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Schools are under growing pressure to make sure that students are ready for work or job training, as well as college, when they graduate. But employers often complain that their young hires haven’t learned the reading, writing, speaking, and digital skills they need on the job. How can educators bridge the gap between reality and expectations, when it comes to these complex skills?
In this virtual summit, Education Week journalists and their guests will staff online “discussion” rooms to help unpack some of the literacy skills that today’s evolving workplace demands and point to some efforts already underway to instill those skills in young people.
This Online Summit provides you a unique opportunity:
- To directly interact with reporters and their guests; and
- To watch a livestreamed series of interviews with the reporters after they’ve “broken it down” with you.
Join the Education Week newsroom on April 16, 2019, for a deep dive into the kinds of “new” literacies of the workplace and schools’ attempts to teach them.
Event Video
Real-World Literacy Summit 2019: In Conversation With Education Week
Agenda
Education Week journalists and guests provide practical takeaways on K-12 literacy.
How We Can Teach Students to Speak Knowledgeably and Confidently
Teaching Digital Literacy
How to Teach Professional Writing in the Context of Traditional English Classrooms
How to Make Reading Relevant
Should Schools Test Workplace Skills?
Reading for the Challenge of the Real World
Students will face many reading challenges after high school graduation: high levels of text complexity, large quantities of nonfiction, and the need to quickly and independently learn new topics via informational texts. Yet recent research suggests students get very little practice in these areas, especially in the upper grades.
Join this discussion to explore proven best practices for helping students to gain the essential literacy skills they’ll need for real-world success. Our guests, a curriculum expert and an educational researcher, will share instructional strategies, insights on reading practice and motivation, and more.
Is Literacy the Key to Post-Secondary Success? How Academic Language Impacts Success in All Subject Areas.
As students progress through school, they are expected to demonstrate increasing levels of sophistication in their language and reading skills. Join this discussion to learn why strong academic language skills are critical for reading comprehension in all content areas and how these skills translate into postsecondary achievement in the workforce.
Using Argumentation Practice to Prepare All Students for 21st-Century Success
In the era of fake news, providing students the skills to decipher information is all too critical. For students to be prepared for the world ahead, they need to be able to make claims, support their claims with evidence, explain their reasoning, address counterarguments, and use audience-appropriate language. Join this discussion to learn about the latest research behind argumentation as a pathway to 21st-century success. Participants will discover strategies for implementing argumentation as a core, district-wide literacy practice while learning how they can provide educators with a shared practice for equipping students with the skills to handle whatever life brings them.
Why Students Struggle to Read: What Teachers Don't Know About Teaching Reading & How to Change It
For students who struggle to read, academic and career success can be elusive. Join author and respected reading expert Dr. Louisa Moats for an enlightening exploration on what educators need to know to transform struggle into success.
Final Reporter Wrap-up
Led by Assistant Managing Editor Debbie Viadero, our newsroom reporters will close out the day with insights from the discussions they’ve had with you, the Education Week readers.