4. Curriculum Exits
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1. Visual and information
literacies
2. Media literacy
3. Basic, scientific,
economic and
technological literacies
and multicultural
literacy
4. Global awareness
1. Creativity and curiosity
2. Critical thinking
problem solving skills
3. Risk taking
1. Collaboration and
interpersonal skills
1. Flexibility and
adaptability
2. Initiative and self-
direction
3. Social and cross-
cultural skills
4. Productivity and
accountability
5. Leadership and
responsibility
6. Ethical, moral and
spiritual values
7. Life and
Career
Skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Initiative and self-direction
• Social and cross-cultural skills
• Productivity and Accountability
• Leadership and responsibility
8. Characteristics of a 21st Century Learner
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
http://tccl.rit.albany.edu/knilt/index.php/Unit_1_-
_The_21st_Century_Learner http://roryjonmanning.com/Scholar.html
by Palfrey and Gasser
Knowledge Network for Innovations in
Learning and Teaching (KNILT)
11. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
21st Century Educators are able to adapt
1. the curriculum and the requirements
to teach to the curriculum in
imaginative ways;
2. software and hardware designed for
a business model into tools utilizable
by a variety of age groups and
abilities to a dynamic teaching
experience.
3. teaching style to be inclusive of
different modes of learning.
12. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
The21st Century teacher, asa
communicator, must befluent in
toolsandtechnologies that enable
communicationandcollaboration
anywhere, anytime. Theydonot only
knowhowtodocommunication, they
alsoknowhowtofacilitate, stimulate,
control, moderate, andmanage
communication.
13. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
The21st Centuryteacher, asa
learner, must
• belifelonglearners;
• continue to absorb
experiences and knowledge;
• endeavor to stay current;
• change and learn as the
horizons and landscape
changes.
14. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
The21st Centuryteacher, asavisionary,
musthaverichimaginationto:
• seethepotential in, grasp, and
manipulatethe emerging tools and
web technologies;
• look at others’ ideas and envisage
how they would use these in their
class;
• looks across the disciplines and
through the curricula and make
links that reinforce and value
learning in other areas; and
• make other fields as leverage to
reinforce their own teaching and
the learning of their students
15. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
The21st Centuryteacher, asa
leader,
• leadsbyexampleby
championingprocessesand
modelingskills—walksthetalk;
• isanadvocator,earlyadopter—
amaverick;
• set clear goalsandobjectives
crucial tothesuccessof a
project
16. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
The21st Centuryteacher, asa
model, shouldmodel
• thebehaviorsthat theyexpect from
their students—tolerance,
acceptance, awider viewthanjust
their curriculaareas, global
awareness, andreflection
• reflective practicebymonitoringand
evaluatingtheir teachingviablogs,
twitter andother mediumwhere
educators canlookbothinwards
and outwards
17. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
The21st Centuryteacher, asa
collaborator, must beableto
• leveragecollaborativetoolslike
Linkedin, Ning, Blogger, Wikispaces,
Bebo, MSN, MySpace, Slideshare,
Pinterest, InstagramandFacebook
toenhanceandcaptivateour
learners
• Share,contribute, adaptandinvent
usingthesecollaborativetools
18. https://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Teacher
The Adaptor
The Communicator
The Learner
The Visionary
The Leader
The Model
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
Characteristicsofa21st CenturyTeacher
The21st Centuryteacher, asarisk
taker, must
• haveavisionof whats/hewantsand
whatthetechnology canachieveto
beableto identifygoals andfacilitate
learning
• takerisksandsometimes surrenderto
thestudents’knowledgeandusethe
strengthsof thesedigital natives to
understandandnavigate
products
havestudentsteacheachother
19. What must 21st century teachers do to
develop critical thinking in students?
•Commitment
•Competence
•Creativity
•Compassion
•Character
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/25-critical-thinking-strategies-for-the-modern-learner/
20. 21st Century Teaching and Learning
http://www.peelschools.org/aboutus/21stCentury/byod/parentresources/Documents/Vision%20for%2021st
%20Century%20Teaching%20and%20Learning.pdf
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
.
IDEAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
1.Teachers and students are all learners
2.The focus is more on questions, less on answers
3.Understanding is more important than knowing
4.Innovation and exploration are part of learning
5.We connect and learn with the world
21. 21st Century Teaching and Learning
http://www.peelschools.org/aboutus/21stCentury/byod/parentresources/Documents/Vision%20for%2021st%20Century%20Teaching%20and%20Learning.pdf
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
.
21st century teaching and learning must
be based on the following broad skills:
1.Collaborative inquiry to solve real and
relevant problems
2.Creativity and innovation
3.Critical thinking and
problem-solving
4.Communication
22. 21st Century Teaching and Learning
http://www.peelschools.org/aboutus/21stCentury/byod/parentresources/Documents/Vision%20for%2021st%20Century%20Teaching%20and%20Learning.pdf
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
.
Technology, then, is what supports and enables
this kind of learning and engages students by:
1.Providing learning—anywhere, anytime
2.Supporting teacher innovation and capacity
building
3.Enhancing equity of access through the use of
personal devices and internet resources
4.Using social media to support inquiry and
communication while building social
responsibility and digital literacy
5.Strengthening connections with parents
23. 20th Century Learning VS 21st Century Learning
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
20th Century Learning = learning content
21st Century Learning = learning the tools and skills to
remake the content to become the
producer and creator
~Diana Rhoten
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c0xa98cy-Rw#!%20
24. You may visit this site:
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
Some Quick Suggested
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
Provide crossword and word search puzzles for
your students in order to address vocabulary
or to introduce new topics in your lessons.