Foreword Preface A Collaboration Invitation Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter Descriptions 1. Documenting Learning Types and Purposes Documenting Learning Types Documenting Learning Purposes 2. Documenting Learning and the Now Literacies Relationship Between Documenting Learning and Now Literacies 3. Documenting Pedagogy and Heutagogy Defining the Difference Between Pedagogical Documentation and Heutagogical Documentation Defining the Difference Between Displaying and Documenting 4. Documenting Engagement and Learning Layers Defining Learner Engagement Documenting Learning Layers 5. Documenting With Sharing and Amplifying in Mind Sharing and Amplifying When Documenting Learning 6. Documenting Phases Documentation Phases 7. Documenting Learningflow Routine Learningflow Routine Steps 8. Documenting With Text and Visual Platforms and Tools in Mind Text and Visual Platforms and Tools 9. Documenting With Audio, Video, and Blogging Platforms and Tools in Mind Audio and Video Platforms and Tools Blogging Platforms and Tools 10. Documenting With Unpacking in Mind Unpacking Documentation Artifacts 11. Documenting Challenge: 21st Century Skills and the Now Literacies Focusing the Challenge Framing the Challenge Applying the Challenge 12. Documenting Learning and Branding: Administrative Actions School and District Brand Identity 13. Documenting Learning: Moving Forward What to Cut? What to Keep? What to Upgrade? Appendix Glossary References Index
Documenting Learning is a process that facilitates student-driven learning, helping students reflect on and articulate their own learning processes. It also helps teachers reflect on their own personal professional learning and their practice in the classroom.
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano is a Third Culture Kid (TCK). She was born in Germany, raised in Argentina, lived shortly in Brazil, and is now planted in the United States. Her multicultural upbringing fueled her passion for languages, travel, global awareness, and global competencies. Silvia holds a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish with a minor in International Studies, and a Master's Degree in Education with an emphasis in Instructional Technology. She has worked as a world language teacher, technology integration facilitator, 21st century learning specialist, social media coordinator, and professional development and educational consultant. She is a Curriculum21 faculty member, co-founder of edJEWcon, author of Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators (Lulu, 2010), and co-author of Mastering Digital Literacy and Mastering Global Literacy (Solution Tree, 2013). Her passions include globally connected learning, technology integration, contemporary upgrades, amplification of curriculum and instruction, blogging as a pedagogy, developing and maintaining a personal learning network, and documenting learning. Visit Silvia's consulting website: globallyconnectedlearning.com; amplifiEDUcation website: amplifieducation.com; documenting learning website: documenting4learning.com; and blog: Langwitches.org/blog; and follow her on Twitter @langwitches. Janet Hale is an educational consultant and trainer who is passionate about supporting educators in making curriculum decisions that ensure, enhance, and enrich learning and teaching experiences. She works with schools, districts, and higher-ed programs in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. She specializes in curriculum mapping; standards literacy and alignment; and documenting learning. Her Masters in educational leadership and curriculum development; elementary, secondary, and special education classroom experiences; and working alongside teachers and administrators for over 20 years enable Janet to provide unique insights that aid the learning organizations she has the pleasure of assisting. She has written an assortment of educational resources, including three titles for Corwin, and enjoys presenting at national and international conferences. Janet resides in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband, Johnny, and their four-legged Schnauzer children. Visit Janet's consulting website: CurriculumDecisions.com and documenting learning website: documenting4learning.com. You can follow her on Twitter @janet_hale, as well as @doc4learning. She can be contacted via e-mail at teachtucson@aol.com or by phone at 520.241.8797. .