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1. OXFORD NEXT INTERFACE ONLINE INTERFACE Sudbury Catholic Pilot Proposal May 2012

2. http://www.oupcanada.com/interface_ontario_microsite_dvd/

3. Online and Engaging learning resources any time, any place, at any pace • Grade 9 Academic and Applied Student Text • Grade 10 Academic and Applied Student Text • Teacher Resource • Print and CD • Website per grade • Easy registration process • Intuitive interface • Anytime, anywhere access • Everyone has everything

4. Sudbury Catholic Interface and Interface Pilot Proposal May 2012 Financial Value of Pilot - $15,000 No charge print and online student resources for academic and applied grade 9 and 10 English – 200+ Units ($8,500) Print, online, and CD teachers material for academic and applied grade 9 and 10 English ($1500) Pre-pilot, during, and post pilot in-service – topics include integrating blended digital solutions, 21C, inquiry, oral language ($5000)

5. Interface and 21st Century Skills

6. Interface Student Editions - Print Engaging learning resources any time, any place, at any pace

7. Interface Student Editions - Print Cluster – Essential Question

8. Interface Student Editions - Print The Opening Page

9. Interface Features of the Student Book

10. Interface Student Editions - Print REFRESH - Revisit

11. Interface and 21st Century Skills Interface meets the challenges of the 21st century with the following approaches: • Inviting students to explore essential questions and big ideas, both independently and in collaboration with others • Integrating the development of 21st century skills and competencies into inquiry-based activities in the context of a wide range of genres dealing with engaging issues and concepts • Providing a balanced literacy program with a focus on high-yield instructional strategies and a variety of active learning experiences, with frequent opportunities to read, write, discuss, and create

12. Interface and 21st Century Skills • Focusing on selections with real-world themes chosen to engage and motivate students, create meaningful learning experiences, and develop students’ voices and opinions • Offering authentic assessment activities and fostering ownership of assignments by providing a great deal of student choice and involvement • Suggesting differentiated instructional supports based on students’ readiness, interests, and learning preferences • Using purposeful talk to scaffold reading, writing, and media activities and responses • Integrating technology to support and reinforce literacy skills

13. 21st Century Skills • Problem Solving • Interpersonal • Lifelong Learning • Perspective Taking and Empathy • Advocacy and Argumentation • Leadership • Media and Technology • Creativity

14. Teaching and Learning Environment • Classroom activity is learner-centred rather than teacher-centred, and interactive rather than didactic • The teacher’s role is as a collaborator rather than fact teller, and sometimes a learner rather than always an expert • The student’s role is as a collaborator rather than always a listener, and sometimes an expert versus always a learner • Instructional emphasis is on relationships, inquiry, and innovation rather than facts and memorization

15. Teaching and Learning Environment • Concept of knowledge is based on the transformation of facts rather than the accumulation of facts • Demonstrates the quality of understanding rather than quantity of understanding • Success assessment based on criterion-referenced portfolios and performances and metacognitive tasks rather than short-response testing of piecemeal facts • Technology is used for communication, collaboration, inquiry, and access to varying sources of information and a range of formats rather than drill and practice

16. Just How Relevant is Interface? • In a recent graduate course at OISE – New Literacies: Making Multiple Meanings –students examined a range of ten “New Literacies” and determined the skills students need to realize them. • Critical Literacy • Ecological Literacy • Multimedia Literacy • Health Literacy • Transliteracy • Computer Literacy • Cultural Literacy • Media Literacy • ICT Literacies • Information Literacy

17. Just How Relevant is Interface? They identified a set of five essential skills…Essentially, what they identified were the 21st century skills that Interface develops in each of its four books. • Critical Thinking • Metacognition • Self Awareness • Navigation Skills • Empathy

18. What Interface Offers Research tells us that knowledge is constructed. Learning is a process of creating personal meaning from new information and prior knowledge. Interface offers: • Discussion of new ideas • Divergent thinking, multiple links and solutions, not just one right answer • Critical thinking skills: analyzing, comparing, generalizing, predicting, hypothesizing • Connecting new information to personal experience, prior knowledge • Applying information to new situations

19. What Interface Offers Research tells us there is great variety in learning styles, attention spans, memory, developmental paces, and intelligences. Interface offers: • Choices in tasks • Choices in how to show mastery/competence • Time to think about and do engaging tasks • Opportunities for reflection • Recognition of, and respect for, multiple ways of doing things

20. What Interface Offers Research tells us that people perform better when they known the expectations, see models, and know how their performance compares to the standard. Interface offers: • Opportunities for self- and peer-assessment • Criteria for judging performance • Focus on improvement • Clearly defined performance standards

21. What is Oxford Next and Interface Online? Engaging learning resources any time, any place, at any pace An easy-to-use online learning environment accessible from home, in the lab, or in the classroom A self-serve system with no additional administrative tasks required by educators Rich resources focusing on active learning, critical thinking, thoughtful inquiry and differentiated instruction

22. What is Interface Online? Engagement, Inquiry, and Differentiation! Content and interactive learning tools organized into 7 tabs • Anthology Plus • Multimedia • Inquiry Guide • Ask Oxford • Notebook • Literacy Self-checks • Downloads Supports a rich, multimedia learning experience

23. Two-panel screen and moveable tabs Allows students to view different combinations of content side by side

24. ANTHOLOGY PLUS All tabs on the website are automatically synchronized with the table of contents of Anthology Plus Slide 1 of 6

25. ANTHOLOGY PLUS All tabs on the website are automatically synchronized with the table of contents of Anthology Plus Includes the online edition of the student book with interactive toggle supports for reading comprehension, critical literacy, literary terms, vocabulary and metacognition Slide 2 of 6

26. ANTHOLOGY PLUS All tabs on the website are automatically synchronized with the table of contents of Anthology Plus Includes the online edition of the student book with interactive toggle supports for reading comprehension, critical literacy, literary terms, vocabulary and metacognition Audio recordings included for each selection Slide 3 of 6

27. ANTHOLOGY PLUS All tabs on the website are automatically synchronized with the table of contents of Anthology Plus Includes the online edition of the student book with interactive toggle supports for reading comprehension, critical literacy, literary terms, vocabulary and metacognition Audio recordings included for each selection Intuitive navigation/zoom tools Slide 4 of 6

28. ANTHOLOGY PLUS All tabs on the website are automatically synchronized with the table of contents of Anthology Plus Includes the online edition of the student book with interactive toggle supports for reading comprehension, critical literacy, literary terms, vocabulary and metacognition Audio recordings included for each selection Intuitive navigation/zoom tools Interactive toggle contents Slide 5 of 6

29. ANTHOLOGY PLUS Slide 6 of 6 – Full-screen, projectable view of digital text

30. INQUIRY GUIDES “About the Inquiry” provides a launch point for the unit Slide 1 of 3

31. INQUIRY GUIDES • “About the Inquiry” provides a launch point for the unit • Selection Inquiry Guides include the activities in the student book, a list of the interactive toggle content, and background information on the author and the selection Slide 2 of 3

32. INQUIRY GUIDES • “About the Inquiry” provides a launch point for the unit • Selection Inquiry Guides include the activities in the student book, a list of the interactive toggle content, and background information on the author and the selection • Media Inquiry Guides provide background information on the multimedia selections, the learning focus, and activities that support critical analysis and  student creation of media Slide 3 of 3

33. MULTIMEDIA • Multimedia contains videos, audio and visuals tied to student book units Slide 1 of 4

34. MULTIMEDIA • Multimedia contains videos, audio and visuals tied to student book units • Multiple views available including List, Slide, and 2-Up Slide 2 of 4

35. MULTIMEDIA • Multimedia contains videos, audio and visuals tied to student book units • Multiple views available including List, Slide, and 2-Up • All audio and video files are low-bandwidth and support jumping ahead without pre-buffering Slide 3 of 4

36. LITERACY SELF-CHECKS Self-checks provide reading and writing assessments for students to practice skills and strategies. Includes 14 printable selections and over 260 questions Slide 1 of 4

37. LITERACY SELF-CHECKS Self-checks provide reading and writing assessments for students to practice skills and strategies. Includes 14 printable selections and over 260 questions Automatic or user-generated writing knowledge tests focus on structure and content, organizing ideas, and conventions (grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization) Slide 2 of 4

38. LITERACY SELF-CHECKS Self-checks provide reading and writing assessments for students to practice skills and strategies. Includes 14 printable selections and over 260 questions Automatic or user-generated writing knowledge tests focus on structure and content, organizing ideas, and conventions (grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization) Highly intuitive format Slide 3 of 4

39. LITERACY SELF-CHECKS Self-checks provide reading and writing assessments for students to practice skills and strategies. Includes 14 printable selections and over 260 questions Automatic or user-generated writing knowledge tests focus on structure and content, organizing ideas, and conventions (grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization) Highly intuitive format Real-time results and scores Slide 4 of 4

40. ASK OXFORD • An A to Z handbook for all aspects of communication including reading, writing, oral communication and media. (see appendix for list of what’s in Ask Oxford) Slide 1 of 6

41. ASK OXFORD • An A to Z handbook for all aspects of communication including reading, writing, oral communication and media. (see appendix for list of what’s in Ask Oxford) • Short and long definitions Slide 2 of 6

42. ASK OXFORD • An A to Z handbook for all aspects of communication including reading, writing, oral communication and media. (see appendix for list of what’s in Ask Oxford) • Short and long definitions • References to Ask Oxford are provided in all Inquiry Guides, in the toggle content within Anthology Plus, and within the Self Checks feedback feature Slide 3 of 6

43. ASK OXFORD • An A to Z handbook for all aspects of communication including reading, writing, oral communication and media. (see appendix for list of what’s in Ask Oxford) • Short and long definitions • References to Ask Oxford are provided in all Inquiry Guides, in the toggle content within Anthology Plus, and within the Self Checks feedback feature • Tips and examples Slide 4 of 6

44. ASK OXFORD • An A to Z handbook for all aspects of communication including reading, writing, oral communication and media. (see appendix for list of what’s in ask oxford) • Short and long definitions • References to Ask Oxford are provided in all Inquiry Guides, in the toggle content within Anthology Plus, and within the Self Checks feedback feature • Tips and examples • Checklists, templates, how to’s etc., are included Slide 5 of 6

45. ASK OXFORD Slide 6 of 6 – Sample ‘Read More Do More’ selection

46. NOTEBOOK Provides a personal online space for students to bookmark content from the site, answer questions (see Inquiry Guides), record notes and reflections Slide 2 of 4

47. NOTEBOOK Provides a personal online space for students to bookmark content from the site, answer questions (see Inquiry Guides), record notes and reflections Students can add, edit, and delete titles, notes, folders, and notebook pages Slide 3 of 4

48. NOTEBOOK Provides a personal online space for students to bookmark content from the site, answer questions (see Inquiry Guides), record notes and reflections Students can add, edit, and delete titles, notes, folders, and notebook pages Exports seamlessly to Word or other software using .DOC files Slide 4 of 4

49. DOWNLOADS Includes audio recordings, organizers, checklists, how to’s and tips and information sheets from Ask Oxford.  The Teacher site also includes the Focus Lessons and additional items Slide 1 of 1

50. APPENDIX: READ MORE DO MORE Downloads Table of Contents Charts, Organizers, Templates Figurative Language Analysis Figurative Language I Read, I Think, Therefore… Image Analysis Chart Informal Debate/Group Planning Form Informal Debate/Individual Planning Form Internet Site Report Movie Review News Report Organizer News Report Template Opinion Piece Chart Opinion Writing Organizer Personal Spelling Dictionary Chart Photo Essay Planning Chart Planning a Personal Narrative Planning a Survey Planning an Opinion Piece Practice Your Skills on an Editorial Pre-Writing Form – Editorial Writing Primary Source Investigation Organizer Profile Template Purposes of Film Techniques Research Report Organizer School Policy on Internet Use Chart Scoring Points on the OSSLT Story Essentials – Character Story Frame Story Map Summarizing a Text Using Key Words Summary Writing Organizer Tips on Reporting Vocabulary Chart Website Design Organizer Checklists Active Listening and Talking Editorial Checklist Effective Sentence Structure for Presentations Graphic Text Checklist Information and Opinion Piece Checklist My Correction Checklist My Editing Checklist News Report Checklist Opinion Piece Checklist Paragraph Writing Checklist Presentation Skills Checklist Presenting a Clear Point of View Research Report Checklist Summary Writing Checklist How to Instructions How to Answer Multiple Choice Questions How to Answer Questions Testing Three Reading Skills How to Read a Dialogue How to Read a Graphic Text How to Read a News Report How to Read a Real Life Narrative How to Read a Website How to Read an Information Paragraph How to Read Graphic Text – instructions How to Read Graphic Text – template How to Summarize an Information Paragraph How to Write a Narrative How to Write a News Report How to Write a Series of Paragraphs How to Write an Information Paragraph from a Picture Tips and Information Sheets Advertising Persuasion Techniques Common Organizational Patterns Common Transitional and Signal Words Debate Guidelines and Preparation Evaluating Web-based Information Film Terminology Holding an Informal Class Debate Layout Fundamentals Levels of Language Making Connections – Question Prompts Multiple Choice Examples Opinion Writing Tips Sheet Organizational Pattern for a Series of Paragraphs Organizing a News Report OSSLT Format Presenting a Poem – A Brief Guide to Oral Interpretation Reader’s Theatre Information Sheet Rhythm Reference Guide Sample Open-Response Questions and Answers Sample Student News Report Story Essentials – Point of View The Sonnet Form Types of Essays – Quick Reference Guide Writing for Online Magazines Writing the News