Media and Digital Literacy Certificate
Paula Dagnon: Instructional Technology / Elementary Education
Lauren McClanahan: Secondary Education
Now accepting applications!
Apply now (deadline is May 1) and start this summer!
Thinking about getting your Master's degree, but want to try just a few classes first? The Media and Digital Literacy Certificate may be for you!
Now more than ever, teachers need to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that *new literacies in the classroom require. The Media and Digital Literacy Certificate is for teachers and educators who want to learn how to implement new literacy practices in their school community, regardless of grade level or content area.
Teach more effectively in a 1:1 environment
Consume and produce digital media in all content areas
Create digital content for your classes
Be a tech leader in your school and community
Why apply for this certificate?
Many of our former students decided they wanted to and became Technology Teachers on Special Assignment after this program.
Many students simply wanted to deepen their understanding of how to integrate more technology in their classroom
While it is designed primarily for teachers, we have had students who worked at an Educational Service District as well as individuals focused on creative and inclusive design.
Potential Outcomes:
Prepare technology integrated lessons
Produce a variety of digital media for your students (videos, memes, podcasts, etc.)
Develop a line of inquiry, curate resources, and create a multimedia presentation
Develop a technology integrated advocacy project
What are current students saying?
"This course has had a profound impact on my teaching."
"This certification came in handy and at such a perfect time that turned out to be one of the best decisions I made in my educational career. Through this journey, I began to consider the intersection of digital tools and language learning in dual language."
"I would recommend this program to all teachers. Video creation, podcasts, Scratch coding--these are all presented to us as great ideas to use in our classroom, but we need more than a one off training to truly understand how to leverage these tools in our instruction. If we want to integrate digital literacies into our teaching, we need to become digitally literate ourselves."
Selected highlights from the program
Former student presentations and achievements:
2022 - Jennifer Wilkinson – 2nd grade teacher- is presenting Technology for Inquiry: Create and Explore with a Technology Club! at the Northwest Council for Computer Education: Spring 2022
2021 - Claudia Briones, middle school teacher, presented Using Nearpod to Support Multilingual, Culturally Responsive In-Person and Remote Instruction at La Cosecha dual language conference: Fall 2021
2021 - Clint Weckerly, Migrant Academic Coordinator, presented Migrant-Inclusive Ed tech: COVID & Beyond at the Northwest Council for Computer Education: Spring 2021
2021 - Sarah Dorfler was awarded Outstanding Graduate of the Year: Spring 2021
All 16 credits of the Media and Digital Literacy Certificate can be applied to a Master's in Language and Literacy. You can start with the certificate and decide to enroll in the master's program later. What a great way to return to school if you're thinking about it, but aren't quite ready to enroll in a master's program!