This document discusses 21st century education and its key characteristics. It outlines how 21st century schools adopt a project-based, holistic curriculum focused on real-world problems to develop skills like critical thinking. The curriculum is interdisciplinary and connects students locally and globally using technology. Classrooms are collaborative environments where students coach each other using cooperative learning. 21st century teachers facilitate learning, inspire curiosity, and help students apply knowledge to succeed in an information-driven job market.

3. 21st Century Education

4. 21st Education Context
21ST Century School.
■ In the 21st century, schools are adopting a project-based curriculum that
focuses on real-world problems and human issues. This shift from
traditional textbook-driven education to a more holistic approach
connects teachers, students, and the community to the world’s
knowledge. Teachers are transforming from information dispensers to
facilitators, helping students translate information into knowledge and
wisdom. This requires a “culture of inquiry” and adaptability from
learners. Teachers must discover student interest, instill curiosity, be
flexible, and inspire resourcefulness for lifelong learning.

5. 21st Century Curriculum
■ The twenty-first century curriculum is interdisciplinary,
project-based, and research-driven, connecting students
to local, national, and global communities. It integrates
higher-order thinking skills, multiple intelligences,
technology, multimedia, literacies, and authentic
assessments. Instruction is thematic, project-based, and
connected to previous knowledge, personal experiences,
interests, talents, and habits, rather than focusing solely
on memorization.

6. 21st Century Learning Environment
■ A 21st Century classroom is a collaborative learning environment
where students exchange insights, coach and mentor each other,
and share talents and skills. Cooperative learning emphasizes
cooperation over competition. To create a world-class 21st-century
learning environment, schools should focus on environmentally
friendly, energy-efficient, and “green” practices. An ideal learning
environment includes ample wall space, diverse group work areas,
and spaces for parents and the community to watch performances
and discuss.

7. Technology in the 21st Century Pedagogy
■ Technologies are tools for students to use knowledge for personal
and social purposes, and 21st-century learning requires full access
to technology. Schools should provide better Wifi, laboratories, and
learning centers for simulation and manipulative work, and utilize
other resources for knowledge exploration.

8. Understanding 21st Century Learners
■ Digital natives and digital immigrants are two distinct groups of
students. Digital natives are holistic, non-linear, and learn through
experience, while immigrants are sequential and linear. Students
have been immersed in the 2nd Century media culture, spending
an average of six hours a day on electronic media. They easily
navigate multimedia resources, but use them for entertainment
purposes. To succeed in an online collaborative research-based
environment, students should be prepared to become media
literate and capable of researching, analyzing, synthesizing,
critiquing, and evaluating new knowledge.

9. 21st Century Skills Outcome and the Demands in the Job
Market.
■ The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) emphasizes the
importance of developing critical thinking, creative problem-
solving, collaboration, and communication skills for students to
succeed in the information age. These skills are crucial in the job
market, as they require knowledge of trades, following directions,
and adaptability to changing technologies. To meet industry
demands, schools should integrate industry-demanded work skills
into their curriculum, ensuring a perfect match between academe
and industry demands.

10. The 21st Century Learning Implications
■ 21st Century skills are relevant to all academic areas and can be taught in
various settings. Teachers should practice teaching cross-disciplinary skills,
such as integrating research methods, articulating technical concepts, and using
emerging technologies. Accrediting organizations and regulatory bodies may
require these skills in the curriculum, and assessment tools should include these
skills. Schools should use applied skills, multiple technologies, and new ways of
analyzing and processing information. Students should be taught how to
process, analyze, and use information in real-life settings. Schools should adapt
and develop new ways of teaching and learning that reflect a changing world.
The purpose of education for the 21st Century is to prepare students for success
after graduation, prioritizing knowledge and skills in high demand. Teachers and
students must understand the sociohistorical context of their current situation
and how it can inform their future vision.

11. THE CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES OF 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION
Education continuously changes dramatically throughout time. There is a paradigm shift in the way
teaching and learning is delivered. Therefore, the 21st century teacher needs to develop essential
knowledge, skills ad values in order to cope with these changes and address students need (21st
Century Schools, 2011).
The following are eight attributes of 21st Century education and their implications:
1. Integrated and Interdisciplinary. In the 21st Century, education integrates various disciplines, requiring
curriculum reviews and strategies to enhance students’ learning experiences by integrating different
subjects.
2. Technologies and Multimedia. In the 21st Century, education utilizes ICT and multimedia to enhance
teaching and learning processes, necessitating the acquisition and use of computers and multimedia
equipment.
3. Global Classrooms. In the 21st Century, education aims to produce global citizens by exposing
students to local, national, and global issues, including peace, cultural diversity, climate change, and
global warming.
4. Creating/Adapting to Constant Personal and Social Change and Lifelong Learning. In the 21st Century,
education emphasizes lifelong learning beyond the classroom, allowing students to apply knowledge in
real-life situations. Teachers should facilitate students’ learning beyond academics, ensuring they
continue to learn outside the school for life.
5. Student-Centered. Education in The 21st Century is focused on students as learners while addressing
their needs, differentiated is relevant in the 21st Century classrooms, whore diversity factors and issues
are taken into account and addressed when planning and delivering instruction, including their learning
styles, interests, needs and abilities.

12. 6. In the 21st Century, education should focus on developing life
and work skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-
making, and CT literacy, with teachers prioritizing these abilities.
7. Project-Based and Research-Driven. 21st Century education
emphasizes data, information and evidence-based decision-
making through student activities that encourage active learning.
This implies the need for knowledge and skills in research, such
as self-directed activities, learning projects, investigatory projects,
capstones ‘and other research-based output.
8. Relevant, Rigorous and Real World. Education in the 21
Century is meaningful as it connects to real-life experiences of
learners. It implies the use of Current and relevant information
linked to real-life situations and contexts.

13. The Characteristics of a 21st Century Teacher
1. Multi-literate. Teachers know how to use various technologies in teaching.
2. Multi-specialist. Teachers are not only knowledge course subject they teach but also
in other area so that they can help the learner build up what they gain in the classroom
and outside the school and make sense of What was learned.
3. Multi-skilled. Teachers cope with the demand for’ widening learning opportunities by
being skillful not just in teaching but ‘also in facilitating and organizing groups and
activities.
4. Self-directed. Teachers are responsible for various aspects of school life and know
how to initiate action to realize the learning goals of the students and the educational
goals of the country, at large.
5. Lifelong learner. Teachers embrace the, ideal that learning never ends. Therefore,
teachers must be constantly updated on the latest information related to their subject
and pedagogic trends. They should also share what they are learning with their
students and colleagues with, a high sense of professionalism.

14. 6. Flexible. Teachers are able to adapt to various learning styles and needs of the learners. They
can facilitate learner-centered teaching with flexibility using alternative modes of delivery.
7. Creative problem solver. Teachers create innovative ideas and effective solutions to the arising
problems in the field, be it in the classroom, in the school or the profession as a whole.
8. Critical thinker. Teachers are critical thinkers as they encourage students to reflect on what they
have learned, and rekindle in them the desire to ask questions, reason out, probe, and establish
their own knowledge and belief.
9. Has a passion for excellent teaching. Teachers possess passion in the teaching profession to
ensure that students are motivated to learn under their guidance and care.
10. High Emotional Quotient (EQ). Teachers do not just have the head but also the heart to teach.
Teaching is emotionally taxing but an influential job as it involves interaction with human beings.

15. COMMON 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR LEARNING
1. Affinity Groups. These are groups or communities that unite individuals with common interests.
Electronic spaces extend the range of possibilities for such groups.
2. Blogs. Web logs or “blogs” are interactive websites, often open to the public that can include Web
links, photographs and audio and video elements.
3. E-portfolio. It refers to student’s works that are generated, selected, organized, stored and revised
digitally. Often, electronic portfolios are accessible to multiple audiences and can be moved from one site
to another easily. It can document the process of learning, promote integrative thinking, display final
work, and/or provide a space for reflective learning.
4. Hypertext. These are electronic texts that provide multiple links and allow users to trace ideas in
immediate and idiosyncratic directions. Hypermedia adds sound, video, animation, and/or virtual reality
environments to the user’s choices.
5. Podcasts. These are digitalized audio files that are stored on the Internet and downloaded to listeners’
computers or most likely to MP3 players. The term “podcast” comes from iPod, the popular MP3 player.

16. 6. Web 2.0. This refers to a second generation of Web-based communities that demonstrate the participatory literacies
that students need for the 21st-century.
7. Myspace (http://www.Myspace.com) . It is a social networking website that offers an interactive user-submitted
network of friends, personal profiles,.
blogs, groups, photos, music and videos internationally. Students can rate professors, discuss books, and connect with
high school and college classmates here.
8. Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com) . It is an Internet-based 3-D virtual world that uses avatars (digital
representations) to explore, socialize, participate in individual or group activities, create and trade items (virtual property)
and services.
9. Semantic Web. It is an extension of the current Web that puts data into a common format so that instead of humans
working with individual search engines (e.g., Google,. Ask Jeeves) to locate information, the search engines themselves
feed into a single mechanism that provides this searching on its own. Sometimes called Web 3.0, this technology
enables
integration of virtually all kinds of information for more efficient and comprehensive retrieval.
10. Webkinz (http://www.webkinz.com). It is an Internet simulation wherein children learn pet care and other skills.

17. 11. Wiki. It refers to software that fosters collaboration and communication online.
Wikis enable students to create, comment upon, and revise collaborative projects.
One of the most prominent is Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) , an online
multilingual free-content encyclopedia which has 7.9 million articles in 253
languages.
12. YouTube (http://www.Youtube.com). It is a popular website for video sharing
where users can upload, view and share video footage, including movie clips, TV
clips, and music videos, even student-produced videos.
13. Google Docs. It allows students to collaborate with other people and the
document materials that need to be compiled, processed, transacted and analyzed.
14. Prezi. It allows individuals to use pre-made, creative presentation templates.
15. Easybib. It allows individuals to generate citations in any given format.

18. 16. Social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Edmodo, Schoology, Instagram,
etc.). These are means to communicate and share ideas among users.
17. Smartboards and audience response systems. These are replacement for
traditional chalkboards or whiteboards in classrooms.
18. ReadWriteThink.org. (www.readwritethink.org). It is a repository of
standards-based literacy lessons that offer teachers instructional ideas for
Internet integration.
19. WebQuest Page (www.webquest.org). It provides WebQuests on an array
of topics across content areas with a template for creating one’s own.
20. Literacy Web (http://www.literacy.uconn.edu). It is an online portal that
includes a large number of new literacy’s resources for new literacies for
teachers. (http://cnets.iste.orgneachers/tglossary.ml#)

19. AFFINITY GROUP
Affinity groups are
spaces created for
people to connect
based on shared
identities, ideologies,
or interests. The
creation of these
spaces are important
in cultivating
community and
belonging.

20. BLOGGING
Blogging is a valuable
educational tool in the 21st
century, enhancing writing
skills, encouraging creative
expression, and facilitating
group discussions. It allows
students to express their
voices, practice
communication, and develop
courtesy, thoughtfulness, and
basic technology skills, making
it cost-effective and user-
friendly.

21. E-PORTFOLIO
E-portfolios are digital collections
of learning achievements,
reflections, and goals that can
develop 21st-century skills like
creativity, critical thinking,
communication, and collaboration.
They can be organized by themes,
showcase creativity and
innovation, enhance critical
thinking, and promote
communication and collaboration.
By setting goals and monitoring
progress, students can improve
self-awareness and self-regulation,
making e-portfolios a valuable tool
for learning in the 21st century.

22. HYPERTEXT
To create a hyperlink in a document,
follow these steps:
Select the text or picture you want to
display as a hyperlink.
On the ribbon, on the Message tab, select
“Link.”
Under “Link to,” do one of the following:
To link to an existing file, click “Existing
File or Web Page” under “Link to” and
then find the file in the “Look in” list or
the “Current Folder” list.
To create a new, blank file and link to it,
click “Create New Document” under “Link
to” 5
Remember that the “final” hypertext
document may take any number of forms,
depending on the needs of the audience

23. PODCAST
Podcasts are audio programs
accessible on various devices.
They can be found using
podcast apps like Apple
Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and
Spotify, or on web browsers like
Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft
Edge. Users can download or
stream podcasts, with
downloading allowing
uninterrupted listening and
streaming allowing access from
any internet connection.
Listening to podcasts requires

24. WEB 2.O
To effectively use Web 2.0,
choose the right tools, engage
with the community through
online discussions, create and
share content, collaborate on
projects, and stay updated
with the latest trends.
Examples of Web 2.0
applications include
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,
and YouTube, which allow
users to connect, share
content, and engage in
interactive ways.

25. MYSPACE
http://www.Myspace.com

26. SECONDLIFE
http://www.secondlife.com

27. SEMANTIC WEB
Semantic web technology tools are
essential for developing websites.
Choose a programming language
like Java, Python, or Ruby, and
search for relevant tools like RDF,
RDFa, and OWL. Create semantic
markup using tools like WooRank’s
Metadata Tool or JSON-LD Schema
Generator. Validate the markup
using tools like Schemantra. Add
the semantic markup to improve
SEO and user experience. Explore
other tools like conversion tools,
data management tools, glossaries,
ontology building platforms,
Semantic Web browsers, validators,
XML editors, and Xpath tools.

28. WEBKINZ
http://Webkinz.com

29. WIKIPEDIA
http://wikipedia.com

30. YOUTUBE
http://Youtube.com

31. GOOGLE DOCS
Google Docs is a free online
word processing software that
enables users to create and edit
documents. Accessible through
docs.google.com or the Android
app, users can create new
documents, collaborate with
others, and use features like
voice typing and smart chips.

32. PREZI
To use Prezi, you can start by visiting
the Prezi website and creating an
account. Once you’re logged in, you can
choose a template or start with a blank
Prezi. Then, you can add text, images,
and other content to your presentation.
Prezi allows you to create non-linear
presentations, so you can arrange your
content in a way that suits your
narrative. You can also use the zooming
feature to focus on different elements
of your presentation. Prezi offers how-
to videos and training sessions on their
website to help you get started and
learn all the ways you can use the

33. EASYBIB
EasyBib is a citation tool that
enables users to create
bibliographies and citations
in MLA, APA, and Chicago
styles. It requires
registration, inputs source
information, and selects the
appropriate citation style.
The citation is then exported.

34. SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS
In the 21st century, social media platforms
are used in education to facilitate
accessible learning, stream lectures, create
online discussion boards, and connect
students with educational materials. They
also help in expanding personal learning
networks for teachers and connecting
students with their peers. Overall, social
media plays a significant role in modern
education by promoting collaboration,
communication, and access to educational

35. SMART BOARDS
Smart boards and audience
response systems are crucial 21st-
century education technology tools.
Smart boards enhance student
engagement by facilitating
collaborative learning, online
resources, and remote learning.
Audience response systems promote
group participation and instant
polling, enhancing interactivity and
the overall learning experience in
classrooms.

36. READWRITETHINK. ORG
www.readwritethink.o
rg

37. WEBQUEST
www.webquest.org

38. LITERACY WEB
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu

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