21ST CENTURY SKILLS DEFINEDLEARNING & INNOVATION

• Creativity & Innovation• Critical Thinking & Problem-solving• Communication & Collaboration

LIFE & CAREER• Flexibility & Adaptability• Initiative & Self-direction• Social & Cross-cultural Skills• Productivity & Accountability• Leadership & Responsibility

INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• ICT Literacy

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

New Technology

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Napa 8 Learning Outcomes

• Technology Literacy

• Collaboration

• Critical Thinking

• Oral Communication

• Written Communication

• Career Preparation

• Citizenship and Ethics

• Curricular Literacy (Content Standards)

Sacramento 10 Learning Outcomes:1. Content Proficient2. Able to Write Proficiently3. Orally Proficient4. Able to Think Critically5. Technologically Proficient6. Able to Collaborate7. Prepared for a Career8. Solid Citizens with Ethical Behavior9. Able to Analyze and deal with Data10. Possessing a solid Work Ethic

What learning curriculum, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?

World GeoLit Integrated class at Manor New Technology High School, Manor, Photo by Les Simpson.

Manor New Technology High School, Manor,

At the core is a student centered, project and problem based

teaching strategy that is tied to both content standards and

school wide learning outcomes.

Project- and Problem-Based LearningKeys to 21st Century Learning

• To learn collaboration, work in teams.

• To learn critical thinking, take on complex problems.

• To learn oral communication, present.

• To learn written communication, write.

• To learn technology, use technology.

• To develop citizenship, take on civic and global issues.

• To learn about careers, do internships.

• To learn content, research and do all of the above.

teachers start each unit by throwing students into a realistic or real-world project that both engages interest and generates a list of things the student need to know. Projects are designed to tackle complex problems, requiring critical thinking. New Tech’s strategy is simple:

Each unit begins when students are presented with a complex, standards-based problem

Students form a team, develop a work contract and build a work plan

Students get to work!

Students are provided an online briefcase specific to the project with information, resources, links and

assessment criteria that help guide them.

Students Need To Know

Student questions and “need to knows” drive classroom lectures and activities. Sometimes for the whole class … sometime for just

one student

Students experiment and apply learning

Students test their ideas and experiment to find solutions and breakthroughs while receiving ongoing

feedback from instructors.

Students get back to work!

Students work and collaborate in a business-like environment, where they know their deliverables and

have the technology tools to do their jobs.

Students prepare to present

Students work on building presentations to repre-sent their work and defend their solutions

Students present their solutions!

Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers,

teachers, parents, and community

Students present their solutions!

Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers,

teachers, parents, and community

The New Language of School Design

"Classrooms are out! No more classrooms! Don’t build them!"

-- Roger Schank, Institute for Learning Sciences

Learning Plaza prototype at New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone, Kent, England, shows Learning Plaza divided in multiple ways for large group, small group, and individual learning.

New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone, Kent, England

Thanks for yours attention