Cited.org

I can see myself using Cited.org for the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development in many ways. First, it is an another excellent resource to share with the center members for up to date, evidence based strategies to improve literacy instruction in the classroom as well as move toward the integration of the Common Core.
Adding another vehicle for teachers to gain information can only strengthen everyone knowledge and the importance of the center. Secondly, I love the way it is broken down into resources for teachers, for administrators, and for professional development coordinators. This creates an easy path for me to follow when choosing and sharing appropriate resources.

This leads me to the next reason why Cited.org is such a great resource.  Since the literacy center is an "out of school" activity, members do not always have the time to devote to looking at and downloading the available resources. Some resources I chose for my toolkit are exactly focused on that.... how to infuse technology and online learning into their lives. Not only does Cited.org allow the access to excellent resources, the resources in reference are the ones that help you maximize online learning opportunities!  As a co-director of the center, I can only provide the platform for extended learning of its members and hope they take advantage of the available resources. Cited.org definitely helps!

Lastly, one of the main missions of the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development is to build capacity for ongoing learning in the schools. It is our goal to provide teacher leaders with research based resources to turnkey to colleagues by scaffolding the learning.  It is our intent for teacher leaders to lean on the center for resources and eventually be able to train on their own.  Cited.org's link for professional development coordinators fits perfectly with our goal. The resources there provide excellent ideas for teacher leaders when turn keying information and building capacity of literacy learning in their schools!

Learning Element

I created an online resource center for teachers. In essence, and for the purposes of this blog, I view it as on online "lesson plan"for members of the Rutgers Center for Literacy Development.

Teacher Resource:
The wiki I created is intended for K-8 literacy teachers, supervisors, administrators and building principals to continually learn about best practices in literacy instruction and how they relate to the newly adopted common core standards.

The focus is to stay abreast of evidence based research and how it can be applied to practical classroom learning opportunities. Learning is created through the scope of online tools such as downloadable resources, instructional videos,  discussion groups and links to literacy organizations.

Learning Level: K-8 literacy teachers, supervisors, administrators and building principals

Prior Knowledge: All members of the literacy center attend with some literacy knowledge already. The levels of knowledge vary greatly from novice teachers to Language Arts coordinators who have 30 + years experience.

Knowledge Objectives: The members of the literacy center gain deeper understanding of research based literacy instructional methods for their learning and ultimately increasing student achievement.

Knowledge Process: Through the wiki, members can communicate, collaborate, think critically and create learning opportunities through the various online tools.

Knowledge Outcomes: see objectives