21st+Century+Education

=A 21st Century Education=

"... many educators, policy makers and even the general public respond resoundingly with "That's impossible!" when challenged to adopt a new paradigm of education for the 21st century. Most people today adhere to a paradigm of education that is strictly 19th century. But, like the Queen, a growing number of educators are believing in and accomplishing "the impossible". "  //21st Century Schools// //http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm //

What is it?

__What are 21st Century skills?__ Tony Wagner's //__The Global Achievement Gap__//
 * Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
 * Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence
 * Agility and Adaptability
 * Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
 * Effective Oral and Written Communication
 * Accessing and Analyzing Information
 * Curiosity and Imagination

__What does 21st Century Education look like?__
 * mimics real-world
 * challenging and engaging to all students
 * occurs 24 hours a day 7 days a week
 * not limited by walls or country borders
 * thrives in extending thinking skills and multiple intelligences
 * textbooks are reference materials

__What does 21st Century Assessment look like?__
 * mimics real-world problems
 * problem based projects
 * demonstrates students have mastered the main concepts

__What does a 21st Century Teacher look like?__
 * flexible
 * inspires an atmosphere of life-long learning
 * classroom facilitator
 * helps students transform information obtained elsewhere into knowledge and understanding

__What does a 21st Century Student look like?__
 * creator
 * collaborator
 * teacher

__What are the commonalities between a 21st century learner/teacher/education and a 20th century learner/teacher/education?__
 * Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
 * Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
 * Effective Oral and Written Communication
 * Curiosity and Imagination
 * challenging and engaging to all students
 * thrives in extending thinking skills and multiple intelligences
 * problem based projects
 * flexible
 * demonstrates students have mastered the main concepts