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What is 21st Century Education - 1 views

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21st century learning

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  • ow should education be structured to meet the needs of students in this 21st century world?  How do we now define “School”, “Teacher” “Le
  • arner” and "Curriculum"?   
  • Schools in the 21st century will be laced with a project-based curriculum for life aimed at engaging students in addressing real-world problems, issues important to humanity, and questions that matter
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  • This is a dramatic departure from the factory-model education of the past.  It is abandonment, finally, of textbook-driven, teacher-centered, paper and pencil schooling.  It means a new way of understanding the concept of “knowledge”, a new definition of the “educated person”.  A new way of designing and delivering the curriculum is required.
  • We offer the following new definitions for “School”, “Teacher” and “Learner” appropriate for the 21st century
  • Schools will go from ‘buildings’ to 'nerve centers', with walls that are porous and transparent, connecting teachers, students and the community to the wealth of knowledge that exists in the world.
  • Teacher - From primary role as a dispenser of information to orchestrator of learning and helping students turn information into knowledge, and knowledge into wisdom. 
  • The 21st century will require knowledge generation, not just information delivery, and schools will need to create a “culture of inquiry”.
  • Learner - In the past a learner was a young person who went to school, spent a specified amount of time in certain courses, received passing grades and graduated.  Today we must see learners in a new context:
  • First – we must maintain student interest by helping them see how what they are learning prepares them for life in the real world. 
  • Second – we must instill curiosity, which is fundamental to lifelong learning.   
  • Third – we must be flexible in how we teach.  
  • ourth – we must excite learners to become even more resourceful so that they will continue to learn outside the formal school day.”
  • So what will schools look like, exactly?  What will the curriculum look like?  How will this 21st century curriculum be organized, and how will it impact the way we design and build schools, how we assess students, how we purchase resources, how we acquire and utilize the new technologies, and what does all this mean for us in an era of standardized testing and accountability?
  • Imagine a school in which the students – all of them – are so excited about school that they can hardly wait to get there.  Imagine having little or no “discipline problems” because the students are so engaged in their studies that those problems disappear. Imagine having parents calling, sending notes, or coming up to the school to tell you about the dramatic changes they are witnessing in their children:  n
  • ewly found enthusiasm and excitement for school, a desire to work on projects, research and write after school and on
  • Imagine your students making nearly exponential growth in their basic skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, researching
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  • explorations, math, multimedia skills and more! 
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  • 0th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century Classroom
Shane Freeman

Building positive group work ethics in project-based learning - TeachTec - Site Home - ... - 0 views

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shared by Shane Freeman on 06 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Shane Freeman on 06 Nov 11
     
    Building positive group work ethics in project-based learning Teach_Tec 4 Nov 2011 8:59 AM 0 Can you think of a job or profession that is done alone? No co-workers to consult, no team responsible for contributing different pieces of a project, no meetings (well, maybe that might be okay ; ) It's hard to come up with many. Artist? Author? (at least during the initial writing process). We could probably come up with a few more, but the list is relatively short. Working in teams, collaborating with others in our work and life is fundamental. Not only do we gain social benefits, but the ability to combine the strengths of a team most often leads to a better end result. Though we've all heard that initial reaction from students as a group project is introduced: 'Can we pick our own groups?' or even worse, 'Do I have to be with him/her?' The skills of working effectively in groups need to be coached, practiced and encouraged. So when you see reflective comments such as these (from real students) it is encouraging: "A good team looks like a team that is on task, getting along and sharing." (5th grade) "A good team looks like a friendly team with members working together. I have learned practical skills that will help me get a job." (5th grade) "A good team looks and sounds like they are working together, improvising, compromising, discussing ideas calmly and working out disagreements." (6th grade) "In the real world you may have to work with people you do not like and you need to know how to still be productive." (6th grade) So how did these students get here? Pauline Roberts, a 5th and 6th grade teacher at the Birmingham Covington School in Bloomfield Hills, MI has made developing these skills a priority. The unique program she and her colleagues have collaborated on at this 3rd - 8th grade public school is called ENGAGE. The focus is to embed 21st century skills across multiple grades and all parts of the curriculum with a specific
Shane Freeman

21st Century Literacy - 0 views

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shared by Shane Freeman on 25 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Shane Freeman on 25 Oct 10
     
    Learn about the 21st Century Literacy project and our philosophy.Discuss your ideas and concerns on our Google Group pages. Find answers on the FAQ page.
Debora Anders

educational-origami - 21st Century Teacher - 0 views

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  • Debora Anders on 14 Dec 10
     
    This site shares learning styles of 21st century students, and explains why it is important to understand today's students
Shane Freeman

DG EAC - European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) - Inanimate Alice - 0 views

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shared by Shane Freeman on 01 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Shane Freeman on 01 Nov 10
     
    INANIMATE ALICE 'Inanimate Alice,' an interactive tale delivered online, tells the story of Alice, a young girl growing up in the first half of the 21st century, and her imaginary digital friend, Brad. Over ten episodes, each a self contained story, we see Alice grow from an eight year old living with her parents in a remote region of Northern China to a talented mid-twenties animator and designer with the biggest games company in the world.
Shane Freeman

Build Vocabulary Cards with Google Presentation ~ Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners - 0 views

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google vocabulary

shared by Shane Freeman on 19 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Shane Freeman on 19 Dec 11
     
    Build Vocabulary Cards with Google Presentation10:32 AM Susan Oxnevad 1 comment There is a wealth of research to suggest that vocabulary knowledge is the single best predictor of student academic achievement across all curriculum areas. Experts agree that vocabulary development is an attainable goal. If given the opportunity to receive effective vocabulary instruction, most students can acquire vocabulary at rates that will improve their comprehension and also their chances for success in school. Technology is an effective and engaging tool that can be used to improe vocabulary acquisition for all learners and engage them in the learning process. Google Presentation offers some features that make it an attractive tool for a lesson in which students work collaboratively to construct knowledge about vocabulary by creating vocabulary cards.
Shane Freeman

What Belongs in a 21st-Century Classroom? Faculty and IT Staff Disagree - Wired Campus ... - 0 views

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shared by Shane Freeman on 23 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Shane Freeman on 23 Jul 10
     
    Faculty members and information-technology staff members alike say technology is useful for teaching and learning, but professors take a narrower view of what technology belongs in today's classroom, according to a report released on Monday by the technology company CDW Government Inc.
Shane Freeman

So-Called 'Digital Natives' Not Media Savvy, New Study Shows - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Shane Freeman on 03 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Shane Freeman on 03 Aug 10
     
    Everyone needs to read this. As we build a community of life long learning for the 21st century with our students it becomes increasingly important that we ensure that they are getting the training that they need to be successful. Its not enough for students to be able to use a computer they need to understand what they are doing and why.
Rita Cobb

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21st Century Learning

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  • Rita Cobb on 14 Dec 10
     
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