21st century teacher

The 21st Century

Teacher

by:

Brian L. Quero, ECE

“If we teach today

as we taught yesterday we rob our children

of tomorrow.” John Dewey

What

is a

21

st

Centu

ry T

each

er? a teacher who possesses

knowledge, skills, attitudes and values

demanded by this century

Purp

ose

s:

to remain relevant and interestingto survive in this 21st

centuryto be able to contribute to the development of the 21st century

Cate

gori

es

of

21

st

Centu

ry S

kills

Effective Communication SkillsLearning and innovation skills

Information, Media and Technology Skills

Life and Career Skills

Eff

ect

ive

Com

munic

ati

on S

kills

TeamingCollaborationInterpersonal skillsLocal, national and

global orientednessInteractive communication

Categories of 21st Century Skills

Learn

ing a

nd

Innovati

on

Skills

CreativityCuriosityCritical Thinking problem solving

Risk taking

Categories of 21st Century Skills

Lif

e a

nd C

are

er

Skills

Flexibility and adaptabilityLeadership and

responsibilitySocial and cross-cultural

skillsInitiative and self directionProductivity and

accountabilityEthical, moral and spiritual values

Categories of 21st Century Skills

Info

rmati

on,

Media

and T

ech

nolo

gy

Skills

Visual LiteracyInformation LiteracyMedia LiteracyScientific Literacy

Economic LiteracyTechnological Literacy

Anoth

er

way o

f G

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1st

Centu

ry S

kills

Ways of thinking-creativity, critical thinking, problem solving decision making

and learning

Anoth

er

way o

f G

roupin

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he 2

1st

Centu

ry S

kills ways of working

-communication and

collaboration

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er

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roupin

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he 2

1st

Centu

ry S

kills

Tools for working-information and communication technology and information literacy

Anoth

er

way o

f G

roupin

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he 2

1st

Centu

ry S

kills

Skills for living in the world

-citizenship, life and career, and personal and

social responsibility

SU

MM

ARY

A 21st Century Teacher

is:

adequately equipped with

communication skills, learning

and innovation skills, information,

media and technological skills

and life and career skillsable to collaborate and

interrelate with others from

all walks of life

SU

MM

ARY

A 21st Century Teacher

is:

innovative and embarks on

lifelong learningusing technology to the

maximum and to the optimum to

improve his learning and

productivitycritically analyzes and

evaluates information derived

from various sources

SU

MM

ARY

A 21st Century Teacher

is:able to read message from

media whether directly given

or given in a subtle manner

highly collaborative, a lifelong

learner, and accountable for

results and information, media

and technology literate.

Thank you!