21st Century Learners
  What does it mean for us?




                      Slides adapted from Scott Schwister & KimCofino
How are students changing?
what is
21st century
literacy?
How are students changing?




                (Are they?)
Letter from Camp 2.0
external influences


   evolving responses



inherent characteristics
Meet Kim Cofino
        • 21st Century
          Literacy Specialist
        • International
          School Bangkok
        • Blog: Always
          Learning
21 st   century learners
life
   outside
the classroom
always on
interaction is expected
social
highly customized experiences
increasingly digital
constantly
connected
instant access
producers
            +
   consumers
prosumers
their average classroom
    experience
what do 21st century learners experience
             in your classroom?
learners
learners   literacies
effective learners
effective learners are…

                          lifelong
                                 learners
effective learners are…




 natural navigators
effective learners are…
critical thinkers and evaluators
effective
communicators & creators
effective communicators & creators are…




able to create something new
effective communicators & creators are…




able to communicate across
      culture, time & distance
effective communicators & creators are…
effective global   collaborators
effective global collaborators are…

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




                  able to   lead or follow
effective global collaborators have…




    no boundaries
What does this mean for
teaching and learning?
next steps
 read
 Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful
 Web Tools for the Classroom
 Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century
 A Whole New Mind
next steps
 read more
 Will Richardson, Weblogg-ed
 KimCofino, always learning
 Doug Belshaw, dougbelshaw.com/blog
next steps
 read even more
 Educational Leadership (March 2009)
 Digital Youth Project
 The 21st Century Learner wiki
 Literacy Discussion wiki
next steps
 watch
 Learn to Change, Change to Learn
 Information R/evolution
 A Vision of K-12 Students Today
next steps
 find lessons
 Thinkfinity
next steps
 standards & frameworks
 ISTE NETS-S
 IRA/NCTE Standards
 Partnership for 21st Century Skills
 NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies
next steps
 join
 Classroom 2.0 Ning
 NCTE Ning
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/

21stcenturyliteracy mod

  • 1.
    21st Century Learners What does it mean for us? Slides adapted from Scott Schwister & KimCofino
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    How are studentschanging? (Are they?)
  • 5.
  • 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
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    producers + consumers prosumers
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  • 19.
    what do 21stcentury learners experience in your classroom?
  • 20.
  • 21.
    learners literacies
  • 22.
  • 23.
    effective learners are… lifelong learners
  • 24.
    effective learners are… natural navigators
  • 25.
    effective learners are… criticalthinkers and evaluators
  • 26.
  • 27.
    effective communicators &creators are… able to create something new
  • 28.
    effective communicators &creators are… able to communicate across culture, time & distance
  • 29.
  • 30.
    effective global collaborators
  • 31.
    effective global collaboratorsare… able to collaborate to reach common goals
  • 32.
    effective global collaboratorsare… able to lead or follow
  • 33.
    effective global collaboratorshave… no boundaries
  • 34.
    What does thismean 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 readmore Will Richardson, Weblogg-ed KimCofino, always learning Doug Belshaw, dougbelshaw.com/blog
  • 37.
    next steps readeven 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 findlessons 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 (CreativeCommons 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/

Editor's Notes

  • #11 Learning doesn’t stop at schoolKids are constantly connectedHow can we tap into that amazingly motivating and engaging resource
  • #15 Think pair share
  • #23 Independent learnersFocus on learning how to learn with technologyMotivated and engaged in self improvement
  • #24 Lifelong learnersCan learn how to learnIndependent learnersMetacognitiveIntrinsically motivated Focus on self improvement
  • #25 Natural navigators.
  • #26 Are critical thinkers.Evaluate information for authenticity, relevance and bias.Evaluate tools for applicability and effectiveness. Intuitively filter and focus.
  • #27 Able to create something new and communicate those ideas with a wide audience in an appropriate wayUsing multiple media to send a message
  • #31 Time, space, location are not boundariesIntercultural understandingSuccessful collaboration around a focused goal