The document discusses the characteristics of 21st century learners and classrooms. It describes how classrooms need to employ new technologies to foster innovation and creativity among academically competitive global students. Teachers must become more tech-savvy to integrate lessons across an interdisciplinary and project-based curriculum focused on higher-order thinking. The use of tablets and online resources are pushing for more digitally-focused, student-centered learning experiences to prepare students for a globalized world.

1. Technology Trends/Issues
21st Century Learners and Classrooms
By Sherri Wade

2. The New Mission
• The new mission for teachers, if they chose to
take it to guide students in becoming tech-
savvy and not offer vague promises on you
can compete in the global market when it
comes to jobs.

3. The Description of a 21st Century
Learners and Classroom
• It requires today • The classroom needs to
students to be employ new
academically technologies for the
competitive on a global students in order to
scale. foster innovation and
creativity.
• It needs to be
flexible, creative, challe
nging, and complex in
order to tackle the
rapidly changing world.

4. How is the
technology
used?
The classrooms are :
Relevant, real-life, and project
based
 Schools becoming smaller and
more neighborhood-focused.
Class sizes are smaller.
Dominance of technology in the
delivery of instructions.
Shift in the organization of
students and teachers
Longer school days.
Modification to grade
configurations
Advancements in instructional
materials.

5. Teachers have to become more tech-savvy.
They have to acquire the application of
knowledge and skills to be able to integrate
lessons across the curriculum. They need to use
high-order thinking questions to simulated
students critical thinking skills.

6. What is the curriculum?
• 21st century curriculum:
• Is interdisciplinary, project-based and research-
driven
• Not textbook-driven, but thematic
• Incorporates higher order thinking, multiple
intelligences , technology and multimedia
• Authentic assessment
• Connects the community-local, state, nation and
global.

7. 21st Century Learners Require
• Outcome-based • Integrated and
• Focus interdisciplinary curriculum
• Upper levels of Blooms’ • Grades based on what was
• Research-driven learned
• Active learning • High expectation
• Global classroom • Self, peer, and other
assessments
• Student-centered
• Curriculum designed on
• Student freedom students’ interests
• Diversity

8. Websites for the 21st Century
Learners and Classrooms
• http://montessorium.com • www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
• http://orangeoragpple.com/Fla • http://sites.google.com
shcards/ • http://pbworks.com
• www.mathplayground.com/ind • www.keytoschool.com/moodle/
ex.html • www.wikispaces.com
• www.explorelearning.com
www.cut-the-
knot.org/games.shtml
www.brainpop.com

9. The Tablets has landed
•As students move away from
pen and paper and the
transition to digital, and the
education industry must keep
up with the evolving
revolution of learning in the
classrooms.
•Tablets are becoming the
BYOD of all grade levels . It
offers supplementary and
interactive learning
experiences for students.
•Twitter and Facebook are
pushing the digitally native
students into the mainstream
of global education.

10. Inclusion
• We can choice to be illiterate in the development of a 21st
century learners or we can get on board in order to see today
students become more global savvy.
• So the question is how will you teach a 21st century learner?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvyP-cwpHN8.

11. References
1. “What is 21st Century Education”. Retrieved on February 1, 2013 from
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/what_is_21st_century_education.htm
2. Jerald, C. “Defining a 21st Century Education: At a glance”. Retrieved on February 1, 2013
from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Learn-About/21st-Century?css=print
3. “10 Educational Trends Impacting School Planning and Design”. Retrieved on February
1, 2013 from http://www.kieducation.com/issues.aspx?ar=168
4. Eaton, S.E. (2010). Global Trends in Language Learning in the Twenty-first Century.
Calgary: Onate Press.
5. Kraft, M. How will you teach me in the 21st century? Retrieved on February 1, 2013
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvyP-cwpHN8.