ERIC Number: EJ1439220
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jul
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-8204
EISSN: EISSN-1943-2216
Developing Curriculum to Support Black Girls' Literacies in Digital Spaces
Detra Price-Dennis
English Education, v48 n4 p337-361 2016
Teacher educators, literacy scholars, and classroom teachers are beginning to develop curricula that leverage digital literacy practices and make visible what elementary students are learning across modalities. Although this body of work provides valuable examples (e.g., digital storytelling, innovative uses of digital apps and platforms, creating podcasts, and integration of tablets) of twenty-first-century literacies in action, little is known about how these curricular choices support Black girls as they navigate digital spaces. In this article, I employ a Black girls' literacies framework to better understand how classroom teachers can design curriculum with layered opportunities for Black girls to develop critical literacy practices in digital spaces. This framework makes visible how digital tools can (1) highlight technological capabilities, (2) promote exploration of social issues, (3) promote agency and confidence with digital literacies, and (4) showcase learning across modalities as Black girls navigate their multiple, political/critical, historical, intellectual, collaborative, and identity-laden literacies.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, African American Students, Females, Digital Literacy, Elementary School Students, Technology Uses in Education, Social Problems, Personal Autonomy, Grade 5, Social Justice, Public Schools, Language Arts, Learning Modalities, Self Concept, Racism, Sex Fairness, Teaching Methods, Activism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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