mc seminar education 21st century

EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: MEETING THE CHALLENGE

Presented by John Medina

Outline of Presentation

The 21st Century Landscape

The 21st Century Skills

The 21st Century Learners

The 21st Century Teaching

The 21st Century Teachers

THE 21ST CENTURY

LANDSCAPE

The future is here…

What does the future hold?

“Never before in the history of the planet have so many people – on their own – had the ability to find so much information about so many things and about so many other people.”

From: The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman

What does the future hold?

“Today’s students live in a highly connected, interactive environment that they typically leave behind when they enter the classroom (Christen, 2009). ”

What does our community look like in the 21st century? (Sanchez, 2003)

Knowledge-based economy Global economy New technology Increasing social inequalities and

environmental concerns

What traits do people need to achieve success in the 21st century?

Highly-trained workers

People who are flexible, quick, and

independent learners

Can communicate in different languages -

multilingual individuals

Team players Socially-aware citizens

THE 21ST CENTURY

SKILLS

21st Century Skills certain core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving that schools need to teach to help students thrive in today's world.

In summary, what are the essential 21st century skills?

The 3R's 1. Reading 2. Writing 3. Arithmetic

The 7 C’s 1. Critical Thinking 2. Creativity 3. Collaboration 4. Communication 5. Cross-cultural

Understanding 6. Computer Literacy 7. Career-savvy

THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

Who are the 21st Century Learners?

Digital Native

Digital Immigrant

Digital Native vs. Digital Immigrant

Digital Native – a person who was born during or after the general introduction of digital technologies and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts.

Digital Immigrant – an individual who was born before the existence of digital technology and adopted it to some extent later in life.

Digital Natives

What is the learning profile of 21st Century students?

Who are 21st Century Learners?

Top Five Gifts for Teenagers

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Portable Game Device

Cell Phone

Computer

Video Game Console

MP3 Player/iPods Source: Starkman, Neal (2007). Leave Me Alone.... T.H.E. Journal. 33-38.

Digital Natives . . .

• Are used to receiving information really fast • Like to parallel process and multitask

• Prefer graphics before their text • Prefer random access (like hypertext)

Adapted from Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants (Marc Prensky 2001)

Digital Natives . . .

• Function best when networked

• Thrive on instant gratification and frequent rewards

• Prefer games to “serious” work


What are they missing?

• Critical thinking – Reflection – Evaluation


THE 21ST CENTURY TEACHING

What schools should have to teach 21st Century Skills?

(Rotherham &Willingham, 2009)

Better Curriculum Better Teaching Better Tests

What we need now is an educational transformation that aligns the “how” and “what” of learning with the learners themselves and the world of work that awaits them after they leave school (Christen, 2009).

Better Curriculum: How should schools prepare children to succeed? (Sanchez, 2003)

Better Curriculum: How should schools prepare children to succeed? (Sanchez, 2003)

Technology has the power to make the instructor a better facilitator or coach, bringing greater resources to bear in the classroom and adjusting the instruction to fit the individual (Christen, 2009).

Better Teaching: What are schools still doing today?

The emphasis on learning content is in direct contrast to the world outside the school walls where the technological capability to provide access to content, i.e., information at lightning speed, already exists (Pappas, 2009).

Better Teaching: 4 Essential Rules of 21st Century Learning

Instruction should be student-centered.

Education should be collaborative.

Learning should have context

Schools should be integrated with society.

Instruction should be student-centered.

Teacher is a facilitator of

learning

Students work on meaningful

tasks

Different learning styles are

encouraged

Demonstration of learning in many different ways.

Learning is about discovery, not

the memorization of facts.

Education should be collaborative.

21st Century Trend: Students are expected to work with people from other cultures with different values

from their own.

Democracy as a way of living is a way of behavior. This is reflected in our educational institutions and in the basic classroom group and

class processes.

Learning should have context

Context – the situation in which something happens: the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens.

Learning is contextual. Teach in meaningful contexts; connect your lessons to students’ life experiences, immediate environment and values.

Schools should be integrated with society.

In order to prepare students to become responsible citizens, we need to model what a responsible citizen is.

Schools will often work at accomplishing this by creating events

for the school community.

Examples: NSTP, Community Immersion, Outreach Activities

Better Teaching

Teaching 21st Century Skills

Constructivism in the Classroom

Better Teaching: Constructivism

Learning is an active process in which learners constructs new ideas or concepts based upon their current/past knowledge and experience.

Learning is a search for meaning. As an active process the learner continuously revise past learning and "reconstruct" concepts as they interact daily with the environment.

Better Teaching: Constructivism Learning is influenced by past experiences (prior knowledge). Learning occurs when a

meaningful connection is established between prior knowledge and the present learning

activity.

It is likewise considered as a social process in which learners construct meaning through the

"interaction" of prior knowledge and new learning events.

Better Teaching: Constructivism

Teacher assumes the role of a facilitator and provides a relevant

experience from which meanings can be drawn.

• Teacher provides meaningful relevant experiences for students from which students construct their own meaning (facilitation)

Inquiry Reflection Research

Investigations and Experimentations

Problem-Solving Activities Projects

Better Teaching: Constructivism Constructivist Classroom Strategies

Traditional Teaching vs. Constructivist Teaching

Example of Traditional Teaching

• Topic: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (Focus on the Point of View)

• Strategy: Students read the story. Teacher gives a lecture on the meaning of characterization and theme. Students answer factual questions by the teacher.

• Assessment: Paper and Pen Test (Identification) Students memorize important facts and terms.

Traditional Teaching vs. Constructivist Teaching

Example of Constructivist Teaching

• Topic: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (Focus on the Point of View)

• Strategy: Students were given guide questions as pre-reading. In groups, they were asked to complete a graphic organizer (character maps) to discuss the role, similarities and differences of major characters.

• Assessment: Mock Trial of Montresor. Students create their script and own witnesses (new characters). Teacher process the activity through the witnesses to discuss the concept of point of view. After reflecting, in pairs, students answer an essay question, “How does point of view affect the over-all development of a story?” Students share their answer before the class.

Time-based Outcome-based

Fragmented curriculum

Integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum

Focus: memorization of discrete facts

Focus: What students know, can do and are like after all the details are forgotten

Lessons focus on the lower level of Bloom’s Taxonomy

Learning is designed on upper levels of Bloom’s and the updated Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy

Diversity in students is ignored

Curriculum and instruction address student diversity

Literacy in the 3R’s – Reading, Writing and Math

Multiple literacies of the 21st Century- aligned to living and working in a globalized new millennium

Textbook-driven Limited access to information and knowledge

Research-driven infinite access to materials/ sources (information and knowledge multiple)

Passive learning Active learning

Learners work in isolation

Learners work collaboratively with classmates and others around the world-the global classroom

Teacher-centered-teacher is center of attention and provider of information

Learner-centered – teacher is facilitator/coach

Low expectations High expectations- “if it isn’t good, it isn’t done.”

Curriculum is irrelevant and meaningless to the students

Curriculum is connected to student’s interests, experiences, talents and the real world (community engagement)

Print is the primary vehicle of learning and assessing

Performances, projects and multiple forms of media are used for learning and assessment

Teacher as judge. No one else sees students work

Self, peer and other assessments (public audiences.. Authentic assessments)

Factory model, based upon the needs of employers for the industrial age of the 19th century

Global model, based upon the needs of a globalized, high-tech society

Goal- to master content knowledge (literature, history, science)

Goal – to learn skills and strategies (access, analyze, evaluate, create) to solve problems

Conceptual learning on individual basis

Project-based learning on team basis

Better Tests: What will be the way in assessing 21st century learners?

Traditional test only measures specific content

knowledge.

Moving towards authentic

assessment.

Going beyond standardized

tests.

Instructional Strategies for 21st Century Education

Project-based learning (PBL) is an approach to instruction that teaches curriculum concepts through a project. The project is guided by an inquiry question that drives the research and allows students to apply their acquired knowledge.

Instructional Strategies for 21st Century Education

Inquiry is an investigative process that engages students in answering questions, solving real-world problems, confronting issues, or exploring personal interests (Pappas & Tepe, 2002).

THE 21ST CENTURY TEACHER

Our Situation as Teachers…

The Expectation to us, Teachers…

The 21st Century Teacher: A Transforming Influence (Corpuz, 2012)

Challenges

Be Interesting

Be Relevant

Be More

Effects

Can share a lot

Can do many things

Can offer more

Hindrances

Material Poverty

Cognitive Ignorance

Psychomotor inadequacy

The 21st Century Teacher is/has a…

Digital native and ICT literate

Critical and Creative Thinker

Well-developed

interpersonal intelligence

Clear sense of direction and self-discipline

Highly ethical and moral

Accountable for high

standards

References: Corpuz, B. B. (2012). The 21st Century Teacher: A Transforming

Influence from The Professional Teacher. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

Christen, A. (2009). Transforming the Classroom for Collaborative Learning in the 21st Century. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1590/842745/transforming_the_classroom_for_collaborative_learning_christen.pdf.

Kremer, M.L. (2008). Skills for a Knowledge Based Economy. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from http://www.old.huhs.org/district_news/Kremer_March_2008.pdf

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/4-essential-rules-of-21st-century-learning/