Most of you seem to think 21st century skills are important. If we need to teach these skills how do we do it? Can we fit it in existing curriculum? Do we need new courses? different ways of teaching? different assessments (tests/assignments)?
To teach the 21st century skills, teachers should emphasize the importance of application of knowledge in the real world rather than just strictly memorizing content. For instance, in the careers course, we often learn about specific professions from the teacher whereas it would be more helpful for students to meet people from the actual professions and have the students experience the career life themselves. Instead of creating new courses, we can just improve on the existing curriculum because that is the essence of adaptation. The assessments should be based on the content learned and the improvement of the student so that the assessment is more individualized. All in all, these precautions should be met to ensure that we safely transition into the 21st century.
To teach the 21st century skills, teachers should emphasize the importance of application of knowledge in the real world rather than just strictly memorizing content. For instance, in the careers course, we often learn about specific professions from the teacher whereas it would be more helpful for students to meet people from the actual professions and have the students experience the career life themselves. Instead of creating new courses, we can just improve on the existing curriculum because that is the essence of adaptation. The assessments should be based on the content learned and the improvement of the student so that the assessment is more individualized. All in all, these precautions should be met to ensure that we safely transition into the 21st century.