Seminars and 21st century skills

1. Seminars and 21st century
skills

2. what’s a seminar?
● 2 hours a week
● small groups of about 12 to 15 pupils

4. what’s a seminar
● content: enrich your main subject
enrich your curriculum
in order to reach the following goals
● communication
● collaboration
● sweet dreams: (an)other 21st century skill (s)

5. What are 21st century skills?

6. English seminar

7. The 4 c’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXT2STtm_54

9. YOU… ‘VE GOT WORK TO DO ;-)

10. Mini-projects
- you at work
- you are the architect of your own mini-project
- first term
- groups of min 2, max 5 pupils
- make a visit, do an activity with an English speaking organisation in
Antwerp, realise the four ‘C’s
- learning process is important
- having an interesting experience is also important

11. An example: Mini-project: visit
international school
★communication
★collaboration
★creativity
★critical thinking

12. Mini projects suggestions
- international schools
- expat organisations
- cultural organisations
- charity organisations
- food stores: American and Indian
- Anglican church
- student exchange organisations

13. Start your selection of mini projects
- go to ELO for a selection of mini projects
- go to ELO for the selection procedure
- at the end of the hour: hand in your post it with
your name on top and your selection of three
mini projects from highest to lowest.

14. EVALUATION

15. GRADING
★no traditional “grades”
★feedback:
not yet achieved - achieved - well-
achieved
★chore subject (English)
>> writing, reading, speaking,
listening, voc, grammar
★21st century skills

16. YOU ARE IN CHARGE
★YOU decide which goals you want to
achieve.
★YOU assume responsibility for
achieving them.
★YOU show the teachers proof that you
have (worked to) achieve these goals.

17. Main project
● second term
● collaboration in larger groups
● group work: take up different tasks and roles
● ALWAYS make a decent report after every class /
meeting!
● reflect on 21st century skills: in group /
personally
● exam at the end of the year: a presentation of
your project

18. An example: eTwinning project with
American school about climate
change
★communication and collaboration
★creativity and critical thinking
★global awareness
★environmental literacy
★Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
★digital literacy
★personal goal: leadership and responsibility

19. Good luck!