2. The 21st Century dawned as the beginning of the
DIGITAL AGE
A time of unprecedented growth in technology and ts
subsequent information explosion.

3. Common skills across most of the studies include:
1.Creativity and Innovation
Using knowledge and understanding
to create new ways of thinking in order to
find solutions to new problems and to create
new product and services.

4.  Think creatively
-use a wide range of idea creation tecniques (such as
brain storming)
 Work creatively with others
-develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to
others effectively
 Implement Innovations
-Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful
contribution to the field in which the innovation will
occur.

5. Applying higher order thinking
to new problems and issues, using
appropriate reasoning as they effectively
analyze the problem ad make decisions
about the most effective ways to solve the
problem.

6.  Reason effectively
-use various type of reasoning (e.g inductive,
deductive etc)
 Use systems thinking
-Analyze how parts f a whole interact each other to
produce over all outcomes in complex system.
 Make Judgments and Decisions
-effectively analyze and evaluate evidence,
arguments, claims and beliefs
-analyze and evaluate major alternative of view.
 Solve Problems
- Solve different kind of non-familiar problems in
both conventional and innovate ways.

7. communicating effectively in a wide variety of
forms and contexts for a wide range of purposes and using
multiple media and technologies.
 Communicate Clearly
-Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral,
written, and nonverbal communication skills in variety of
form and contexts.
-- listen effectively to decipher meaning, including
knowledge ,values , attitudes and intentions.

8. Working others respecfully and effectively to
create, use and share knowledge, solutions and
innovations.
 Collaborate with others
-demonstrate ability to work effectively and
respectfully with diverse teams.

9. -Accessing, analyzing, synthesizing, creating and sharing information from
multiple sources.
6.Effective Use of technology
-creating the capacity to identify and use technology efficiently, effectively and
ethically as atool to access, organize, evaluate and share information.
7. Career and life Skills
-developing kills to becoming self-dericted, independent learners and workers
who can adapt the change, mange projects, take responsibility for their work,
lead others and produce results.
8. Cultural Awareness
- Developing competence in working with others by recognizing and
respecting cultural differences and work with others from a wide range of
cultural and social backgrounds.

10. Information Literacy
 Access and Evaluate information
-Access information efficiently (time) and
effectively (sorces)
 Use and Manage Information
- Use information accurately and creatively for the
issues or problem at hand.

11. Media Literacy
 Analyze Media
-Understand both how and why media
messages are constructed and for what
purposes
 Create Media Product
-Understand and utilize the most
appropriate media creation tools ,
characteristics and conventions.

12.  Apply technology effectively
-Use technology as tool to research, organize,
evaluate, and communicate information.
-Apply fundamental understanding of the
Ethical/legal issues surrounding the access
and use of information technologies.

13. 1. Adaptor
-the 21st Century teacher is an adaptor.
Harnessed as we are to an asssessment focused education model
the 21stcentury Educator must be able to adapt the curriculum and the
equirements to teach to the curriculum in immaginative ways.
2.The vissionary
Imagination, a key component of adaptability, is a crucial
component of the educator of today and tomorrow
3. The collaborator
- As an educator we must be able to leverage these collaborative tools to
enhance and captivate our learners. We too , must be collaborators;
sharing, contributing ,adapting and inventing

14. 4.The Risk Taker
-how can you as an educator know all these things? How can you teach
them how to use them? There are many, so much to learn
5. The learners
-We expect our students to be life long learners. How many schools have
the phrase “life long learners” in their mission statement and objectives. We
too must continue to absorb new possibilities and experiences. We must
endeavor to stay current. The 21st Century teacher or educator must learn
and adapt.
6. The Communicator
-The 21st century teacher are fluent in tools and technologies that enable
commnunication and collaboration. They know how to use different media
in communication. It allows students to be able to express their insights
and share their thoughts in atopic or any issues that concern them.

15. 7. The Model
-the digital teacher must model the behaviors that are expected from their
students. Today and tomorrow more so, there is an expectation that
teachers will teach values.
These teachers also model a number of other characters
 Tolerance
Acceptance
A widerr view than just their curricula areas
Global awareness
Reflection
8. The Leader
- Leadership , like clear goals and objectives is crucial to the success or
failure of any project.