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The Center for Literacy has organized an exciting array of workshops and hands-on sessions to help Ohio teachers and administrators identify and share best practices for integrating iPads the preK-12 classroom. Join some of Ohio's leading iPad educators to learn activities and assessment strategies aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers and Students.
The iPad Symposium is an intense one-day series of hands-on workshops designed to inspire and equip educators to facilitate student digital learning projects using iPads. The iPad Symposium is led and facilitated by the Center for Literacy in conjunction with the most talented educators & administrators in Ohio! Many of our presenters are Apple Distinguished Educators.
Download an iPad Symposium Flyer to display or distribute at your school.
Cost and Registration
Cost: $125 per individual. Group pricing available.
WELCOME to the second year of Saturdays at the Center workshops. We continue with our programs of literacy and technology topics. Join educators and college students for any one of these educational experiences.
Always, Hands On & How To
Roll up your sleeves and dig deep into the hottest topics in literacy and technology. These information-packed workshops offer participants a chance to explore topics in more depth.
Saturdays at the Center focus on developing effective instructional skills, increasing literacy knowledge and gathering new ideas from exemplary teachers. All workshops are conducted in a hands-on format and incorporate effective instructional strategies. Participants are actively engaged in the learning and are encouraged to share their own expertise and knowledge.
Cost and Registration
Cost: $30/workshop. Certificate of Participation provided.
REGISTER ONLINE to reserve a space at any of the workshops.
The Digital Text Initiative (DigiTXT) is a partnership between The University of Akron College of Education Center for Literacy, Coventry Local School District, Green Local School District and Tallmadge City School District. DigiTXT will serve to increase information and communication technology (ICT) usage among Summit County K-2 students, pre-service teachers, practicing teachers and administrators.
Learn more about DigiTXT by visiting our website.
Housed in The Center for Literacy, the Akron Center for E-Learning (AKCEL), designs, develops and builds online professional development courses and resources for literacy educators and parents. In school-based study groups, teachers work together to use online materials and attend face-to-face meetings as they learn research-based instructional strategies. Online professional development engages teachers in new and innovative ways and prepares them for greater success in the classroom, yielding long-term benefits.
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
For more information regarding design & development for your organization, email LeAnn Krosnick, leann1@uakron.edu
Phone: (330) 972-8331
Quick Links
Center for Literacy 2012 Annual Report
Early Literacy & Reading Readiness Grant (ODE)
The Center for Literacy
College of Education
The University of Akron
Zook Hall 1
Akron, OH 44325-4205
(330) 972-8494
Are you looking for engaging, relevant courses for your teaching license renewal? Looking for continuing education that can provide graduate credit to advance your career? Seeking knowledge that will add to your bag of teaching magic?
The Center for Literacy at The University of Akron offers several online courses this summer. Our learning environment allows you flexibility with your study schedule while you experience the quality and excellence of Center for Literacy courses from the convenience of your own home or anywhere you go this summer.
Renewing the Focus on Early Literacy Development
June 3 – July 12, 2013
CREDITS: Three (3) graduate workshop credits
REGISTRATION FEE: $180*
Deadline for Registration: 5/20/2013
GRADUATE CREDIT FEE: $450
Differentiating Literacy Instruction Using UDL for Learning
July 8 – August 16, 2013
CREDITS: Three (3) graduate workshop credits
REGISTRATION FEE: $180*
Deadline for Registration: 6/17/2013
GRADUATE CREDIT FEE: $450
Tackling Complex Text: Raising the Rigor in Reading I
August 5 – August 16, 2013
CREDITS: One (1) graduate workshop credits
REGISTRATION FEE: $60*
Deadline for Registration: 7/15/2013
GRADUATE CREDIT FEE: $150
Summer Camp Opportunities
Join us this summer at The University of Akron for Camp Digi-Lit. Our camps are designed to cultivate a taste for exploration, develop your child’s creativity, and stimulate a sense of excitement about new technology and literacy. Our camps offer creative ways to increase your child’s ability and interest in reading and writing through technology while helping to prevent learning loss over the summer months. Learn More
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A partnership between The University of Akron College of Education, (UA) and Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. (ASCA), Akron Ready Steps (ARS) is a program that serves over 300 at risk children in five Head Start sites in high poverty communities in Akron, OH.
Program goals address
- high priority knowledge and skills preschoolers need to learn;
- high priority knowledge and skills teachers/teacher assistants need to teach;
- the design of high quality 21st century language and literacy-rich environments;
- active parent engagement; and
- mobilizing the community around strong preschool literacy education.
Learn more about Akron Ready Steps by visiting our website.
Ohio's Early Literacy & Reading Readiness Grant
Ohio House Bill 487 provides an opportunity for districts and community schools to pursue funding from $13,000,000 in competitive grant funding allocated to design and implement a grades K-3 early literacy and reading intervention concept that assists students in improving and enhancing their reading development and prepares them to read at grade level by the end of grade three. The Early Literacy and Reading Readiness Competitive Grant is currently available through the Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan (CCIP).
Writer in Residence
Bonyo, Bonyo by Vanita Oelschlager
Writer in Residence at the College of Education's Center for Literacy, Vanita Oelschlager, reads her book titled Bonyo, Bonyo.
