Emergent Technology: Students in the Lead! Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives Washington DC October 6, 2011

2 Acknowledgements of Generous Support The Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives – for their hospitality Our participants for spending time with us and sharing their ideas, and, of course Our speakers for their expertise Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow Hilary LaMonte, Consortium on School Networking

3 Acknowledgement of Support of the Steering Committee Alliance for Excellent Education–for breakfast and lunch American Association of School Librarians Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Learning Disabilities NCTE – for support of registration and meeting packets National Writing Project National Urban Alliance for Effective Education USA TODAY

4 NALC Mission The National Adolescent Literacy Coalition offers a collective voice for national leadership and a national perspective to all issues related to adolescent literacy. NALC provides the necessary vision, communication, and coordination to advance literacy for all adolescents, empowering them to full participation in a democratic society.

5 Strategies Involvement Meeting Participants Organizations Steering Committee Meetings Biennial, 3-meeting series Connections Meetings for Networking Ning Visibility Tweeting? Hashtag #nalc_oct11

6 Goals for the Day Hearing from students their uses of technology for learning Imagining new applications of technology for adolescent literacy learning Committing to action in support of policies that support adolescent literacy learning.

7 Introductions Introduce Yourself Your organization

8 Agenda Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow Tanya Baker, National Writing Project, Digital IS Lunch Barbara Cambridge, NCTE, Legislative Update Hilary LaMonte, Director of Online Communities of Practice, CoSN

9 What Action Will YOU Take Hearing from students their uses of technology for learning Imagining new applications of technology for adolescent literacy learning Committing to action in support of policies that support adolescent literacy learning.

10 Join the NALC Ning! Adolescentliteracy.ning.com (leave your meeting reflections)

11 Looking Ahead to NALC’s Future Meetings Please hold the (tentative) dates: April 12, 2012 Technology: Powering Up through Confidence and Engagement October 11, 2012 New series