presenters: Peggy Albers, Vivian M. Vasquez, and Jerome C. Harste
Date: April 22, 2010
Time: 4:30-5:30 pm EST
Level: K-5

Today more and more attention is being given to technology as a new literacy and how it might be incorporated in the English language arts classroom. In this web seminar we share our work in visual and critical literacy and how we have supported teacher in rethinking literacy and in exploring new possibilities for the English language arts classroom. Specifically we will share the work we have done with elementary students in critiquing advertisements, developing public service announcements, creating classroom podcasts and other such projects.

Can't attend? Click here to access the On Demand version of Peggy Albers, Vivian M. Vasquez, and Jerome C. Harste's Web seminar.

Peggy Albers is an associate professor in the Language and Literacy unit of the Middle and Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Department at Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Vivian M. Vasquez is an associate professor in the School of Education, Teaching, and health at American University in Washington, DC. Her research and teaching focus primarily on critical literacies, new literacies, early childhood and elementary education, and education for social justice and equity.

Jerome C. Harste is professor emeritus of language education at Indiana University.

Grade Level(s): Elementary