The document announces a staff development meeting to discuss 21st century learning skills and how to enhance student achievement. It will cover topics like how people learn, brain science, changing students and climate crisis. Attendees will learn about new research on teaching and learning, reflect on new ideas, and look at things in new ways. They will discuss moving from traditional to 21st century learning with a focus on communication, collaboration and technology use. The goal is to get staff thinking about how to better prepare students for the future.

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6. YES , MARTHA , IT IS Join me this WEDNESDAY in the LIBRARY LECTURE HALL for our STAFF DEVELOPMENT MEETING to hear… What’s new in research-based best practices HOW PEOPLE LEARN BRAIN , MIND, EXPERIENCE, and SCHOOL What we can do to enhance student achievement How the world is changing How our students are different AND IN A CLIMATE CRISIS THERE ARE NEW WAYS OF THINKING SO…

7. WE’LL START WITH THE BASICS

8. WE’LL REFLECT ABOUT NEW IDEAS

9. WE’LL LOOK AT THINGS IN NEW WAYS

10. WHAT NEW WAYS? TAKE A LOOK…

11. 21ST CENTURY LEARNING enGauge – 21st century learning skills The Partnership for 21st century skills Students have changed The Millennials Saturation Nation Digital Natives

12. Source: Apple Computer, Inc. (1995). Teaching, Learning & Technology: A Report on 10 Years of ACOT Research .p. 13. http://images.apple.com/education/k12/leadership/acot/pdf/10yr.pdf MOVING TO 21ST CENTURY LEARNING Communication, collaboration, information access Seat work Technology use Quality Quantity Demonstration of success Transformation Accumulation Concept of knowledge Relationships & inquiry Facts & replication Learning emphasis Collaborator & sometimes expert Listener & learner Student role Collaborator & co-learner Fact teller & expert Teacher role Student-centered & interactive Teacher-centered & didactic Activity 21st century Traditional

13. IT’S GOING TO BE FUN! IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT TO THINK ABOUT… AND TO LAUGH ABOUT… SO LET’S GET GOING!

14. REMEMBER… JOIN ME WEDNESDAY IT’S ALL ABOUT OUR KIDS’ FUTURE

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