21st century skills project

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21
Century Skills
Jeanie Tran

2. What are 21st Century Skills?
• Critical Thinking
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity

3. “Do not train a child to learn by
force or harshness; but direct
them to it by what amuses their
minds, so that you may be
better able to discover with
accuracy the peculiar bent of the
genius of each.”
-Plato

4. What does it mean to teach
in the 21st century?

5. Teacher would provide to their students
• Content
• Facts
• Dates
• Formulas

6. Teacher also provide…
• Research
• Theories
• Stories
• Information

7. Teaching Tasks
• To develop students'
individual ability to think
outside the box;
• To find solutions to
possible problems
• To teach students to
collaborate and used
their outside resources

8. 5 Essential Strategies
• Leadership: Lead the
class, but let your
students learn to lead
as well in their learning
experiences.
• Create An Inquiry
• Encourage
Collaboration
• Develop Critical
Thinking Skills
• Encourage Creativity

9. Student can find information on…
• Anything
• Anytime
• Anywhere

10. Virtually has
limitless
information
Teachers are no longer the main source of information
Wherever, wherever, whatever

11. Students must know…
• What is validated and reliable
information?
• What is considered reliable
resources?
• What to look for when doing
research?
• Also how to compare and contrast
from other resources?

12. 21st century thinking in everyday life
• Global awareness
• Environmental awareness
• Cultural awareness
• Self esteem
• Self management

13. Think of the skills used when you ask:
• Where can I buy or rent a car or house?
• How to apply for jobs online?
• Where can I buy airline ticket to New York?
• Who should I vote?
• Where can I get reliable news?
• What is the most efficient tool for this project?

14. Ways to Answer Questions
• Emails
• Discussion Board
• Social Network
• Blogs
• Wiki
• Classroom
Questions Box
• Search Engines
• Books

15. Bloom
Taxonomy
presents a
classification of
learning that helps
educators create
an effective
curriculum.
http://expertbeacon.com/blooms-taxonomy/#.UwrIMfm-2G4

16. Remembering the big picture
NO MANY WHAT
CONTENT, SKILLS, OR
SUBJECT YOU TEACH.
ASK YOURSELF THIS…
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
TEACH?

17. 21st Century Thinking in Educators
• Ways of thinking
• Ways of working
• Tools for working
• Skills for living in the world

18. What makes a great teacher?
• Set high expectations
• Don’t allow a student fall behind
• Take risks
• Use technology as a guide and not
an enemy
• Be innovator and not a follower.
• Teach others to lead as well.
• Bloom Taxonomy
• The 4 C’s

19. References
• http://www.p21.org/storage/docum
ents/21st_century_skills_education
_and_competitiveness_guide.pdf
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
075aWDdZUlM
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
M_pIK7ghGw4
• http://expertbeacon.com/bloomstaxonomy/#.UwrIMfm-2G4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
OnfzZEREfQs
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
7bIQ4-3XSxU
• http://atc21s.org/index.php/about/w
hat-are-21st-century-skills/
• http://teach.com/states/become-ateacher-in-idaho