Professional Development

Preview Multiliteracies I

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Creative teaching and learning involves thinking about literacy in fresh ways. The multiliteracies pedagogy is a cross-curricular approach that honors learners' life experiences and draws upon relevant content and context.

Visual, mathematical, digital, written and spoken literacies are intrinsically linked and serve as a society's cultural and communication practices. This course encompasses:

  • Literacy Draws Upon Art: Explore the parallels between written and visual literacy. Read art to SEEK insights.  
  • Reading Art Enriches Writing: Examine the biological, educational and historical reasons to read art. Decode art for insights. Use an intentional writing framework and art as a story springboard.
  • Making Stories Visible: Write about leadership and coaching.Use intentional writing framework with multiple genres. Engage in collaborative writing. 
  • Math as a Visible Language: Examine crosswalks between art and math standards. Read art to decode math. Explore parallels between math and art content and practices.

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Preview Essential Questions from Unit 1
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Open to download resource. Each unit in a creatED course opens with Essential Questions. These help to lay the framework and spark participants' thinking for what they will be trained on during this section. This is a preview of Essential Questions from Unit 1. If this course is not within your Dashboard, contact your local creatED Manager to learn more.
Preview Reflections and Next Steps from Unit 1
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Open to download resource. Each unit in a creatED course closes with Reflection Questions. These help to round out the unit participants were just trained on to spark their thinking on next steps and how they will put these concepts into practice. This is a preview of Reflection Questions from Unit 1. If this course is not within your Dashboard, contact your local creatED Manager to learn more.
Preview Excerpted Article from Unit 1
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Open to download resource. This preview of an article excerpted from Unit 1 provides a peek into some of the content shared during this course. If this course is not within your Dashboard, contact your local creatED Manager to learn more.