This document discusses 21st century skills for both teachers and learners. It outlines the objectives of a session which are to have groups describe a 21st century learner, draw a 21st century school, and differentiate a 21st century teacher from a traditional one. It then categorizes 21st century skills into learning skills, literacy skills, and life skills. Specific skills in each category are defined, like critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and flexibility. Finally, attributes of 21st century teachers are listed, such as being multi-literate, multiskilled, self-directed, and having a high emotional intelligence.

1. 21st Century Skills of Teachers
and Learners

2. “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

3. 1. Identify the different skills learners must have in the
21st century and its importance.
2. Identify the different attributes of teachers in the
21st centuries
3. Discuss how can teachers be effective in the
delivering lessons embedded with the different 21st
century skills.
Session Objectives:

4. 1. Divide the group into three.
2. Group 1-Describe a 21st century learner using a simple
concept map.
3. Group 2-Draw your a 21st century school.
4. Group 3-Differentiate a 21st century teacher from
that of a traditional teacher by using a Venn
diagram.
5. Post the output and assign a member of the group
to be the discussant as each group move from one
station/gallery to another. Discussants will be given
3 minutes to discuss their output.
ACTIVITY 1

5. 1. How did you find the activity?
2. As you move from one gallery to another, what are
your take aways in the output of the other groups?
3. What are the characteristics of a 21st century learner?
4. What are the characteristics of a 21st century
teacher?
5. Do you think you posses such qualities or attributes?

6. The Three 21st Century Skill
Categories
Each 21st Century skill is broken into one of three
categories:
1.Learning skills
2.Literacy skills
3.Life skills

8.  Learning skills (the four C’s) teaches students about
the mental processes required to adapt and improve upon a
modern work environment.
 Literacy skills (IMT) focuses on how students can
discern facts, publishing outlets, and the technology
behind them. There’s a strong focus on determining
trustworthy sources and factual information to separate it
from the misinformation that floods the Internet.
 Life skills (FLIPS) take a look at intangible elements of
a student’s everyday life. These intangibles focus on both
personal and professional qualities.

9.  The 4 C's of 21st Century Skills are:
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Critical thinking: Finding solutions to problems
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Creativity: Thinking outside the box
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Collaboration: Working with others
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Communication: Talking to others

10.  The three 21st Century literacy skills are:

Information literacy: Understanding facts, figures,
statistics, and data

Media literacy: Understanding the methods and outlets
in which information is published

Technology literacy: Understanding the machines that
make the Information Age possible

11.  Information literacy is the foundational skill. It helps students
understand facts, especially data points, that they’ll encounter
online.
 More importantly, it teaches them how to separate fact from fiction.
 In an age of chronic misinformation, finding truth online has
become a job all on its own. It’s crucial that students can identify
honesty on their own.
 Otherwise, they can fall prey to myths, misconceptions, and outright
lies.

12.  The five 21st Century life skills are:

Flexibility: Deviating from plans as needed

Leadership: Motivating a team to accomplish a goal

Initiative: Starting projects, strategies, and plans on
one’s own

Productivity: Maintaining efficiency in an age of
distractions

Social skills: Meeting and networking with others for
mutual benefit

13. ATTRIBUTES OF 21st CENTURY
TEACHERS

14.  Multi-literate- As the 21st century expands our
learning, literacy or “the ability to identify,
understand, interpret, create, communicate and
compute printed and written materials” (UNESCO,
2005) must also expand to include media and digital
literacy. A multiliterate teacher knows how to use
various technologies in teaching.

15.  Multispecialist- K to 12 education gears for the holistic
development of learners. In developing the whole
child, various learnings and experiences must be
integrated. For this, teachers must be multispecialist,
that is, they must be knowledgeable not only in the
subject area they are teaching but in other areas as
well so that they can help the learner build up what
they gain in classrooms and outside the school and
make sense of what was learned.

16.  Multiskilled- K to 12 ushers in various ways of learning.
For teachers to cope with the demand for widening
learning opportunities, they must be skillful not just in
teaching but also in facilitating, organizing groups
and activities.

17.  Self-directed- Teachers who are responsible in various
aspects of school life must know how to initiate
action and bring to fruition the learning goals of the
students and the educational goals of the country.

18.  Lifelong learner-For K to 12 teachers, learning never
ends. Teachers must be constantly updated on the
latest information related to their subject and the
trends in pedagogy. Moreover, they should also be
sharing and applying what they are learning with their
students and colleagues.

19.  Flexible- K to 12 education is student-centered. Thus,
teachers must be able to adapt to various learning
styles and needs of the learners. Teachers must also
be flexible enough to ensure that learning takes
place all the time using alternative modes.

20.  Creative problem solver-Providing quality education is
not without hurdles. Problems will be there inside the
classroom and within the school. Teachers must be
there to offer innovative ideas and creative solutions
to problems.

21.  Critical thinker-The development of higher order
thinking skills is an important goal of K to 12
Education. Teachers need to be critical thinkers so
that they could stir students to think about what they
have learned, ask questions, reason out, probe, and
establish their own knowledge and belief.

22.  Has passion for excellent teaching- Having the
passion to teach effectively ensures that students
learn under the care and guidance of a teacher. An
ordinary teacher merely talks and gives instruction to
students, but a K to 12 teacher has a passion that
motivates students to learn and succeed in life.

23.  High Emotional Quotient (EQ)- To be a successful
K to 12 teacher, one must not only have the head but
also the heart to teach. Teaching is an emotionally
taxing and influential job as it involves interaction
with human beings. This demands that
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