Empowering Creative Communicators through Digital Publishing in the Elementary Classroom

Outline

Content and engagement + Time:
- Intro/Muster Drill/Embarkation Survey - 8 min
- Purpose/Fluency Facts/Digital Writing Do's - 7 min
- Port of Call - 3 min.
- Shore Excursions:
--> Fluency Fun - 5 min.
--> Sequential Stories - 10 min
--> Creative Illustrations - 15 min
- Walk the Plank! - 5 min
- Disembarkation - 5 min

Process:
- Canva presentation with links to projects participants can explore
- Participants will engage in hands-on learning experience as students using Book Creator and Adobe Express
- Participants will have an opportunity to share experiences with others in peer-to-peer interactions.

Outcomes

After this session, participants will be able to create a digital project experience for their students that empowers student choice and voice. All participants will leave this session with project ideas for next-day implementation.

Supporting research

Bringing Transformational Learning to Life: https://www.ascd.org/el/bringing-transformational-learning-to-life

Today's Learner's, Tomorrow's Leaders: https://my.iste-ascd.org/s/store#/store/browse/detail/a1wVb000000DyuPIAS

A Passion for Kindness: Making the World a Better Place to Lead, Love, and Learn: https://www.amazon.com/Passion-Kindness-Making-World-Better/dp/1949595188