21st century learning focuses on developing critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills to help students succeed in a rapidly changing world. It involves motivating students through fostering essential learning abilities. Key aspects include developing creative and critical thinking through valuing knowledge and independent thinking. Communication skills are strengthened by utilizing technological tools and unlimited access to information. Collaboration means students and teachers working together respectfully towards common goals, bringing different perspectives together and expanding learning beyond the classroom.

1. 21st Century
Learning
By: Niki Warford & Margaret
Holloway

2. What is 21st Century Learning?
It is a process of redefining the goals of
education by fostering the essential learning
skills in addressing a rapidly changing world.
 Critical and Creative Thinking
 Communication
 Collaboration
21st Century learning involves motivating and
engaging students to be successful in meeting
the demands of the future.

3. Critical and
Creative
Thinking...
-Develops individuals who value knowledge and
learning.
-Is demonstrated by individuals who think for
themselves.
-It contributes to a mutual understanding of social
interactions within any given situation.
-It is skills that are essential

4. Communication
Developing the ability to use technological tools that can
help one adapt to a 21st century world.
This is accomplished by the availability of unlimited
access to information providing students with more
choices and therefore more freedom to learn.
-Communal sharing, adapting, negotiating and
exploring (*through networking, etc.)connecting the
classroom globally.

5. Collaboration
- Students and teachers working together in a
respectful relationship to reach a common goal.
- Bringing multiple individuals with various
perspectives together as one, but yet accepting
differentiation.
- Expanding learning beyond the classroom into real
world audiences.

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=zmqptNKHUdU

8. Class Activity

9. “Tell me and I will forget.
Show me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will understand.
Step back and I will act.”– An old Chinese proverb

10. Resources