The 21st Century Skills - Teaching Profession

1. Prepared by: Monica San Juan

3. The Traditional Classroom
• Content delivered by
the teacher in the
classroom.
• Lecture and reading
from textbooks are the
main sources of
learning.
• Students are assessed
primarily on knowledge
learned.

4. The 21st Century Classroom
• Teacher
facilitates by
directing
students to
rich, learning
sources and
asking
students to
demonstrate
what they
know and are
able to do.

6. Effective
Communication
Skills
Learning and
Innovation Skills
Info, Media and
Technology
Skills
Life and Career
Skills
21st Century
Skills

7. Effective
Communication Skills
1. Teaming
2. Collaboration
3. Interpersonal skills
4. Local, national and global orientedness
5. Interactive communication

8. Learning
and Innovation Skills
1. Creativity
2. Curiosity
3. Critical thinking problem solving skills
4. Risk taking

9. Life and Career Skills
1. Flexibility and adaptability
2. Leadership and responsibility
3. Social and cross-cultural skills
4. Initiative and self-direction
5. Productivity and accountability
6. Ethical, moral and spiritual values

10. Info, Media
and Technology Skills
1. Visual and information literacies
2. Media literacy
3. Basic, scientific, economic and
technological literacies
4. Multicultural literacy

11. Info, Media and Technology
Skills
• Visual literacies
Ability to interpret, make meaning from
information presented in the form of an image
Ability to evaluate, apply, or create conceptual
visual representations

12. Info, Media and Technology
Skills
• Information literacy
 Ability to identify what information is needed
 Identify the best sources of information for a
given need
 Locate those sources, evaluate the sources
critically, and share that information

13. Info, Media and Technology
Skills
• Media literacy
 Ability to critically analyze the messages that
inform, entertain and sell to us everyday
 Ability to bring critical thinking skills to bear
on all forms of media asking pertinent
questions about what is there and noticing
what is not there.
 Ability to question what lies behind media
production

14. Info, Media and Technology
Skills
• Scientific literacy
 Encompasses written, numerical, and digital
literacy as they pertain to understanding
science, its methodology, observations, and
theories
 Knowledge and understanding of scientific
concepts and processes required for
personal decision making, participation in
civic and cultural affairs, and economic
productivity.

15. Info, Media and Technology
Skills
• Economic literacy
 Ability to apply basic economic concepts in
situations relevant to one’s life
 About cultivating a working knowledge of the
economic way of thinking.

16. Info, Media and Technology
Skills
• Technological Literacy
 Ability to responsibly use appropriate
technology to:
1. Communicate
2. Solve problems
3. Access, manage, integrate, evaluate, design
and create information to improve learning in
all subject areas
4. Acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the
21st century `

19. Key Subjects and 21st
Century Themes
• Global Awareness
• Financial, Economic, Business and
Entrepreneurial Literacy
• Civic Literacy
• Health Literacy
• Environmental Literacy

20. Key Subjects and 21st
Century Themes
• Global Awareness
Using 21st century skills to understand and
address global issues
Learning from and working collaboratively
with individuals representing diverse cultures,
religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual
respect and open dialogue in personal, work
and community contexts
Understanding other nations and cultures,
including the use of non-English languages

21. Key Subjects and 21st
Century Themes
• Financial, Economic, Business and
Entrepreneurial Literacy
Knowing how to make appropriate personal
economic choices
Understanding the role of the economy in
society
Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance
workplace productivity and career options

22. Key Subjects and 21st
Century Themes
• Civic Literacy
Participating effectively in civic life through
knowing how to stay informed and
understanding governmental processes
Exercising the rights and obligations of
citizenship at local, state, national and global
levels
Understanding the local and global
implications of civic decisions

23. Key Subjects and 21st
Century Themes
• Health Literacy
Obtaining, interpreting and understanding basic
health information and services and using such
information and services in ways that enhance health
Understanding preventive physical and mental health
measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise,
risk avoidance and stress reduction
Using available information to make appropriate
health-related decisions
Establishing and monitoring personal and family
health goals
Understanding national and international public health
and safety issues

24. Key Subjects and 21st
Century Themes
• Environmental Literacy
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
the environment and the circumstances and
conditions affecting it, particularly as relates to air,
climate, land, food, energy, water and
ecosystems
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
society’s impact on the natural world (e.g.,
population growth, population development,
resource consumption rate, etc.)
Investigate and analyze environmental issues,
and make accurate conclusions about effective
solutions

25. Learning and Innovation
Skills
• Creativity and Innovation
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Communication
• Collaboration

26. Learning and Innovation
Skills
• Creativity and Innovation
Think Creatively
Work Creatively with Others
Implement Innovations

27. Learning and Innovation
Skills
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Reason Effectively
Use Systems Thinking
Make Judgments and Decisions
Solve Problems

28. Learning and Innovation
Skills
• Communication
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral,
written and nonverbal communication skills in a
variety of forms and contexts
Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including
knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions
Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to
inform, instruct, motivate and persuade)
Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know
how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as
assess their impact
Communicate effectively in diverse environments
(including multi-lingual)

29. Learning and Innovation
Skills
• Collaboration
Demonstrate ability to work effectively and
respectfully with diverse teams
Exercise flexibility and willingness to be
helpful in making necessary compromises to
accomplish a common goal
Assume shared responsibility for collaborative
work, and value the individual contributions
made by each team member

30. Information, Media and
Technology Skills
• Information Literacy
• Media Literacy
• ICT (Information, Communications and
Technology) Literacy

31. Information, Media and
Technology Skills
• Information Literacy
Access and Evaluate Information
Use and Manage Information

32. Information, Media and
Technology Skills
• Media Literacy
Analyze Media
Create Media Products

33. Information, Media and
Technology Skills
• ICT (Information, Communications and
Technology) Literacy
Use technology as a tool to research, organize,
evaluate and communicate information
Use digital technologies (computers, PDAs, media
players, GPS, etc.), communication/networking tools
and social networks appropriately to access, manage,
integrate, evaluate and create information to
successfully function in a knowledge economy
Apply a fundamental understanding of the
ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use
of information technologies

34. Life and Career Skills
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Initiative and Self-Direction
• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
• Productivity and Accountability
• Leadership and Responsibility

35. Life and Career Skills
• Flexibility and Adaptability
Adapt to varied roles, jobs responsibilities,
schedules and contexts
Work effectively in a climate of ambiguity and
changing priorities
Incorporate feedback effectively
Deal positively with praise, setbacks and criticism
Understand, negotiate and balance diverse views
and beliefs to reach workable solutions,
particularly in multi-cultural environments

36. Life and Career Skills
• Initiative and Self-Direction
Manage Goals and Time
Work Independently
Be Self-directed Learners

37. Life and Career Skills
• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Interact Effectively with Others
Work Effectively in Diverse Teams

38. Life and Career Skills
• Productivity and Accountability
Manage Projects
Produce Results

39. Life and Career Skills
• Leadership and Responsibility
Guide and Lead Others
Be Responsible to Others

42. “If we teach today as we
taught yesterday,
we rob our children of
tomorrow.
- John Dewey

43. References
• P21 Framework Definitions (2015)
www.p21.org.
• Teaching Profession (2012)
The 21st Century Teacher