Prof ed 10

• 21st century education


  Prepares students for life in the technological revolution, which has a greater impact on society than the transition from an oral to print culture
• 21st century schools


  • Focus on a project-based curriculum for life that would engage students in addressing real-world problems and humanity concerns and issues
• 21st century curriculum


  • Integrates higher-order thinking skills, multiple intelligences, technology and multimedia, multiple literacies and authentic assessments, including service-learning
• 21st century learning environment


  • Aims to create a dynamic and engaging space that embraces flexibility, technology, collaboration, real-world connections, and a student-centred approach
• 21st century pedagogy


  • Prepares students for the future by helping them develop important skills, encouraging active learning, and using technology to enhance the learning experience
• Digital natives


  Today's students
• 21st century skills


  • Learning skills (critical thinking, creative thinking, collaborating, communicating)
  • Literacy skills (information literacy, media literacy, technology literacy)
  • Life skills (flexibility, initiative, social skills, productivity, leadership)
• 21st century skills are viewed relevant to all academic areas and the skills may be taught a wide variety of both in-campus and community settings
• Attributes of 21st century education


  • Integrated and interdisciplinary
  • Technologies and multimedia
  • Global classrooms
  • Creating/adapting to constant personal and social change and lifelong learning
  • Student-centered
  • 21st century skills
  • Project-based and research-driven
  • Relevant, rigorous and real world
• Characteristics of 21st century teachers

  • Multi-literate
  • Multi-specialist
  • Multi-skilled
  • Self-directed
  • Lifelong learner
  • Flexible
  • Creative problem solver
  • Critical thinker
  • Has a passion for excellent teaching
  • High emotional quotient (EQ)
• Common 21st century technology tools for learning


  • Affinity groups
  • Blogs
  • E-portfolio
  • Hypertext
  • Podcast
  • Web 2.0
  • Myspace
  • Second Life
  • Semantic web
  • Webkinz
  • Wiki
  • Youtube
  • Google Docs
  • Prezi
  • Easybib
  • Social media platforms
  • Smartboards
  • ReadWrite
  • Webquest
  • Literacy web
• 21st century skills


  • Critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning, analysis, interpretation, synthesizing information
  • Research skills and practices, interrogative questioning
  • Creating, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression
  • Perseverance, self-direction, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative
  • Oral and written communication, public speaking and presenting, listening
  • Leadership, teamwork, collaboration, cooperation, facility using virtual workspaces
  • Information and communication technology (ICT) literacy, media and interpret literacy, data interpretation and analysis, computer programming
  • Civic, ethical, and social justice literacy
  • Economic and financial literacy, entrepreneurialism
  • Global awareness, multicultural literacy, humanitarianism
  • Scientific literacy and reasoning, the scientific method
  • Environmental and conservation literacy, ecosystem understanding
  • Health and wellness literacy, including nutrition, diet, exercise and public health
• Framework for 21st century learning and innovation skills

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Creativity and innovation
• Framework for 21st century information, media and technology skills


  • Information literacy
  • Media literacy
  • Technology literacy
• Framework for 21st century life and career skills

  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Initiative and self-direction
  • Social and cross-cultural skills
  • Productivity and accountability
  • Leadership and responsibility
• Professional conduct


  • Respects cultural differences
  • Works effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
  • Responds open-mindedly to different ideas and values
• Manage projects


  1. Set and meet goals

  2. Prioritize, plan and manage work to achieve intended result
• Productivity and accountability


  • Collaborate and cooperate effectively with teams
  • Respect and appreciate team diversity
  • Demonstrate additional attributes associated with producing high quality products
• Guide and lead others

  1. Use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal

  2. Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in using influence and power
• Responsibility to others


  • Act responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind
• Critical systems to ensure student mastery of 21st Century Skills

  • 21st Century standards
  • Assessments
  • Curriculum and instruction
  • Professional development
  • Learning environments
• 21st Century standards


  • Focus on 21st century skills, content knowledge and expertise
  • Build understanding across and among core subjects, as well as 21st Century interdisciplinary themes
  • Emphasize deep understanding rather than shallow knowledge
  • Engage students with the real-world, tools and experts they will encounter in college, on the job, and in life
  • Allow multiple measures of mastery
• Assessment of 21st Century Skills

  • Supports a balance of assessments, including high-quality standardized testing along, with effective formative and summative classroom assessments
  • Emphasize useful feedback on student performance that is embedded into everyday learning
  • Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21st century skills
  • Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate mastery of 21st Century skills
  • Enables a balanced portfolio of measures to assess the educational system's effectiveness in reaching high levels of student competency in 21st Century skills
• 21st Century Curriculum and Instruction

  • Teaches 21st Century skills discretely in the context of core subjects and 21st century interdisciplinary themes
  • Focus on providing opportunities for applying 21st Century skills across content areas and for competency-based approach to learning
  • Enables innovative learning methods that integrate the use of supportive technologies, inquiry and problem-based approaches and higher-order thinking skills
  • Encourages the integration of community resources beyond school walls
• 21st Century Professionalism Development


  • Highlights ways teachers can seize opportunities for integrating 21st Century skills, tools and teaching strategies into their classroom practice
  • Balance direct instruction with project-oriented teaching methods
  • Illustrates how deeper understanding of subject matter can enhance problem-solving, critical thinking, and other 21st Century skills
  • Enables 21st Century professional learning communities for teachers
  • Cultivates teacher's ability to identify student's particular learning styles, intelligence, strengths and weaknesses
  • Help teachers develop their abilities to use various strategies to reach diverse students and create environments that support differentiated teaching and learning
  • Supports the continuous evaluation of student's 21st Century skills development
  • Encourages knowledge sharing among communities of practitioners
  • Uses a scalable and sustainable model of professional development
• 21st Century Learning Environment


  • Create learning practices, human support and physical environments that will support the teaching and learning of 21st Century skill outcomes
  • Support professional learning communities that enable educators to collaborate, share best practices and integrate 21st Century skills into classroom practice
  • Enable student to learn in relevant, real-world 21st Century contexts
  • Allow equitable access to quality learning tools, technologies and resources
  • Provide 21st Century architectural and interior designs for group, team and individual learning
  • Support expanded community and international involvement in learning, both face-to-face online
• Implications to Educators


  • Successfully complementing technologies to content and pedagogy and developing the ability to creatively use technologies to meet specific learning needs
  • Aligning instruction with standards, particularly those that embody 21st Century knowledge and skills
  • Balancing direct instruction strategically with project-oriented teaching methods
  • Applying child and adolescent development knowledge to educator preparation and education policy
  • Using a range of assessment strategies to evaluate student performance and differentiate instruction
  • Participating actively in learning communities, tapping the expertise within a school district
  • Acting as mentors and peer coaches with fellow educators
  • Using a range of strategies to reach diverse students and to create environments that support differentiated teaching and learning
  • Pursuing continuous learning opportunities and embracing career –long learning as professional ethics
  • Establishing a conductive learning environment where learners can freely express themselves and explore their potentials and capacities
• Instructional Models


  • Integrating "Teach for Understanding Principles"
  • Creating Rich Practice Teaching Experience
  • Creating Dynamic Learning Communities and Peer Mentoring Networks
  • Examining the Role of Content, pedagogy and technologies in developing HOTS
• Implications to Pre-Service Teacher Preparation

  • Learning Environments
  • Partnership
  • Continuous Improvement
• New Literacies


  New forms of literacy made possible by digital technology developments
• Examples of New Literacies


  • Instant messaging
  • Blogging
  • Social networking
  • Podcasting
  • Photo sharing
  • Digital storytelling
  • Conducting online searches
• Dimensions of 21st Century Literacy


  • Visual literacy
  • Information literacy
  • Cultural literacy
  • Digital literacy
• Multicultural Literacy


  • Understanding ethnic groups that comprise the population and focuses on complex issues of identity, diversity and citizenship
• Social Literacy


  • Development of social skills, knowledge and positive values in human beings to act positively and responsibly in sophisticated complex social settings
• Media Literacy


  • The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media
• Financial Literacy


  • The ability to make informed judgments and make effective decisions regarding the use and management of money
• Digital Literacy


  • Ability to effectively use digital devices for purposes of communication, expression, collaboration and advocacy in a knowledge based society
• Ecological Literacy


  • Understanding the principles of ecosystems toward sustainability
• Creative Literacy


  • Ability to make original ideas that have the value, and the ability to see the world in new way
• Schools must support the teachers by providing them professional training and up-to-date technology for utilization in classrooms