Enoch Pratt Information Literacy Initiatives Analysis

[The essential literacy strategy that I am using in the learning segment is identifying problem(s) and solution(s) of a story. This is evident through the Common Core State Standard RL. 2.3, which states “Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.”This standard is evident in my lesson plans when learners are identifying problem(s) and solution(s) in leveled text and their own individual books. They will be filling in a graphic organizer or creating an anchor chart with their findings this literacy is provided in my learning objective, when it states, “Learners will be able to identify a problem or problems by doing a picture walk of their short stories and flagging them with sticky notes.” Another learning objective

Choose a form of popular media that you are passionate about. The media may be music, a book, or a movie.

leaning toward sending out a request for stuff that might impact the community; stuff that people would truly enjoy reading and knowing

As I stand before you all today, I must admit that I feel hilariously underprepared for this free-form, passion-driven task. Contrary to what some might think, in any situation in which one is given freedom to do whatever it is they wish to do, it can feel impossible to attain a solid foundation to even begin. Coming up with something original and brilliant does not just happen overnight, of course. It took the Founding Fathers 116 days to write the US Constitution. It took Thomas

My topic was a very unique one, for it has an important meaning to history. I chose this particular one, first, because it falls under the NHD theme, and second was the amount of empathy I felt with my topic. I had already knew who Thurgood Marshall was, but I didn’t know a lot about him. My curiosity to research more on him, pushed me to do this topic. This subject was important to select, for he was a civil rights activist, Supreme Court Justice, and he changed U.S. laws that discriminated against colored people.

Lastly, was the topic I found most compelling, community colleges. Did you know 55 out of 100 graduating students at a university actually went to a community college? That's an amazing statistic because it gives a second chance for those of us who didn't meet university requirements. Not to mention, some of the faculty told us they graduated from Goldenwest as well. This information made me feel more secure that I was on the right track to my academic success.

I chose the topic are college athletes given preferential treatment over non-athletes while in college because it is something very controversial in college athletics. Besides being controversial, I also find the topic very interesting. It is interesting to me to find out why college athletes get special treatment to play a sport when in reality the special treatment is probably a disservice to the athletes. Another reason I enjoy this topic is that I love sports in general and college athletics are some of my favorites to watch.

(3) A challenge that seems to be prevalent in elder abuse is that it flies under the radar. A lack of awareness and preparation appears to be the culprit, so the abuse may be missed by people who are able to help because they did not know what to look for, or how to intervene. Therefore, I thought it was a good idea to give law enforcement agencies a seminar on abuse against older adults and the implementation of the app for officers who are not able to take a class since they are usually the first responders in an abuse case. Also, the idea

My high point for the week was participating in the literacy activity, which focus on speaking and listening and self-expression. The feeling was fascinating to observe since some of the students display the ability to process received messages and respond to listening messages. In addition, several students displayed the ability

Mark Edmondson’s article “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” really inspired me. This article brought out a concept that most people ignore, the fact that schools must teach the required curriculum lessons, rather than teaching what the students want to learn, and what the teachers want to teach. The problem that students are more interesting in earning enough credits to receive their degree, more than they are about learning about a particular subject. How students would rather get a job with a high pay, than doing something they love. To say the less, he brings out the problems in society and how structured it is. Mark Edmondson’s article tells you to step outside the box and be more self-reliant, I couldn’t agree more.

A topic that’s very controversial to me is poverty, seeing it first hand in my home country really changed the outlook I have on my life. It shaped my dreams into achieving more for myself, doing something outstanding. It has inspired me into pursuing a tougher career choice to be able to assist all my needs in the future.

There are many different topics of advocacy one could focus on. While researching different topics, I looked into activities and other information regarding advocacy ideas. I felt most compelled reading about child hunger and poverty statistics. This information was almost overwhelming and I felt as if I needed to know more in order to advocate for those who need it or for those who do not know about this topic. With this, I was hoping inform others of the topic such as parents and family members. I was also looking to help the young children in my room learn about this topic, appropriately.

The topic that I am considering for my newsletter is about reading/literacy. It is important that children read not only in school but at home as well. I want children and their parents to be inspired to read more and understand how early literacy makes an impact on children’s development. It is important that the community, teachers, parents, and caregivers understand how important reading is in a child’s development. Reading books provides a lifelong relationship with the printed word while teaching children the importance of language and literacy. Reading will help children develop listening skills, language, stimulates their imagination, and it expands their understanding of the world. Reading helps children by enriching their minds,

The process of becoming competent in literacy cannot be complete in few years. Information literacy is a process based on knowledge acquired with the pass of the years in learning how to obtain trustful information coming from good sources. People who became good in literacy are people that get knowledge for life because they know how to use the database for their own good by getting all the information what they are looking for faster. For these people, it does not make any difference if the instructor gives a topic or if it is a self-chosen topic, because they know how to get the correct information. Now at days it is easier to obtain information literacy due to the fast grow of the technology. Many years back, this information was obtain

My first choice is “Life in Color” because I am extremely passionate about working with people with disabilities and I want to learn more about the way that art is being used to help people with disabilities express themselves. As a person with a disability, I feel that one of the biggest challenges that people with disabilities face is that they are often stigmatized as not being able to contribute to society, however this program seems to overcome that stereotype by putting the spotlight on the art that people with disabilities can create. My second choice is “You’ve got a friend in me” because it also focuses on empowering people with disabilities to provide for themselves and equipping them with the skills needed to gain employment. My