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?
  • 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
Tony Wagner's The Global Achievement Gap

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