1. A summary of topic one (1), prepared by Renee Williams

2. The 21st Century Learner
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3. The 21st Century Learner
21st
Century
Learners
Collaborators
Creative Thinkers
Problem Solvers
Technologists
Self-directed learners
Information users and
producers
http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky-ChangingParadigms-01-EdTech.pdf

4. 21st Century Skills
 Creativity and innovation
 Critical thinking and problem solving
 Communication and collaboration
 Information Literacy
 Media Literacy
 ICT Literacy
 Flexibility and adaptability
 Initiative and self direction
 Social and cross cultural skills
 Productivity and accountability
 leadership and responsibility

5. Acquiring 21st century skills
 Students must be able to experience skills and see how
these skills are applicable to their lives
 Facilitator must explicitly teach and/or model skills for
learners
 Students must be provided with opportunities to
practise 21st century skills
 Skills learnt should be revisited. Students must be
enabled to see the value of skills for lifelong learning
 Students must understand and be a part of the
assessment of the skilss being developed

6. Let us get the FACT!
 Educators who seek to facilitate the acquisition of 21st
century skills in 21st century classrooms must be:
Facilitators
Assessors
Collaborators
Technologists

7. Using Formative Assessment
 Formative assessment is on-going assessment used
before and during a period of instruction. Its benefits
include:
Higher learning gains
Achievement of improved test scores
Improved achievement
Immediate feedback
Student empowerment
Social development

8. Using Summative Assessment
 Summative assessment is assessment used at the end
of a period of instruction. Some benefits of summative
assessment include:
Provided insight into students understanding
Helps teachers to plan future work
Provides a final grade to show students achievement
Can be used to assess performances(
presentations, skills demonstration, artistic/ Creative
performance) or products
(reports, designs, construction pieces or essays)

9. Juxtaposing the 20th and 21st Century
Classroom
20th Century Classroom 21st Century Classroom
 Teacher Centred
 Time Based
 Memorization of facts
 Facilitates development of
lower level thinking skills
 Activities are text book
driven
 Student centred or
collaborative in orientation
 Outcome Based
 Meaningful relevant learning
 Facilitates the development
of lower and higher level
thinking skills
 Activities are research driven
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/20th_vs_21st_Century_Classroom.htm

10. Juxtaposing the 20th and 21st Century
Classroom
20th Century Classroom 21st Century Classroom
 Individual competitive
learning encouraged
 Teacher is the dictator
 Students autonomy restricted
 Expectation of passes and
failures
 Teacher is the judge
 Group collaborative learning
encouraged
 Teacher is the facilitator
 Greater levels of student
autonomy
 Measures put in place to
facilitate success
 Students and parents can
participate in assessment
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/20th_vs_21st_Century_Classroom.htm

11. Juxtaposing the 20th and 21st Century
Classroom
20th Century Classroom 21st Century Classroom
 Curriculum divorced from
the students
 Diversity is ignored
 Focus is on reading, writing
and arithmetic
 Focuses on Summative
assessment
 Curriculum linked to the
students and their
experiences
 Diversity is acknowledged
and differentiation facilitated
 The concept of multiple
intelligence is acknowledged
and a variety of areas and
activities are focused on
 Focuses on formative
assessment
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/20th_vs_21st_Century_Classroom.htm

12. Brain Teaser
 As a teacher facilitating 21st century
learners, how would you respond the following
questions?
How do I educate students for their future?
How do I facilitate learning more than the
“what” in my classroom?

13. Brain Teaser
How do I integrate technology to facilitate
meaningful learning?
How do I develop “life skills” in the students
with whom I interact?
How do I encourage students to be
innovators instead of mere follower?
How do I make learning an enjoyable and
authentic experience?

14. Conclusion
Learners are changing and so educational practitioners
must be equipped to facilitate this change in their
classrooms and in the learners they facilitate. One area
in which educators must be ready to facilitate change is
in the area of assessment. Assessment can no longer be a
test at the end, instead it must become a continuous
process that will facilitate the holistic development of
the 21st century learner.