The document outlines objectives for understanding current trends and issues in education. It discusses five socio-technological trends in education and the concept of new classrooms in a virtual world, including digital portfolios and curriculum maps. It also analyzes creating learning connections with tech-savvy learners and rethinking curriculum for 21st century education. Furthermore, it discusses common elements of globally oriented schools such as developing an internationally focused vision and culture, recruiting globally minded teachers, and integrating international content across subjects.

1. MICHAEL J. GIRAO
Doctor of Educational Management
CURRENT
TRENDS AND
ISSUES IN
EDUCATION

2. Objectives:
a. Enumerate and explain the five socio-technological trends in education.
b. Explain the concepts of the new classroom in the virtual world.
c. Identify the digital portfolios and curriculum maps
d. Analyze the concepts on creating learning connections with tech-savvy learners.
e. Apply the concepts on rethinking curriculum for the 21st century education

3. A Classroom as wide as the World

4. LSPU GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENT

8. Common Elements of Globally Oriented Schools
a.Create a global vision and culture by revising their mission
statements and graduate profiles and creating a school
culture that supports internationally focused teaching and
learning.
b.Developed a internationally oriented faculty by recruiting
teachers with international interests and encouraging
teachers to take advantage of the many professional
development and study/ travel opportunities offered
through universities and international organizations.

9. c. Integrate international content into curriculum
areas, bringing a global dimension to science, Arts,
as well as social studies and languages.

10. RECRUITING AND PREPARING
INTERNATIONALLY – ORIENTED TEACHERS

11. TRANSFORMING
CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTION BY
INTEGRATING
INTERNATIONAL CONTENT
1. Science
2. Arts
3. Language Arts

14. Global Connections
a. Harness technology to tap global information
sources, create international collaborations and
offer international courses and languages online,
especially to underserved communities.

15. b. Expand learning time to give students more
time and support to achieve global skills.
c. Expand students experiences through
internationally oriented travel, service
learning, internships, and partnership and
exchanges with schools in other countries.

16. b. Expand learning time to give students more
time and support to achieve global skills.
c. Expand students experiences through
internationally oriented travel, service
learning, internships, and partnership and
exchanges with schools in other countries.