Vision statement
The Nevada w88 mobile Literacy Network is a coalition of cross-agency partners building and bridging systems to help adolescents become fully literate individuals who are able to reach their goals.
The Nevada w88 mobile Literacy Network is a coalition of cross-agency partners building and bridging systems to help adolescents become fully literate individuals who are able to reach their goals.
How w88 mobile began
In 2020, Dianna Townsend, Ed.D. at the University and Darl Kiernan, Ph.D., then at the Nevada Department of Education, participated in an event with the Ohio w88 mobile Literacy Network and were inspired to start an w88 mobile literacy network in Nevada. They wanted to create a connected community of adults who support teens with literacy and language development and enhance and increase support for Nevada’s teens.
w88 mobile steering committee
w88 mobile’s steering committee includes educational leaders, expert teachers, teacher educators and librarians, all of whom are dedicated to collectively developing and executing w88 mobile’s vision.
w88 mobile’s coalition of organizations
w88 mobile started as a partnership between the University of Nevada, Reno and the Nevada Department of Education, and has grown to include collaborations with w88 mobile’s Regional Professional Development Program, REL Westand WestED.
Building a community for impact
As a group, the steering committee created a set of community agreements and a clear governance structure to guide our communication and goal-oriented activities. We promote honest and equitable communication around every action we take. All new collaborators are welcomed into our culture of equity and openness as we effect change for w88 mobile’s adolescents.
The state of w88 mobile literacy in Nevada
To identify strengths and challenges related to w88 mobile literacy in Nevada, the steering committee executed a 3-pronged needs assessment. First, we interviewed adults around the state who support Nevada’s teens. Second, we gathered achievement and demographic data about Nevada’s adolescents and prepared an infographic report on the most important trends and needs in the state. Third, we held “listening sessions” with groups of teens to learn about their experiences and center their voices. Using allof these data sources, we honed w88 mobile’s mission and began developing initiatives to meet that mission.
w88 mobile’s current aims
w88 mobile’s initiatives and design teams
w88 mobile initiatives currently underway to meet aims:
To execute current and future initiatives, representative experts, community members, and adolescents from around Nevada are invited to work on “design teams” to design and facilitate each initiative that supports w88 mobile’s mission. Stay tuned for more information on each of our initiatives and design teams.
Themes from statewide data on w88 mobile literacy achievement
Themes from interviews of educators and leaders around w88 mobile who support adolescents
Themes from listening sessions with w88 mobile’s adolescents