6. Creativity and innovationAs the three “R”s serve as an umbrella for other subjects, the four “C”s do for other skills.
7. The four “C”s are a student’s ticket up the economic ladder in the 21st century.
8. 21st Century Skills Framework The Framework for 21st Century Learning describes the skills, knowledge and expertise students must master to succeed in work and life.
32. Guiding Recommendations Assessment: Build 21st century skills into formative assessment strategies. Create an aligned accountability system: all assessment strategies should align with 21st century skills standards, professional development and curriculum and instruction. Consider ICT literacy assessment as a starting point. Create open repositories for assessment items and rubrics that help measure 21st century skills.
33. Guiding Recommendations Professional Development: Develop intensive teacher professional development programs that focus intentionally on 21st century skills instruction. Build capacity. Develop district leadership teams to infuse 21st century skills throughout the school district. Invest in ICT (information communications technologies) excellence. Develop professional learning communities around specific 21st century skills. Train administrators around how to lead 21st century skills initiatives.
34. What are the characteristics of effective professional development?
35. Research: Effective Professional Development Intensive and ongoing Connected to practice and other school initiatives Content related Builds strong working relationships among teachers Professional Learning in the Learning Profession, National Staff Development Council 2009
36. “It’s time for our education workforce to engage in learning the way other professionals do - continually, collaboratively and on the job – to address common problems and crucial challenges where they work.” -- Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr
37. ICT Literacy Students should be able to: Apply technology effectively Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information. Use digital technologies, communication/ networking tools and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information in order to successfully function is a knowledge society.
38. Web 2.0 Social Tools Information Searching Google, Pagebull, Ask, Aftervote… Managing and Organizing Calendars, To Do Lists, Student Information Spaces Social Bookmarking Del.icio.us, Diigo Content Collaboration Wiki, Google Docs Media Sharing Voicethread, Flickr, Podcasts Social Networking My Space, Ning, Twitter
39. Stripling Inquiry Model Inquiry is a framework for learning Choosing Web 2.0 Tools to Support Teaching and Learning in a Digital World, Pam Berger, Sally Trexler, Libraries Unlimited, 2010
40. Stripling Inquiry Process Connect Connect to self, previous knowledge Gain background knowledge to set context for new learning Observe, experience Wonder Develop questions Make predictions Investigate Find and evaluate information to answer questions, test hypotheses Think about the information to illuminate new questions and hypotheses * Barbara Stripling, Inquiry-Based Learning in Curriculum Connections Through the Library. Libraries Unlimited
41. Stripling Inquiry Process Construct Construct new understandings connected to previous knowledge Draw conclusions about questions and hypotheses Express Express new ideas to share learning with others Apply understandings to a new context, new situations Reflect Reflect on own process of learning and on new understandings gained from inquiry Ask new questions
42. Stripling Inquiry Model Searching Managing and Organizing Social Bookmarking Content Collaboration Media Sharing Social Networking
43. Stripling Inquiry Model Searching Media Sharing Managing and Organizing Social Bookmarking Social Networking Content Collaboration
44. Manage & Organize Information http://Diigo.com a social bookmarking tool