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Digital Resilience for Parents: Building the capacity of our children’s parents

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 9

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Jamie Harris
Digital Skills Senior Technical Advisor
World Education
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Jamie Harris works on national projects that draw on her strengths in digital literacy instruction, ESOL and adult education teaching and PD, and immigrant integration. Jamie comes to World Education from the Maryland Department of Labor Adult Instructional Services Team where she supported Title II programs with Technology Integration. Jamie led the development of a Digital Literacy Framework for Adult Learners and an Instructor Implementation Guide. She has also facilitated adult learner success as faculty and coordinator domestically and internationally. Jamie has a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies and a Masters of Education.

Session description

Our children are frequently engaged with technology at school and at home. Some parents, who are not familiar with the digital tools required to support their children, can feel ill equipped to support their learners. Therefore, it is vital to facilitate the development of digital literacy skills and resilience.

Purpose & objective

To support parents who may be overwhelmed and ill equipped to support their children with learning that is technology enabled, participants in this session will explore profiles of some parents who need support, identify resources to help practitioners understand those adult learners, engage with open educational resources to help with parent’s growth, and consider next steps to support the capacity building of parents.

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Outline

1. Learn about definitions and profiles of adult learners (inclusive of technology proficiency) - 15 minutes, presentation and discussion
2. Explore resources to help educators understand the adult learner - 20 minutes, device-based activitiey
3. Visit open education resources that can be shared with parents - 10 minutes, device-based activitiy
4. Discussion about next steps to connect session learnings to practice. 15 minutes, peer-to-peer interaction and group discussion

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Supporting research

The Digital Skills Library: https://edtech.worlded.org/the-digital-skills-library/
Digital Resilience Landscape Scan: https://edtech.worlded.org/findings-from-a-national-landscape-scan-on-adult-digital-literacy-instruction/ (specifically needs of diverse learners)

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Session specifications

Topic:
Project-, problem- & challenge-based learning
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Chief technology officers/superintendents/school board members, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: iOS, Windows, Android
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Subject area:
ELL, Not applicable
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Connected Learner
  • Develop the skills needed to lead and navigate change, advance systems and promote a mindset of continuous improvement for how technology can improve learning.
For Educators:
Collaborator
  • Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.

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