EDUC 95- Lesson 1

• 21st Century Education


  • Dramatic technology revolution
  • Increasingly diverse, globalized and complex media-saturated society
• 21st Century Schools


  • Innovation in education, from textbook-driven, teacher-centered, paper-and-pencil schooling into a better understanding of the concept of knowledge and a new definition of the educated person
• Implications for teachers


  1. Discover student interest by helping them see what and how they are learning to prepare them for life in the real world

  2. Instill curiosity, which is fundamental to lifelong learning

  3. Excite learners to become more resourceful so that they will continue to learn outside formal school
• 21st Century Curriculum


  • Interdisciplinary, project-based, and research-driven
  • Connected to local, national and global communities, in which students may collaborate with people around the world in various projects
• Curriculum and instruction


  • Design imbued with the concept of differentiation
  • Thematic, project-based and integrated with skills and competencies explored through research and concept application in projects and outputs
• 21st Century Learning Environment


  • Considers the kind of spaces needed by students and teachers in conducting investigations and project by diverse groups for independent work
  • Plenty of wall space and other areas for displaying student work
  • Place where the parents and the community can gather to watch student performances and meet discussions
• Technologies


  Tools students use to create knowledge for personal and social change
• Digital natives


  Today's students
• Preschoolers easily navigate electronic multimedia resources on games, in which they learn colors, numbers letters, spelling, and more complex tasks, such as mixing basic colors to create new colors, problem solving activities, and reading
• 21st Century Skills


  • Learning Skills (critical thinking, creative thinking, collaborating and communicating)
  • Literacy Skills (information literacy, media literacy, and technology literacy)
  • Life Skills (flexibility, initiative, social skills, productivity and leadership)
• 21st Century skills are viewed relevant to all academic areas and the skills may be taught in a wide variety of both in-campus and community settings
• Schools and teachers should use a variety of applied skills, multiple technologies, and new ways of analyzing and processing information, while also taking initiative, thinking creatively, planning out the process, and working collaboratively in teams with other students
• 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 a 21st Century Teacher

  • Multi-literate (know how to use various technologies in teaching)
  • Multi-specialist (knowledgeable in the course subject they teach and other areas)
  • Multi-skilled (cope with the demand for widening learning opportunities)
  • Self-directed (responsible for various aspects of school life)
  • Lifelong learner (constantly updated on the latest information)
  • Flexible (able to adapt to various learning styles and needs of the learners)
  • Creative problem solver (create innovative ideas and effective solutions)
  • Critical thinker (encourage students to reflect, reason, probe, and establish their own knowledge and belief)
  • Has a passion for excellent teaching
  • High Emotional Quotient (EQ)
• Common 21st Century Technology Tools for Learning

  • Affinity Groups
  • Blogs
  • E-portfolio
  • Hypertext
  • Podcasts
  • Web 2.0
  • Myspace
  • Second Life
  • Semantic Web
  • Webkinz
  • Wiki