Comments on: Reconsidering the “Grammar of Schooling” in a Digital Age http://hickstro.org/2008/03/10/reconsidering-the-grammar-of-schooling-in-a-digital-age/ Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:31:16 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Troy Hicks http://hickstro.org/2008/03/10/reconsidering-the-grammar-of-schooling-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-814 Troy Hicks Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:47:43 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2008/03/10/reconsidering-the-grammar-of-schooling-in-a-digital-age/#comment-814 Hi Donna, I think that your situation points to many of the complexities that we have to deal with -- school infrastructure, social norms, professional development requirements, and our own comfort levels with technology. Based on what I know of your teaching and writing project work, it sounds like you are making an impact on the teachers that choose to work with you. In some ways, I feel that this is perhaps the best way to initiate change. Keep making those personal connections with your colleagues and thanks for contributing to the conversation here. Troy Hi Donna,

I think that your situation points to many of the complexities that we have to deal with — school infrastructure, social norms, professional development requirements, and our own comfort levels with technology.

Based on what I know of your teaching and writing project work, it sounds like you are making an impact on the teachers that choose to work with you. In some ways, I feel that this is perhaps the best way to initiate change.

Keep making those personal connections with your colleagues and thanks for contributing to the conversation here.

Troy

]]> By: Donna http://hickstro.org/2008/03/10/reconsidering-the-grammar-of-schooling-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Donna Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:01:22 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2008/03/10/reconsidering-the-grammar-of-schooling-in-a-digital-age/#comment-758 From my perspective the problem isn’t just educating teachers, but supporting teachers doing this kind of work. In Pennsylvania schools can apply for the “Classrooms of the Future” grants. When they get the money, it can only go to core curriculum teachers (English/LA, Math, Science and Social Studies). As a Family and Consumer Science teacher in a building that received the grant, I can go observe what the students and teachers are doing. I received a memo that I am not to touch the equipment. I have been using wikis and blogs in my class, I introduces colleagues to google documents, I teach technology courses for the district and for the local writing project site. When I have put in requests on my department’s budget for technology, it gets shot down. There is a digital divide opening up between teachers that have equipment and access and those that aren’t aloud. From my perspective the problem isn’t just educating teachers, but supporting teachers doing this kind of work. In Pennsylvania schools can apply for the “Classrooms of the Future” grants. When they get the money, it can only go to core curriculum teachers (English/LA, Math, Science and Social Studies). As a Family and Consumer Science teacher in a building that received the grant, I can go observe what the students and teachers are doing. I received a memo that I am not to touch the equipment. I have been using wikis and blogs in my class, I introduces colleagues to google documents, I teach technology courses for the district and for the local writing project site. When I have put in requests on my department’s budget for technology, it gets shot down. There is a digital divide opening up between teachers that have equipment and access and those that aren’t aloud.

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