preparing students for the for 21 st century instruction april 18, 2013 dr. lin yu-lan...

Preparing Students for the for 21st Century Instruction

April 18, 2013Dr. Lin Yu-Lan

Ylin@boston.k12.ma.us

Goals

• Gaining an deeper understanding the 21st Century skills

• Gaining an understanding that 21st Century skills prepare students for their academic, career future.

Traditional Learning

21st Century Learning

21st Century Learner

Traditional Instruction

Cover the content -Use “climb the ladder” model-Learn all basic facts and skills-Excessive teacher talk-Rote memorization -Drills and worksheets-Work individually

Traditional Class

• Heavily dependent on textbooks• Isolated instructional elements • Sequential/hierarchical order• Practice skills without contexts• Little flexibility- ‘correct answers’• Little creativity- ‘fill in the blanks’• Students rarely work cooperatively• Rigid test format

Consequence of Traditional Teaching

• Not using content in authentic situations• Not using skills in more complex ways• Not moving beyond the first rung of ladder• Not interesting, not stimulating, not

motivating, not engaging students• Not learning in a meaningful way

Traditional Student Outcome

• May be able to answer recall questions• May be able to perform basic skills• Do poorly on application, analysis, and

explanation• Display boredom, passivity, and apathy

21st Century Skills

P 21

• Life and Career Skills• Learning and Innovation Skills• Information, Media and Technology

Skills• Core Subjects and Themes

21st Century Skills Support:

• Standards and Assessment• Curriculum and Instruction• Professional Development• Learning Environments

Life and Career Skills

• Flexibility and Adaptability• Initiative and Self-Direction• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills• Productivity and Accountability• Leadership and Responsibility

Learning and Innovation Skills

• Creativity • Critical Thinking • Communication • Collaboration

Information, Media, Technology Skills

• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• Technology Literacy

Core Subjects

• English• World Languages• Arts• Math• Economics• Science• Geography• History• Government/Civics

Themes

• Global Awareness• Financial, economics, business,

entrepreneurial literacy• Civic literacy• Health literacy• Environment literacy

21st Century Instruction

• Learner-Center• Integrated skills• Higher order thinking• Outcome-based• Beyond classroom• Collaborative work

• Global interaction• Global information• Global issues• Global contexts• Global mindset• Global approach

Teaching communication

• When studying a written text…

• When viewing a film…

Teaching Collaboration

• When studying consumption of energy…

• When engaging in a school wide campaign…

Teaching Critical Thinking Skills

• When investigating a festival of the target culture…

• When studying proverbs of the target culture…

Teaching Creativity and Innovation

• When planning to introduce a story …

• When planning to teach geography a country…

Teaching Information Literacy

• When planning to expand the theme of “Food” in the unit…

• When planning to connect with most current event in a country…

Maximizing Instruction

• Away from learning to work towards working to learn

• Away from memorization towards thinking and understanding

• Away from students as recipients of information to students as knowledge builders