MODULE 1 QUIZ 1

• 21st Century Schools focus on a project-based curriculum and aim for a better understanding of the concept of knowledge, shifting from "building" to "nerve centers"
• Teachers in 21st Century Schools are transitioning from being dispensers of information to facilitators of learning, requiring a shift towards knowledge generation and fostering a "culture of inquiry"
• Learners in 21st Century Schools are expected to be adaptive to changes
• The 21st Century education context demands a school environment that excites students for learning
• 21st Century Curriculum characteristics:

  • Interdisciplinary, project-based, and research-driven
  • Integrates higher order thinking skills, multiple intelligences, technology and multimedia, multiple literacies, and authentic assessments
  • Students work independently and interdependently
  • Instruction is thematic, project-based, and integrated with skills and competencies not confined within students themselves
  • Learning is connected to previous knowledge, personal experience, interests, talents, and habits, not confined to memorization of facts and figures alone
• 21st Century Learning Environment features:

  • Students collaborate with peers, exchange insights, coach and mentor one another, and share talents and skills
  • Cooperative learning is apparent
  • Technology use is integrated
  • Considers the kind of spaces needed for investigations and projects for independent works
  • Includes walls and spaces for displaying student works
• Technology in 21st Century Pedagogy includes:

  • Full access to technology with better Wifi bandwidth
  • Laboratories for simulation and manipulative works
  • Available televisions to watch school broadcasts
• High Emotional Quotient (EQ) in teaching involves not only intellectual but also emotional aspects, making teaching emotionally taxing yet influential due to interactions with human beings
• Common 21st Century Technology Tools For Learning include:

  • Blogs
  • E-portfolio
  • Podcasts
  • YouTube
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Meet
  • Zoom
  • Canva
  • Social Media Platforms
• Characteristics of a 21st Century Teacher:

  • Multi-literate: able to use various technologies in teaching
  • Multi-specialist: knowledgeable not only in the course subject but also in other areas to help learners build connections
  • Multi-skilled: adept at teaching, facilitating, and organizing groups and activities
  • Self-directed: taking responsibility for school aspects and initiating actions to achieve learning goals
  • Lifelong learner: constantly updating knowledge related to subject and pedagogic trends
  • Flexible: adapting to various learning styles and needs
  • Creative problem solver: generating innovative ideas and effective solutions
  • Critical thinker: encouraging students to reflect, reason, and establish their own knowledge
  • Passion for excellent teaching: motivating students to learn under their guidance
• Implications of a teacher structuring a variety of learning environments: acting as facilitators of learning, giving learners opportunities to discover new knowledge, learn with others, and create their own learnings
• 21st Century Skills aim to promote abilities needed for productive membership in today's society, including critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and ICT literacy
• Project-Based and Research-Driven education emphasizes data, information, and evidence-based decision-making, relying on student-driven activities for active learning
• Relevant, Rigorous, and Real-world education is rooted in real-life activities, applicable to the present, and linked to real-life situations and contexts
• Global Classroom education utilizes available ICT and multimedia to improve digital literacy, aiming to produce global citizens by exposing students to regional and global issues
• Creating/Adapting to Constant Personal and Social Change and Lifelong Learning involves learning beyond school years, anytime and anywhere, transferring knowledge to real-life situations
• Student-Centered education tailors learning to address individual needs, focusing on students as learners
• Attributes of 21st Century Education include being integrated and interdisciplinary, characterized by linkages among various subject areas in an integrated manner
• Paradigm Shift for 21st Century Education:

  • Before: time-based, memorization of facts, textbook-driven, passive learning, teacher-centered
  • 21st Century: outcome-based, focusing on what students know and can do, research-driven, active learning, global classroom, student-centered, with a great deal of student freedom