The document discusses the shift to 21st century education from the traditional factory model of the past. It outlines that 21st century education is bold, flexible, creative, challenging and complex. It focuses on developing skills like critical thinking, collaboration, adaptability and effective communication in students. It also discusses how schools, teachers, learners and assessments need to change and adapt to this new model, moving from a time-based approach focused on memorization to an outcomes-based approach emphasizing what students can do. While technology is not the sole focus, it acknowledges students today are digital natives who are immersed in technology from a young age.

1. 21st Century Education Making the Shift

2. It is already the 21st Century Are we there? Will it be easy? Does it happen by itself? Is it the same thing we did when we were in school?

3. What is 21st Century Education It is bold It breaks the mold It is flexible It is creative It is challenging It is complex Scott McLeod

4. From “Here” to “There” According to Dr. Douglas Kellner at UCLA this technological revolution will have a greater impact on society than the transition from an oral to a print culture. Today's kindergarteners (in 2008) will be retiring in the year 2067

5. 21st Century Skills Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence Agility and Adaptability Initiative and Entrepreneurialism Effective Oral and Written Communication Accessing and Analyzing Information Curiosity and Imagination Tony Wagner

6. Factory model Textbook-driven Teacher-centered Paper and pencil One Way, One Answer Drill and Kill

7. New Definitions Schools – will go from ‘buildings’ to ‘nerve centers’, with walls that are porous and transparent, connecting teachers, students, and the community to the wealth of knowledge that exists in the world. Teacher – From primary role as a dispenser of information to orchestrator of learning and helping students turn information into knowledge, and knowledge into wisdom.

8. Learner In the past a learner was a young person who went to school, spent a specified amount of time in certain courses, received passing grades and graduated. Today?

9. Learner - First We must maintain student interest by helping them see how what they are learning prepares them for life in the real world.

10. Learner - Second We must instill curiosity, which is fundamental to lifelong learning.

11. Learner - third We must be flexible in how we teach!

12. Learner - Fourth We must excite learners to become even more resourceful so that they will continue to learn outside the formal school day.

13. Time – based Focus: memorization of discrete facts Bloom’s Taxonomy – Knowledge, comprehension, and Application. Textbook-driven Passive Learning Isolation Teacher-Centered Fragmented Curriculum Grades averaged Outcome – based Focus: What students know, can do and are like after all the details are forgotten Bloom’s Taxonomy – synthesis, analysis, and evaluation (and more) Research-driven Active Learning Collaboratively (Globally even) Student-centered Integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum Grades based on what was learned (benchmarks) 20th Century Classroom vs. 21st Century Classroom

14. Technology? Not Once has the word computers been used in this presentation yet. Myth 21st Century Education is Computer Training.

15. “Digital Natives” vs. “Digital Immigrants” entire lives have been immersed in the 21st century media culture digital learners – they literally take in the world via the filter of computing devices: the cellular phones, handheld gaming devices, PDAs, and laptops they take everywhere, plus the computers, TVs, and game consoles at home Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that young people (ages 8-18) mainline electronic media for more than six hours a day, on average. Many are multitasking – listening to music while surfing the Web or instant-messaging friends while playing a video game.

16. EVEN TODDLERS

17. Assessment Supports a balance of assessments, including high-quality standardized testing along with effective classroom formative and summative assessments Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is embedded into everyday learning Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21st century skills Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate mastery of 21st century skills to educators and prospective employers Enables a balanced portfolio of measures to assess the educational system’s effectiveness at reaching high levels of student competency in 21st century skills

18. How are we assessing? Are we assessing? Is it effective? Is it working? What does the assessment tell us?

19. As of Today This screen listed students who are struggling, and we talked about how can we help them