Ms. Jadoonanan’s Future Classroom
With all of these nine 21st century literacies being defined, signified and applied to practice it is evident that each literacy works to fulfill some aspect of preparing a well-rounded 21st century citizen for their future civic engagement in society. Furthermore, it can be noted that not all literacies will be taught or applied in the same way, however it is possible for certain learning opportunities to allow for the intersection of several literacies to be built upon at once.
For instance, if cross-curricular lessons are developed, and subsequent final cumulative products are assigned, this can allow for multiple literacies to be embedded within their learning. Similar to the curriculum unit that we developed for this course in EDUC 4P28 that required multiple curriculum and 21st century literacies to be interconnected within lessons and the final rich performance task product, this strategy of lesson planning and teaching is something I will carry with me into my teaching career due to its multiple opportunities for learning that shapes not only an academically educated student, but well rounded holistically in all aspects covered through the Ontario Ministry of education curriculum and these 21st century literacies for the 21st century learner.
With that being said, I feel that this course was the most beneficial throughout my university career in preparing me for how I will design my future lessons, assignments and assessment tools with the incorporation of the 21st century literacies as apart of curricular and pedagogical approaches, as well as using assessment FOR, AS and OF learning throughout the process to ensure the most effective support and development for my students.
Thank you Laura, Shannon and Farhanna for great learning opportunities, resources and discussion! Have a great summer, and I hope to perhaps use you as resources next year as I begin my exciting and long-awaited journey of Teacher’s College at Brock University.