1. 21st Century Learners
What does it mean for us?
Slides adapted from Scott Schwister, KimCofino and Silvio Rosenthal Tolisano

2. How are students changing?

3. How are students changing?
(Are they?)

4. Group #1 - bit.ly/MikSe8
Group #2 - bit.ly/MilRuI
Group #3 - bit.ly/Mimwwn

5. Changing
Education Paradigms
- Sir Ken Robinson

6. 21 st century learners

7. life
outside
the classroom

8. always on

9. interaction is expected

10. social

11. highly customized experiences

12. increasingly digital

13. constantly
connected

14. instant access

15. producers
+
consumers
prosumers

16. what could 21st century learners experience
in your classroom?

17. effective learners are…
effective communicators & creators are…
effective global collaborators are…

18. effective learners are…
lifelong
learners

19. effective learners are…
natural navigators

20. effective learners are…
critical thinkers and evaluators

21. effective communicators & creators are…
able to create something new

22. effective communicators & creators are…
able to communicate across
culture, time & distance

23. effective communicators & creators are…

24. effective global collaborators are…
able to collaborate to reach
common
goals

25. effective global collaborators are…
able to lead or follow

26. effective global collaborators have…
no boundaries

27. What does this mean for
teaching and learning?

30. what is
21st century
literacy?

36. Image Sources (Creative Commons License):
Dangling Colors: http://flickr.com/photos/yanivg/52124840/
Honey, courtesy Scott McLeod: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/02/a-taste-of-honey.html
Girl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/
Lights and the City: http://flickr.com/photos/diankarl/2970686837/
Blue Sky Over Monday Morning: http://flickr.com/photos/guitrento/2564986045/
NY at Night: NY at night: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/497814516/
Swing: http://flickr.com/photos/mcmorr/1294684803/
Bumper Cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwalker71/2637125074/
Sunset playing: http://flickr.com/photos/nattu/895220635/
Puzzle piece: http://flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3082335820/
Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/
Connected: http://flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/
Touch Sensitive: http://flickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1196494552/
Camera: http://flickr.com/photos/ssh/12638218/
Blindfold: http://flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2657434642/
Finger point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/
Question mark: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/
ISB21: http://isb21.wikispaces.com
Steering Wheel: http://flickr.com/photos/paulvaarkamp/865876994/
Statue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagent/261743402/
Orienteering in Venice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cristina/2252226613/
Big eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/
Birds on wire: http://flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5388273/
Painted girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/867886652/
Hieroglyphics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1331640797/
Think outside the box: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/
NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/
Ants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/1584818205/
Fish: http://flickr.com/photos/brujamavi/2824076847/
Sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/2352150031/
We eat light: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943/
Rubik's cube: http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/
Open road: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2049233526/
Gadgets: http://flickr.com/photos/slipstreamjc/748716731/
Mountain Climber: http://flickr.com/photos/ilker/2493908947/
Audience: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/174586756/
Web: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/322023870/
Graffiti Body Outlines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/