This document discusses 21st century learners and literacy. It notes that today's students are always connected via technology, expect interaction, and are highly customized in their experiences. They are producers and consumers of information. Effective learners are described as lifelong learners, natural navigators, critical thinkers, effective communicators and creators, and global collaborators without boundaries. The document suggests next steps such as reading books and blogs on the topic, watching videos, finding lesson plans, and joining online communities to further explore 21st century literacies and their implications for teaching and learning.

1. 21st Century Learners
What does it mean for us?
Slides adapted from Scott Schwister & KimCofino

2. How are students changing?

3. what is
21st century
literacy?

4. How are students changing?
(Are they?)

5. Letter from Camp 2.0

6. external influences
evolving responses
inherent characteristics

7. Meet Kim Cofino
• 21st Century
Literacy Specialist
• International
School Bangkok
• Blog: Always
Learning

8. 21 st century learners

9. life
outside
the classroom

10. always on

11. interaction is expected

12. social

13. highly customized experiences

14. increasingly digital

15. constantly
connected

16. instant access

17. producers
+
consumers
prosumers

18. their average classroom
experience

19. what do 21st century learners experience
in your classroom?

20. learners

21. learners literacies

22. effective learners

23. effective learners are…
lifelong
learners

24. effective learners are…
natural navigators

25. effective learners are…
critical thinkers and evaluators

26. effective
communicators & creators

27. effective communicators & creators are…
able to create something new

28. effective communicators & creators are…
able to communicate across
culture, time & distance

29. effective communicators & creators are…

30. effective global collaborators

31. effective global collaborators are…
able to collaborate to reach
common
goals

32. effective global collaborators are…
able to lead or follow

33. effective global collaborators have…
no boundaries

34. What does this mean for
teaching and learning?

35. next steps
read
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful
Web Tools for the Classroom
Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century
A Whole New Mind

36. next steps
read more
Will Richardson, Weblogg-ed
KimCofino, always learning
Doug Belshaw, dougbelshaw.com/blog

37. next steps
read even more
Educational Leadership (March 2009)
Digital Youth Project
The 21st Century Learner wiki
Literacy Discussion wiki

38. next steps
watch
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
Information R/evolution
A Vision of K-12 Students Today

39. next steps
find lessons
Thinkfinity

40. next steps
standards & frameworks
ISTE NETS-S
IRA/NCTE Standards
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies

41. next steps
join
Classroom 2.0 Ning
NCTE Ning

42. Image Sources (Creative Commons License):
Dangling Colors: http://flickr.com/photos/yanivg/52124840/
Honey, courtesy Scott McLeod: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/02/a-taste-of-honey.html
Girl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/
Lights and the City: http://flickr.com/photos/diankarl/2970686837/
Blue Sky Over Monday Morning: http://flickr.com/photos/guitrento/2564986045/
NY at Night: NY at night: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/497814516/
Swing: http://flickr.com/photos/mcmorr/1294684803/
Bumper Cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwalker71/2637125074/
Sunset playing: http://flickr.com/photos/nattu/895220635/
Puzzle piece: http://flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3082335820/
Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/
Connected: http://flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/
Touch Sensitive: http://flickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1196494552/
Camera: http://flickr.com/photos/ssh/12638218/
Blindfold: http://flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2657434642/
Finger point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/
Question mark: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/
ISB21: http://isb21.wikispaces.com
Steering Wheel: http://flickr.com/photos/paulvaarkamp/865876994/
Statue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagent/261743402/
Orienteering in Venice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cristina/2252226613/
Big eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/
Birds on wire: http://flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5388273/
Painted girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/867886652/
Hieroglyphics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1331640797/
Think outside the box: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/
NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/
Ants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/1584818205/
Fish: http://flickr.com/photos/brujamavi/2824076847/
Sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/2352150031/
We eat light: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943/
Rubik's cube: http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/
Open road: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2049233526/
Gadgets: http://flickr.com/photos/slipstreamjc/748716731/
Mountain Climber: http://flickr.com/photos/ilker/2493908947/
Audience: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/174586756/
Web: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/322023870/
Graffiti Body Outlines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/