Pearson Education and the Digital Literacy Fellowship Program
Pearson Education, the global leader in educational publishing, and the Pearson Foundation together sponsor the Digital Literacy Fellowship Program, an initiative designed specifically to promote the use of digital technologies among teachers who serve the nation’s Hispanic communities.
The Digital Literacy Fellowship Program delivers digital arts training and support to teachers and students in school districts across America in conjunction with the Pearson Education Hispanic Leadership Council, a nationwide body of select state and district level administrators who lead educators serving Hispanic students – the fastest-growing population in the U.S. public education system.
Teachers and administrators designated to participate in these sessions have been nominated by their districts because of their commitment to the use of digital technologies in the classroom and because they work with a large number of Hispanic and ELL (English Language Learners) students.
The initiativelaunches July 2007 in New Orleanswith an intensive three-day digital arts workshop for educators from eight districtsrepresented by the Hispanic Leadership Council. Teachers will review student digital movies created by other Digital Arts Alliance partner programs, and participate in hands-on sessions to learnhow to help students make their own movies. Educators will also have the opportunity to apply this experience to their teaching practice by creating plans that integrate these newly-learned skills and approaches with specific themes and activities that are part of the existing curriculum. This personalized digital arts and technology training will be supported by week-long Digital Arts Alliance residencies in each district during the school year. The Pearson Foundation will also work with district administrators to host Digital Arts Alliance summer camps in select districts in 2008.
School districts participating in the program include: Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV; Kansas City Missouri Public School District, Kansas City, MO; Lawrence Public Schools, Lawrence, MA; Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA; Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL; San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio, TX; Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ; and Yselta Independent School District, El Paso, TX.
