1. The document discusses the need to rethink learning and teaching in the 21st century due to societal and technological changes. 2. Skills needed for the 21st century include communication, problem solving, collaboration, and using technology as a tool. 3. Questions are raised about whether current curricula and methods of assessment align with the skills needed for students to be successful in the 21st century.

4. Contemporary Literacy: Essential Skills for the 21st Century

6. Clarifying Learning Goals What are we trying to teach and why? Is what we are teaching now, aligned with what is needed for successful living in the 21 st century. What is the core curriculum? What is the best way to find out what children have learned?

7. Key Assumptions What are some key assumptions about how students need to learn that are stressed at your school? Finish this statement….Students learn best when… How People Learn http://sxnuss.people.wm.edu/fish.swf

8. Source: John Seely Brown

9. Source: John Seely Brown

10. ~ Through engaging student’s preconceptions (schema) ~ By using differentiated strategies that embrace multiple intelligences (convergent and divergent thinkers) and ~ Helping students to know their own processing styles and take responsibility for their own learning through meta-cognition (thinking about thinking) ~ In environments that encourage risk taking and collaboration ~ From total immersion and engagement with content and facts—(Helping students learn through deep understanding) ~ In activities that allow for student choice How the 21 st Century Learner Learns Best…

11. Are We Preparing Our Students to Adapt to New Situations? Adaptive experts combine: Efficiency & Innovation Adapt Innovate Together

12. Teaching is a Creative Act

14. What ideas do you have so far for ways you could use these tools to prepare your students for the 21 st Century?