LEARN NC to present at Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference

Bobby Hobgood and Emily Jack of LEARN NC will be presenting at the Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference March 31-April 1. The event will be held at the Koury Center in Greensboro. A description of their presentation is below:

Engage students using high-tech and low-tech tools for teaching visual literacy

The omnipresence of the worldwide web means that all learners must be able to understand
and process visual information. This session will offer simple pedagogical strategies for engaging students and teaching visual literacy using images from around the world — including using photograph analysis activities to teach higher-level thinking skills. With a focus on cultural literacy, we’ll share lesson plans for all grade levels and core subject areas, easy-to-use Web 2.0 tools, and even easier-to-use no-tech tools to help you guide your students in navigating this visual world.