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Nonprofit. Research Based. Mission Driven. Since 1980.
21st Century Skills: Teaching a New Generation of LearnersNonprofit. Research Based. Mission Driven. Since 1980.
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To help children develop to their
full potential -
academically,
ethically,
socially,
and emotionally
Developmental Studies Center
Non-profit organization, Oakland CA
Working with schools since 1980
Mission-BasedA Commitment to the Whole Child
Funding for DSC generously provided by:
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DSC Guiding Principles
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• Build on intrinsic motivation in learners.
• Build an inclusive learning community.• Integrate academics with social and ethical learning.
• Set up the learning situation so learners do the thinking.
• Provide intellectual rigor and accessibility.
• Advance teacher practice.
Literacy Programs
• Reading Comprehension • Grades K-8• Making Meaning Vocabulary K-6
• Comprehensive Writing Curriculum• Grades K-6
• Intervention: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Sight Words• Single-syllable and polysyllabic
decoding• Grades K-12• Complete Spelling
Program • Grades 1-6
Character Education & After School Programs
• Community Building • Grades K-6
Class Meetings Cross-age Buddies Schoolwide Community-
Building Homeside Activities
Caring School Community
• KidzLit, K-8• KidsMath, K-6• Math Explorer, 6-8• Science Explorer, K-3• NEW! KidzScience 3-5
After School Enrichment
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Think and talk about the skills students will need to be successful in the 21st Century
Reflect on the challenges to developing 21st Century learners
Explore the DSC approach to preparing 21st Century learners and teachers
Session Goals
21st Century Skills in Action
As you watch the video, ask yourself: What does it really mean to be equipped with skills for the 21st century?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCNlIif0hHY
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Team Builder: Fold the Line
Q What are they going to need to know? What are the skills they are going to need to help them get there?
Q Think about a time when you learned something really well. What are some of the things that made your learning experience invaluable?
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Design, evaluate, and manage one’s own work
Frame, investigate, and solve problems using a wide range of tools and resources
Collaborate strategically with others
Communicate effectively in many forms
Find, analyze, and use information for many purposes
Develop new products and ideas
Skills Required in the 21st Century
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Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being recognized as the skills that separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. A focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future.
-Partnership for 21st Century Skills
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Learning & Innovation Skills: The 4 Cs
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
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The DSC WayIn the classroom. How we want our class to be.
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Students Develop 21st Century Skills by
Working with a partner
Learning and using cooperative structures
Learning and using social skills
Discussing their work
Solving problems
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Focus: Inferring About Causes and Effects
Students have experienced:
— Exploring expository text (text features & questioning)
— Analyzing literature
— Making inferences in literature and poetry
Lesson on Inference - Grade 61.34
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Day 1: Read-aloud Class brainstorms prompts to extend conversation
Teacher introduces and reads Train to Somewhere
Students discuss plot, setting, and characters in the story
Students reflect on partner conversations
Day 2: Strategy Lesson Teacher reviews prompts to extend conversation
Teacher highlights clues to inferences in Train to Somewhere
Partners discuss inferences at various stops in the story
Grade 6 Lesson - Days 1 and 2
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Day 3: Guided Strategy Practice Teacher reviews prompts to extend conversation
Partners work with an excerpt to explore causes in text
Class discusses excerpt together
Day 4: Independent Strategy Practice Students read texts at their independent reading level
Teacher models “Stop and Ask Why Questions”
Students reread to ask why questions in their own books
Partners use the questions to discuss their books
Grade 6 Lesson - Days 3 and 4
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View the Video with a Partner
With your partner, decide who will focus on The students’ thinking and behavior
The teacher’s actions
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Video Discussion Questions• What did you notice about students’ thinking and behavior?
• How did the teacher support students’ thinking and behavior?
• How might this approach help students develop the 4 Cs?
- Creativity and Innovation- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving- Communication- Collaboration
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Critical ThinkingThe Power of the Read Aloud
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Critical Thinking“What in the text made you think that?”
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Communication & CollaborationResponding in Pairs or Groups
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CreativityReading & Writing Independently
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Social Values Responsibility
Respect
Caring
Fairness
Helpfulness
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Explicitly Teach Cooperative Structures Think, Pair, Share
Turn to Your Partner
Think, Pair, Write
Heads Together
Group Brainstorming
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Discussion Prompts: Explicitly Taught
“I agree with _______ because…”
“I disagree with _______ because…”
“In addition to what _______ said, I think…”
“I heard you say ________. Did I get that right?”
4th Grade “First Days” and “Mama Sewing” Genre: Personal
Narrative
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir
By Eloise Greenfield and Leslie Jones Little
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Quick-Write: Early Memories
If you were to write a story about your own “remembered life,” what memories could you write about?
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Writing Time
Write about an early memory.
Write about anything you want.
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Lesson Reflection
How might this lesson help students develop their writing?
What social skills might students need to participate in this lesson?
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To teach students to write skillfully, creatively, abundantly, and with motivation in various genres
To teach students to work together and to help them develop socially and ethically
Dual Goals of an Effective Writing Program
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Building intrinsic motivation
Abundant writing practice
Learning from published works and authors
Developing writing in the primary grades
Guided support through each step of the writing process
Learning skills and conventions when most helpful
Collaboration, sharing, and conferring
Best Practices in Writing Instruction
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Video: Grade 1 Writing Stories About MeStudents have already experienced units on
The Writing Community (5 weeks)
Getting Ideas (6 weeks)
Telling More (4 weeks)
Unit 4: Writing Stories About Me (Personal Narrative)
In Week 1, students
—Explored stories with a Beginning, Middle and End
—Wrote stories of their own
In Week 2, students will:
—Revisit Chrysanthemum to explore feelings in writing
—Write stories that express feelings
—Learn how to Tell More by adding details
View the videoDecide with your partner who will focus on
• The students’ thinking and behavior
• The teacher’s actions
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Discuss Video
What did you notice about the students’ learning and behavior?
How did the teacher’s actions impact the students’ learning and behavior?
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The DSC WayPartners give and get ideas
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Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Proofreading
Publishing
Collaborating Through the Writing Process
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Immerse students in a genre
Provide models for specific aspects of craft
Demonstrate how professional authors approach writing
Stimulate imagination and fuel motivation
High Quality Read-aloud Texts
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The DSC WayAudience and Feedback
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Students Develop 21st Century Skills by
Working with a partner
Learning and using cooperative structures
Learning and using social skills
Discussing their work
Solving problems
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Children who feel connected thrive.
You see them: Listening to one another
Reaching agreement
Considering other points of view
Being respectful
Explaining their thinking
Asking questions
Supporting their own reasoning
Taking personal responsibility
Achieving more academically - and they like it!
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The DSC WayWhat resonated with you?
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Class Meeting
What did you learn or experience today that you’ll take back into your classroom this year?