Technology drives societal change, requiring different skill sets in the 21st century compared to the past. Success now relies on skills like consuming, analyzing, connecting, synthesizing, interacting and creating using new learning tools across multiple modalities. Schools must bridge the gap between how students live and learn by embracing collaboration, active learning, higher-order thinking, outcome-based assessments and making the curriculum relevant to students' interests.

1. Technology drives change . As a result, success in society will require skills sets in the 21 st century significantly different from those of the past. - NCREL: ‘ enGauge 21 st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age

2. Learning to Change - Changing to Learn

5. The new learning environment

6. Learning to Change: Student Voice

8. USA 1960’s typical classroom – teacher-centered, fragmented curriculum, students working in isolation, memorizing facts. A San Francisco architectural firm establishes an alternative school providing internships for high school students. A perfect example of real-life, relevant, project-based 21st century education. 20th century vs. 21st century schools

9. Learners work collaboratively with classmates and others around the world – the Global Classroom Learners work in isolation – classroom within 4 walls Active Learning Passive learning Research-driven Textbook-driven Learning is designed on upper levels of Blooms’ – synthesis, analysis and evaluation (and include lower levels as curriculum is designed down from the top.) Lessons focus on the lower level of Bloom’s Taxonomy – knowledge, comprehension and application. Focus: what students Know, Can Do and Are Like after all the details are forgotten. Focus: memorization of discrete facts Outcome-based Time-based

10. High expectations – “If it isn’t good it isn’t done.” We expect, and ensure, that all students succeed in learning at high levels. Some may go higher – we get out of their way to let them do that. Low expectations Grades based on what was learned Grades averaged Integrated and Interdisciplinary curriculum Fragmented curriculum No “discipline problems” – students and teaches have mutually respectful relationship as co-learners; students are highly motivated. “ Discipline problems – educators do not trust students and vice versa. No student motivation. Great deal of student freedom Little to no student freedom Student-centered: teacher is facilitator/coach Teacher-centered: teacher is center of attention and provider of information

11. Factory model, based upon the needs of employers for the Industrial Age of the 19th century. Scientific management. Multiple literacies of the 21 st century – aligned to living and working in a globalized new millennium. Literacy is the 3 R’s – reading, writing and math Curriculum and instruction address student diversity Diversity in students is ignored. Performances, projects and multiple forms of media are used for learning and assessment Print is the primary vehicle of learning and assessment. Curriculum is connected to students’ interests, experiences, talents and the real world. Curriculum/School is irrelevant and meaningless to the students. Self, Peer and Other assessments. Public audience, authentic assessments. Teacher is judge. No one else sees student work.

15. 21st Century Bloom's

16. Let’s Explore… http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/ Creating a 21 st Century Classroom

19. A KWL chart is an excellent pre-assessment tool to determine student knowledge and interest. On-line Surveys

20. On-line Surveys A ‘1 minute paper’ is an elaboration strategy where learners can summarize or paraphrase what they have learned.

21. Easybib

22. Podcasting Willow web website

23. The cigar box project Over the course of a year, students remixed primary source images to create digital collages and historical documentaries. Voicethread

24. Students are able to share their problem solving techniques for a math unit. Access to the Voicethread is available for students in class or at home. Voicethread link Voicethread

25. wikis

26. wikis

27. Delicious

28. Delicious

29. http://areallydifferentplace.org/ Blogs

30. Blogs

31. Blogs A Daily Dose website

32. Blogs Secret Life website

33. Educational Origami – the Digital Blooms http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/ Wikis - http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis Blogs – http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/Education+Bloggers Voicethread – http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ Podcasts – http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/edupodcast/ Exploring 21st Century Learning

34. Do schools kill creativity?