[CASL-L] Fwd: Digital Learning Day: Turning Students into Teachers

[Barbara Johnson]

>From ABC-CLIO's School Library Connection website
https://schoollibraryconnection.com/

*Digital Learning Day: Turning Students into Teachers*

Technology is a mercurial concept, encompassing tools and skills that often
rise to prominence and get replaced at very quick intervals. Since our
global society is increasingly reliant on a variety of technologies, it is
imperative that schools help students learn to navigate these constantly
churning waters.

This month's *One Lesson at a Time*
<https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Home/Display/2295974> guest is
Connecticut elementary school librarian Barbara Johnson, who has evolved an
incredible project. Digital Learning Day engages students from across grade
levels and gives them the chance to showcase their knowledge. Students
choose a particular technology tool to investigate, then present that tool
at an event that welcomes students, parents, and community members. Barbara
provides details for an activity
<https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/LessonPlan/2296551> you can do
with your students based on Digital Learning Day.

Giving students choice and voice in their learning is one of the most
powerful methods in the educator's toolset: it bolsters students' sense of
agency, not only engaging them in their learning but giving them ownership
of that learning. Projects like Barbara's Digital Learning Day are examples
of what education should look like.

Barbara is gearing up for this lesson right now, in preparation for a March
event. As an added bonus, she has shared some resources that will let us
actually see the final products of her students' work this year! Be sure to
check out Barbara's "Digital Learning Day TV" virtual viewing program here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iJtZ3iftF-grrZS55WGdGTsdntn1I_P_iidfD8ywIRU/edit
!

Here is a breakdown of our conversation:
0:00 Introduction
1:32 Meet Barbara Johnson
5:07 The Origin of Digital Learning Day
6:49 Letting Students Be Technology Experts
10:36 Community Building: Inside and Outside the School
11:35 Collaborating Across Departments
13:27 Preparation Step One: Digital Learning Menus
17:54 Preparation Step Two: Keeping Students in Charge
21:17 Hosting the Event
24:31 Giving Students Independence and Support
25:40 Learning from Students
27:49 Helping Students Harness their Technology Superpowers
29:50 Adapting and Growing Digital Learning Day
33:42 Supports and Scaffolding
36:03 School and Community Feedback
37:02 Lesson Advice

*Revisit our guests from One Lesson at a Time: Season One
<https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Article/2271286> and our
current season here
<https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Article/2293947>!*
Earn a professional development certificate of completion for your time
with us! Take the PD Certification Quiz (in the left navigation menu of the
podcast <https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Home/Display/2295974>) after
listening to this conversation and reviewing the lesson, and earn a
certificate for one hour of PD. (Consult with your supervising organization
about applying these to your professional development requirements.)
Steven Tetreault

Copyright 2023 ABC-CLIO, LLC



*MLA:*
Tetreault, Steven. "Digital Learning Day: Turning Students into
Teachers." *School
Library Connection*, January 2023, Content/Article/2296550.

https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Article/2296550

Entry ID: 2296550



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*Barbara Johnson*
*Librarian*
Jack Jackter Intermediate School

@technojohnson
www.jackjackterlibrary.com

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