Underlying principles and characteristics in achieving 21st century education.

1. Underlying principles and
characteristics in achieving 21st
century education
LHOREEN B.RUBIA- CUAL
PRESENTER

2.  What should the 21st century school curriculum look like?
 How is the role of a teacher in a classroom shifting gradually?
 Is the current education system efficient enough to teach and prepare students for
21st century?
 What should be the new guiding principles of our education system?

3. 11 GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF 21ST CENTURY
EDUCATION
 1. GENERATE CURIOSITY
 2. FOSTER CREATIVITY
 3. CRITICAL THINKING
 4. REVERSE CLASSROOM
 5. COMMUNICATING AND STORYTELLING
 6. DESIGN EXPERIMENTATION
 7. EXPOSURE TO TECHNOLOGY
 8. CODING
 9. PERENNIAL GROWTH MINDSET
 10. EMPATHY AND MORALITY
 11. COLLABORATION

4. 1. GENERATE CURIOSITY
 We have to make learning more interesting and fun beyond simple textbook reads
and generic exam system.
 “ I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”-Albert Einstein

5. 2. FOSTER CREATIVITY
 Classroom should be designed in such a way that fosters creativity among students
and nudges them to ask questions that are relevant, thought provoking and leads
to unique solutions.
 “ Everything you can imagine is real.”- Pablo Picasso

6. 3. CRITICAL THINKING
 Critical thinking is the ability to use one’s judgement to discern the essentials from
the noise around and recognize facts from fiction.

7. 4. REVERSE CLASSROOM
 Gradually, the current education system is shifting from a teacher- centered
approach of instruction to a student- centered learning procces.
 “ Flipping the classroom is more about a mindset: redirecting attention away from
the teacher and putting on the learner and the learning.”- Aaron Sams

8. 5. COMMUNICATION AND STORYTELLING
 It is not enough to have a unique idea in this day and age, one must know how to
“sell” the idea to other people in order to make an impact.
 Effective communication skills not only leads to improved relationships, but also
makes a person better thinker and leader.

9. 6. DESIGN AND EXPEIMENTATION
 If students are empowered to experiment on their ideas, they will not only
become better problem solvers, but also will learn how to gain valuable
insights from failures.
 “The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.”-
Dieter F. Ucthdorf

10. 7. EXPOSURES TO TECHNOLOGY
 The earlier we start teaching kids about different applications and advancements of
technology, the better prepared they are for a digitally enabled world.
 “ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”- Arthur C.
Clarke

11. 8. CODING
 Another way to teach young kids about technology is through coding.
Unfortunately, it’s a common perception that coding is difficult and boring.
 Initiatives such as code.org and hourofcode. Com are supported by organizations
like Google, Amazon, Microsoft to promote coding and generate interest for
computer science among young students to prepare them for 21st century jobs.

12. 9. PERENNIAL GROWTH MINDSET
 Having a growth mindset helps the student to be willing to learn new things,
upskill what they already know and teaches them that with time and effort
everything can be learned.

13. 10. EMPATHY AND MORALITY
 One student shares their problem and the whole class along with the teacher try to
find out solutions based on real listening and understanding.
 “ The highest form of knowledge is empathy.”- Bill Bullard

14. 11. COLLABORATION
 Competition is never the answer to create a sustainable world, true success coms
from collaborative efforts.
 “ Coming together is abeginning; keeping together is progress; working together is
success”- Henry Ford

15. 9 CHARACTERISTICS OF 21ST CENTURY
EDUCATION
 1. LEARNER- CENTERED
 2. MEDIA-DRIVEN
 3. PERSONALIZED
 4. TRANSFER-by- DESIGN
 5. VISIBLY RELEVANT
 6. DATA-RICH
 7. ADAPTABLE
 8. INTERDEPENDENT
 9.DIVERSE

16. 1. LEARNER- CENTERED
 Rethinks traditional teacher-learner roles. Learner as data- holder, designer, and
decision maker. Nurture role play, informal learning, and creativity. Supports wide-
range of “academic” success. Defines success in terms that support learner, not
schools and districts. Learner benefits from flexible, diverse, differentiated support
models
 Teacher as Facilitator

17. 2. MEDIA- DRIVEN
 In terms of media, instructional/assessment strategies, audience, collaborative
approaches, technology use, data sources.
 It is important to use new learning technologies in appropriate ways. We call
technologies that help students think harder ‘ cognitive tools’ for learning.

18. 3. PERSONALIZED
 Learning is personalized by platforms, interest, assessment results, self-selected
pace.
 A personalized approach recognizes that not all students learn in the same manner.

19. 4. TRANSFER-by-DESIGN
 Learners constantly adapt, revise, and synthesize information, using “old learning”
in new, unfamiliar, meaningful ways.

20. 5. VISIBLY RELEVANT/ LEARNING BY
DOING
 Causing personal or social change, socially collaborative, visible
products/projects/artifacts; Natural contexts.
 Have first- hand experience with applying information to real world.
 Get the opportunity to learn through trial-and error.
 We discover things through our engagement with the world around us.
 Learn information that isn’t just theoretical but can be applied to things in our lives
somehow.

21. 6. DATA- RICH
 Persistent and “highly consumable” data and planned data sources that allow for
easy revision of curriculum, instruction, and resources.

22. 7. ADAPTABLE
 The opposite of scripted and homogenized. Ownership by all stakeholders-
learners, teachers, etc. responds naturally and meaningfully to data and emerging
best practices.
 Teachers in the 21st Century need ongoing training and support.

23. 8. INTERDEPENDENT
 Little is in isolation. Increased transparency between schools and local
communities. Media and assessment relate; content areas converge, technology
supports learning, not simply instruction.
 In our communities there are amazingly useful people who can teach and ispire our
students far better than we can.

24. 9. DIVERSE
 Diversity is now considered a strength in classrooms. When students are different,
they learn that difference is okay. They befriend people of different cultures and
learn not to be afraid of other cultures around them.

25. “
”
The illiterate of the 21st century will not
be those who cannot read and write,
but those who cannot learn, unlearn,
and relearn
Alvin Toffler
Thank you very much!!!