This document discusses the skills needed for the 21st century learner. It identifies creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, information literacy, technology skills, career/life skills, and cultural awareness as key skills. It provides examples of how these skills can be developed, such as thinking creatively, reasoning effectively, and collaborating with diverse teams. The document also stresses that 21st century teaching should incorporate cross-curricular connections, project-based learning, and collaborative environments to develop these skills in students.

1. The 21st
Century Digital
Learner

2. Introduction:
 21st century dawned as the beginning of the
Digital Age – a time of unprecedented growth in
technology and its subsequent information explosion.
New technologies and tools multiply daily and the
new technologies of today are outdated almost as soon
as they reach the market.
Numerous studies and reports have emerged over
the past decade that seek to identify the life, career,
and learning skills that define the skills needed for
success in the 21st century world.

3. Common skills across most of the studies include:
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
Information
Effective Use of Technology
Career and Life Skills
Cultural Awareness

4. Creativity and Innovation - Using knowledge
and understanding to create new ways of thinking in
order to find solutions to new problems and to create
new products and services.
 Think Creatively – Create new and worthwhile
ideas.
 Work Creatively with others – Implement and
communicate new ideas to others effectively
 Implement Innovations – act on creative ideas to
make tangible and useful .

5.  Critical Thinking and Problem Solving –
applying HOTS to new problems and issues, using
appropriate reasoning as they effectively analyze the
problem and make decision.
 Reason Effectively- Use various of reasoning as
appropriate to the situation.
Use Systems Thinking- analyze how parts of a
whole interact with each other to produce overall
outcomes in complex systems.
 Make Judgments and Decisions- analyze &
evaluate major alternative points of view.
Solve Problems- solve different kinds of non-
familiar problems in both conventional & innivative
ways.

6. Communication- communicating effectively in a
wide variety of forms and contexts for a wide range of
purposes and using multiple media and technologies.
Communicate Clearly - use communication for a
range of purposes and in diverse environments. Listen
effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge,
values , attitudes and intentions.

7. Collaboration - working with others respectfully &
effectively to create, use and share knowledge, solutions
and intentions.
 Collaborate with others- demonstrate ability to work
effectively and respectfully with diverse teams.

8. Information Management --
Accessing , analyzing, synthesizing,
creating and sharing information from
multiple sources.
Effective Use of Technology – creating the
capacity to identify and use technology
efficiently, effectively & ethically as a tool
to access, organize , evaluate & share
information.

9. Career and Life Skills- developing skills for
becoming self- directed, independent learners &
workers who can adapt to change , manage
projects, take responsibility for their work, lead
others & produce results.
Cultural Awareness – developing cultural
competence in working with others by recognizing
& respecting cultural differences and social
backgrounds.

10. Information, Media & Technology
Skills
Information Literacy – access &
evaluate information. Use & manage
information.
Media Literacy – analyze media .Create
Media Products.
ICT Literacy – apply technology
effectively.

11. Integrating 21st Century Skills with
Content
 skills are about the thinking processes &
behaviors students will use as they learn
subject area content & work with others to
deepen their understanding of the content.
Using technology to help students access,
analyze, organize & share what they are
learning & allow students to independently
locate appropriate tools for the task.

12.  How should instruction change to Prepare
Students for Success in the 21st Century?
The 21st century skills are not really different.
Plan instruction with an understanding of the “
digital natives”.
Instruction that meets the needs of today’s
students will incorporate:
Cross- curricular connections
Project-& problem- based learning
Collaborative Learning environments
Variety of learning opportunities & activities

13. Other Skills & Attributes of the 21st century
Learner
Effective oral & written communication
Critical Thinking & Problem- Solving
Initiative & Entrepreneurialism
Curiosity & Imagination
Collaboration across networks
Empathy & Global Stewardship
Agility & Adaptability
Hope & Optimism
Resilience
Self- Regulation
Grit
Vision

14. The 21st Century Teacher
There are essential skills for the Digital
learners that teachers should consider in
giving appropriate activities & assessments
to their learners.
We know too, that they must be 21st
century learners as well. But teachers are
more than this. Teachers, what are the
characteristics we would expect to see in a
21st Century Educator.

15. Characteristics of
the 21st Century
Educators
The Adaptor
The Visionary
The Collaborator
The Risk taker
The Learner
The Communicator
The Model
The Leader

16. Facilitating 21st Century Learning
ICT is an abbreviation for information &
Communication Technologies.
This is a vast variety of tools & technologies
encompassing personal computing , the internet ,
phones, fax & everything in between.

17. Three Factors in Facilitating 21st Century Learning
Resources – physical & electronic tools & materials
available to the teacher in the classroom.
Skills – skills, fall into technical & Pedagogical.
Curriculum -- integrating curricula that support
ICT integration are dynamic.

18. Conclusion :
We all now that learning is an evolutionary & painful
process but , as time goes by we need to adapt new
technologies , methods & strategies in order learner
would become competent in all aspects as well as skills.
Curriculum is dynamic for, it keeps on changing for
the betterment and learners would become effectively
acquire knowledge & higher order thinking skills.
Teachers is the sole of learning ,must be transformative
and should master skills in subject matter in order for
the learner positively and gain productive learning.

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SUBMITTED BY : JECCA P. BUABAN
BEED- 3
SUBMITTED TO : MS. STELA TEO-
BALBUENA