The document discusses challenges and opportunities in 21st century education. It outlines how education must change to prepare students for an uncertain future by focusing on building student agency, making learning experiences meaningful and relevant, and empowering educators, researchers, and communities through transformative innovation. Digital technologies can drive this change by enabling new forms of collaborative and self-directed lifelong learning. Teachers must act as inspirational facilitators and life-long learners to rise to the challenges and embrace the opportunities of 21st century education.

1. Education in the XXI century: challenges and opportunities Prof. Mariel R. Amez APrIR – IES “O. Cossettini” – ISPI “San Bartolomé”

2. The 21st century

3. Change

6. Uncertainty

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnwsAr8eBQA

9. Change: a constant condition

12. Building Agency What is within my control? What evidence is there of continuity and stability? What are the limits of our autonomy? What evidence is there of factors that might disrupt the futures we are assuming? Facer K., Craft, A. Jewitt, C., Mauger, S. Sandford, R. and Sharples, M. (2011)

13. What is education for?

14. http://www.tagxedo.com/art/69661f209e634070 European Framework for Key Competences for Lifelong Learning

15. How? Learners as focus of attention Teachers as inspirational facilitators Learning experiences: powerful meaningful relevant

16. Transformative innovation

17. Change External Barriers

18. Change Internal Barriers

19. Teachers creative professional enquirers

21. Cyclical culture of innovation Insight Reflection and Invention communication Application

24. Institutions

27. Education policy

28. Empowerment of: Educators Researchers Communities Pedagogy Curriculum Assessment

29. Digital technologies: drivers for change?

30. Transformative innovation Continuing Professional Development

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32. Social bookmarking: Diigo

33. My Twitter PLN

35. Free courses http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/10708567/FrontPage

36. Interaction hubs

37. International Conferences http://www.virtual-round-table.com/

38. http://sabridv.wordpress.com/ http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9Uxvyd9qo

39. International Journals http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/

40. http://carlaraguseo.wordpress.com/

41. Transformative innovation Enabling and enhancing learning

42. Tweeting Shakespeare

43. Imaginary tweets

44. Glogster

45. Web 2.0 and CLT&L Learner autonomy Cooperative learning Focus on meaning Diversity Curricular integration Thinking skills Alternative assessment

46. DO IT D efine problem O pen mind and apply creative techniques I dentify best solution T ransform By Futurelab – Innovation in Education

47. 21st century education Teachers as life-long learners and creative professional enquirers Rise to the challenge Embrace the opportunities

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