21st Century Skills and Flipped Classrooms

21ST CENTURY SKILLS
FLIPPED CLASSROOM
SCHOOL ON THE CLOUD
Chryssanthe Sotiriou, Doukas School

21ST century learner

http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework

21st Century Curriculum and
Instruction
Teaches 21st century skills in the
context of core subjects and
21st century themes

… 21st Century Themes
• Global Awareness
• Financial Literacy ,
• Economic Literacy ,
• Business Literacy and
• Entrepreneurial Literacy
• Civic Literacy
• Health Literacy
• Environmental Literacy

Ways of thinking
CRITICAL THINKING
PROBLEM SOLVING
DECISION MAKING

Recognize assumptions
separate fact from opinion
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/skills-practice-distinguishing-between-fact-and-opinion/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Evaluate arguments
Analyze info accurately and
objectively
Draw conclusions

Define the problem clearly
Design strategy
Gather analyze info
Develop possible solutions

List solutions
Weigh up risk/difficulties
involved
Make the final decision

COMMUNICATION COLLABORATION
Ways of working

21st Century Curriculum and
Instruction
Enables innovative learning
methods that integrate the use of
technology , problem-based
approaches and higher order
thinking skills

21st Century Learning
Environments
• Support professional learning
communities
• Allow access to quality learning tools,
technologies and resources
• Support international involvement in
learning

Flipped classroom

Before …
• Ss have limited
information
• Ss try to follow
along
• Ss attempt
homework-
sometimes
feedback is
delayed

After …
• Ss have specific
questions in mind
• Ss practice
performing the skills
they are expected
to learn
• Ss apply their
knowledge skills

Flipped classroom
school work at home
and
home work at school

Flipped Learning
Group learning space
individual learning space
Dynamic interactive learning
environment

FLIP
Flexible environment
students choose
when/where to learn

FLIP
Learning Culture
student-centered, co-
construction of
knowledge

FLIP
Intentional Content
peer instruction, problem-
based learning

FLIP
Professional
Educator
monitoring, accountability,
formative assessment

Understanding space travel
the Quest…
Background information
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgkVBJM9ch0
brainstorming writing a paragraph post it in edmodo
discussion /possibility of poll
FLIP

www.edmodo.com

Class divided in teams each including
1. Researchers
2. Inhabitants
3. Designers
FLIP

 building materials ?
 jobs ?
 skills ?
 recreational facilities ?
 power, food, water, oxygen—the necessities?
 conditions and services ?
http://todaysmeet.com/
FLIP

http://ed.ted.com/lessons?student_level=1

Around school:
Themed photos
• Coursebook theme
• 2-3 photos
• 10 min time limit
• Share & justify choice
http://goo.gl/gt1XPw
Flipping with mobile

The Benefits
• Debating in the classroom
• Students ’own pace
• Absent students keep up by reviewing
the videos at home
• Extra time to comprehend the material

The Drawbacks(?)
• It relies on preparation and trust
• Flipped classrooms do not “teach to the test
• Change in educational policy needed

http://schoolonthecloud.eu

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CLOUD
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NuvemNor OBLAK
CHMURA
Nube
Wolke Nuage
Debesis
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Doukas School (Greece, Coordinator)
Innovative Learning Network Ltd. (UK)
EUROGEO European Association of Geographers (Belgium)
GO! Education of the Flemish Community (Belgium)
Ghent University (Belgium)
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained
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SCHOOL ON THE CLOUD
Connecting Education to the Cloud
for Digital Citizenship
Chryssanthe Sotiriou
Dimitris Primalis
Doukas School
19 November 2014

57 Partners Consortium
o School Education
o University Education
o Vocational Education
o Adult Education
Our vision
‘School on the Cloud’ Network
http://bit.ly/SoCMembers

School on the Cloud 1st Summit 2014
http://bit.ly/SoC1stConference
http://bit.ly/SoFSlideshare

What?
http://bit.ly/SoCroadmapChryssanthe Sotiriou, Doukas School

• think
• share
• learn
• collaborate
Connecting

How?
• i-manager
• i-teacher
• i-learner
• i-future

How?

Examples
self-understanding
team-working
using mobile apps
applying collaborative tools

https://education.skype.com/

• education policy
• curriculum choices
• improve education via
Cloud technologies
SoC + Global education

i-future
Future scenarios for Education on the Cloud

21st Century Skills and Flipped Classrooms

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