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The Center for the Advancement of New Literacies in Middle Grades benefits the local County School District and College of Charleston.

Benefits for Participating Schools:

• Student performance on classroom-based assessments.
• Student performance on state assessments.
• Student motivation towards learning and participation in school.
• Professional development and collaborative opportunities with faculty.
• Knowledge and skills for faculty.
• Opportunities for teachers to conduct action research with or without assistance from College of Charleston faculty.
• Opportunities for small-group learning due to the involvement of College of Charleston students and faculty.
• Recognition for faculty participating in the project.

Benefits for the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance at the College of Charleston:

• Preservice teacher field placements in participating schools.
• Preservice teacher opportunities for in-depth observation of and participation in teaching and uses of new literacies.
• Preservice teacher and faculty learning opportunities for incorporation of media and technology into instruction.
• Faculty, undergraduate, and graduate research opportunities.

Center of Excellence for the Advancement of New Literacies in Middle Grades • 86 Wentworth Street • Charleston, SC 29401

In Partnership with the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance at the College of Charleston