KLEIN ANDRIE G.

CHANTENGCO

BEED 3 BLOCK 2

Activity 4

New Literacies: Functional & Multi-literacies

Research Analysis: "NEW LITERACIES INTEGRATION BY STUDENT TEACHER/COOPERATING TEACHER

DYADS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A COLLECTIVE CASE STUDY" Laurie A. Friedrich, Ph.D

Situated in Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and collaborative inquiry, this
collective case study examines new literacies integration by student teacher/cooperating teacher
(ST/CT) dyads supported by a coach in elementary schools. The study took place at a large Midwestern
public school district where many STs from a large Midwestern public university complete their student
teaching experience. Through detailed vignettes of five ST/CT dyads, this study provides an explicit view
of varieties of dyad collaboration when a new literacies emphasis is included in the student teaching
semester. Research questions prompt the examination of dyad new literacies integration through (a)
enacting professional development in the classroom, (b) planning lessons to involve children with new
literacies and (c) impacting dyad collaboration. ST and CT detailed descriptions provide a valuable insight
into processes and effects of this integration focus. Lessons learned include collaborative approaches to
integration that work, teacher growth comes with empowerment, and dyad partners become learners
together when adding a new literacies focus. An innovative student teaching design arises to prepare
teachers for 21st century classrooms

Analysis: How are new literacies integrated by student teachers and cooperating
teachers in their schools?
Using new literacies helps students to learn in an interactive and dynamic
environment. Students access resources and materials to foster a global
connectedness that reaches far beyond the walls of their schools. They also use
different tools and strategies to learn about a specific topic.

Implication: How did the results of the study on new literacies in Midwestern
public university impact the student teaching design?
They integrate new literacies and technology related topics by using technology
advancement in their lessons. It creates big impact in Midwestern public schools
specially on their teaching designs and teaching strategies because technology
widen the capabilities of every learner to discover and be competitive in their
chosen fields.