2. Discussion :
the 21st century Dawned as the beginning of the digital age – a time of unprecedented growth in technology and its subsequent
information explosion. Never before have the tools for information access and management made such an impact on the way we live, work,
shops,and play. New technologies and tools multiply daily and the New technologies of today are outdated almost as soon as the reach the market.
Numerous studies and reports have emerged over the past decade that seek to identify the life, career, and Listening skills thatbdefine the skills
needed for success 8n the 21st century world. While there are some diferwnces in how the skills are catigorized or interpreted, there also many
commonalities. Common skills across most of the studies include:
3. 1. Creativity and innovation
☆ using knowledge and understanding to createnew waysof thinking in orderto find solutionsto new problemsand to create new
productsand services.
5. Work creativelywith others
develop,implement, and communicate. Newideas to otherseffectively
Be open and responsive to newand diverse perspective; incoporategroup input and adopting
newideas
Demonstrateoriginalityand inventiveness in work and understand the real worlds llimits to
adoptingnewideas
Viewfailure as an opportunity to learn; understandthat creativityand innovation is
longterm, cyclical process of small successesand frequent mistakes0
6. Implement innovation
☆ ACT ON CREATIVE IDEAS To make a tangible and useful
contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur.
7. 1. Critical thinking andproblem solving
☆ applyinghigherorder thinkingto newproblems. and issues, usingappropriate reasoning as the effectively
analyzethe problem andmake decisions about the most effective ways to solve theproblem.
8. reason effectively
use various types of reasoning ( inductive, deductive, etc.) As appropriate to the
situation
use systems thinking
Analyze how of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex
system
9. Make judgements anddecisions
Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs
Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
Sybthesize and make connection between information and arguments
Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
Reflect critically on experiences and processes
10. solve Problems
solve different kinds of non – familiar
problems in both conventional and
innovative ways
Identifyand ask significantthat clarify
various points and leads to better
solutions
11. 3. Communication
☆ communicating efffectivelyin a wide varietyof formsand contexts for a wide rangeof purposely andusingmultiple media and
technologies.
Classroom
12. Communicate clearly
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and non verbal communication skills in a
variety of forms and contexts
Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including, knowledge, values, attitudes, and intentions
Use communication for a range of purpose ( to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade) and in diverse
environments (including multi – lingual)
Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a prior as well as
assess their impact.
13. 4. Collaboration
☆ working withothers respectfully and. effecrively to
create, use and share knowledge, solutions andinnovations
14. CollaboratE with other
Demontrate ability to work effectively and
respectfully with diverse teams
Exercise flexibility and wellingness to be helpful
in making necessary compromises to
accomplished a common goal. Assume shared
responsibility for collaborative work, and value
the individual contributions made by each team
member.
15. ☆ accessing analyzing, synthesizing,
creating andsharing information from
multiple sources
16. 6. Effective Use of technology
☆ creating the capacity to identify anduse technology effeciently, effectively andethically as
a tolls to access, organize, evaluate and share information
17. 7. Career and life skills
☆ developing skills for becomingself-directed,independent learners and
workerswho can adapt to change,manage. Project,take responsibilityfor their
works, leadothers and produce results.
18. ☆ developing cultural competence in working with
others by recognizing and respecting cultural differeces
and work with others from a wide range of coltural and
social background.
21. Useand manageinformation
☆ use information accurately and creativelyfor the
issue or oroblemat hand
☆ manaGe the flowof informationfrom a wide
varietyof sources
☆ Apply a fundamental understanding of the
ethical/ legal issuessurroundingthe accessand use of
8nformation
22.
23. Analyze media
☆ understand both how and why media messages are constructed and for what purpose
☆ examine how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view
are included or excluded and how media can influence beliefs and behavior
☆ apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/ Legal issues surrounding the
access and use of media.
24. create media products
☆ understand and utilize the most appropriate
media creation tools, characteristics, and
conventions
☆ Understand and effectively utilize the most
appropriate expressions and interpretation in
diverse, multi-cultural environments
26. Applytechnologyeffectively
☆ use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communication
information
☆ use digital technologies ( computers, pdas , media player, gps,etc.) Communication/
networking tools, and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate,
evakuate, and create information To successfully function in a knowledge economy
☆ apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/ legal issues surrounding the access
and use information technologies
29. ☆ theymust also be able to adapt software and hardwarwdesign for a business model
intotools utilizable by a varietyof age groups and abilities
☆ theymust also be able to adapt to a dynamic teaching experience. When it all goes
wrong in 5he middleof a class, whenthe technologies fail, the showmust go on.
☆ as a educator, theymust understand and applydifferent learningstyles. Theymust also
be anleti adapt ourteachingstyleto be inclusive of different modes of learning.
31. ☆ theymust see the potential in the emergingtools and webtechnologies, gaspthese and
manipulatethemto servetheir needs. If we look at the technologies wecurrentlysee
emerging, hiwmanyare develop for education?.
☆ The visionaryteacher can lookat others ideasand envisage howtHeywould use these in
their class.
☆ the visionanryalso look across thedisciplines and throughthe curricula. Theycan make
links that rainforce theirown teaching and thenlearningog their students.
33. ☆ ning, Blogger, wikispaces, bebo, msn, myspace, second life- as an
educator we mustbe able to leverage these collaborative tools to enhance
and captive our learners. We too, must be collaborators; sharing,
contributing, adapting and inventing.
35. ☆ a 21st centuryeducator knowmust takerisk and sometimes surrenderyourself to the
students knowledge
☆ havea vision of what youwant and what the technologycan achieve, identifythe goals
and fascilitatethe learning.
☆ use the strengthof the digital nativesto understand and navigatenewproduct, have
the students teacheach other.
☆ the learning pyramidshows that the highest retentionof knowledge comes from
teachingother. Trust your students.
37. ☆ we expect our students to be life long learners. How many schools have
the phrase “ life long learners” in their mission statements and objectives. We
too must continue to absorb new possibilities and experiences. We must
endeavor to stay current. The 21st century teacher or educator must learn
and adapt.
40. ☆ the digital must model the behaviors that are expected from their students. Today and tomorrow
more so , there is an expectation that the teacher will teach values.
☆ the educator are often the most consistent part of our students life. Teachers will see the students
more often than their parents.
☆ the 21st century educator also models reflective practice, whether it’s the quite, personal inspection
of their teaching and learning,or through reflective practice via blogs, twitterr, and other mediUm,
these educators both inwards and onwards.
41. These teacher also model a number of other characteristics. These are not
necessarily asssociated with Ict or the curiculum, but are equal importance,
they model:
☆ tolerance
☆ acceptance
☆ a wider view than just their curricula areas
☆ global awareness
☆ refkection
