21st Century Skills in the Language Arts Classroom

ESA2January 2009

21st Century

6 Skillscountless tools

4 Themes

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Themes

Global Awareness

Financial, Economic, Business &

Entrepreneurial LiteracyCivic

LiteracyHealth Literacy

Skills

Problem Solving Collaboration Analytical

thinking CommunicationFinding and Evaluating Information

Creating and

Innovating

ToolsNewspapers, books, spreadsheets, graphing calculators, computers, internet resources, websites, databases, digital libraries, television, observational and measurement tools, videos, DVD’s, CD’s, telecommunication, word processing, presentation tools, smart boards, GPS, probes, manipulatives, geometry tools, digital cameras, laptops, multimedia, scanners, video equipment, digital recorders,mp3 technology, cell phones……

What 21st Century Tools are you currently using?

21st Century EvolutionEfficiencyEnrichExtend

EFFICIENCY – level oneTools that makes YOUR life easier

No overhead projector/transparenciesELMOEasy to useFun toolsFlexible

For example

CommunicationProblem Solving

Standard:K.R.2.1 -Students can comprehend and respond to text read aloud.K.R.3.3 Students can distinguish fiction from nonfiction

Skil

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SmartBoard/Presention Tools & PowerPointTo

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Theme

ENRICHAdds a dimension to your teaching

Hits more learning styles or higher levels of thinking

Can include multiple skills/content area

Motivates the less “bookish” studentEngages the 21st Century student

For example:“Breakout from the North Carolina Zoo”

Theme

Communication & Collaboration

Standard(s): 5.R.5.3 Students can choose references to meet the needs of an assigned task.5.L.3.3 Students are able to describe how interrelationships enable some organisms to survive.5.G.1.1 Students are able to apply longitude/latitude to find absolute locations on a map. 5.G.1.2 Students are able to compare maps of different types and scales.

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Internet Resources + websites+ presentation tools + other web application(s)To

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EXTENDAdd depthAdd cross curricular applicationsMultiple standards metHigher Bloom’s level

Evaluative and analysis

For example:“My Brother Sam is Dead”

Theme

Communication & Collaboration

Standard(s): 8.R.5.3 Students can combine new information with existing knowledge to enhance understanding (among others)8.US.1.1: Students are able to relate events and outcomes of the American Revolution to sources of conflict, roles of key individuals and battles and political documents (among others)+ listening, viewing and speaking + technology standards

Skil

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SmartBoard + Google Earth + otherweb application(s)To

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Questions…In your groups….Discuss where you currently are in the

continuum and…..

How you could move to the next level?

Efficiency Enrich Extend

Resourceshttp://pdtogo.com/smart/?p=149http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=b5

918de01837df1e0de6http://www8.chatham.k12.nc.us/project/rj/breakout.html http://gets.gc.k12.va.us/VSTE/2008/1simdiff.htmhttp://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/ - Units, Strategies and

resources to enhance your 21st Century Teaching skills. http://21centuryconnections.com/node/420 - Assessment http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/ - Multitude of

researched based strategies to make your classroom more effective.