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- 1. UNIT 1. THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION
- 3. Topics 21st Century Schools 21st Century Learning Implications 21st Century Learning Environment Technology in the 21st Century Pedagogy Understanding 21st Century Learners 21st Century Skills Outcome and the Demands in the Job Market 21st Century Curriculum A Paradigm Shift for 21st Century 8
- 4. Let’s get started! Write in the box the things that you KNOWabout thegiven topics. Write in the box the things that you WANTtoknow about thegiven topics.
- 5. Education prepares students for life in this world that can make them communicate, function and create change personally, socially,economically, andpoliticallyonlocal,nationalandgloballevels
- 6. There is a drastic change brought about by the advent of the 21st century education in the context of a curriculum, classroom environment,technology, learnersand demandsof the job market
- 7. It focus on a project-based curriculum for life that would engagestudents. There is an innovation in education: from textbook-driven, teacher-centered, paper-and- pencil schooling into a better understanding of the concept of knowledge and a new definition of the educated person.
- 8. Schools - From “building” to “nerve centers”, with open walls and are roofless
- 9. - Transform from being dispensers of information to becoming facilitators of learning & help students translate information into knowledge & knowledge into wisdom
- 10. - Become adaptive to changes - These changes have implications for teachers
- 11. Implications for teachers They must discover student interest by helping them see what and how they are learning They instillcuriosity, which is fundamental for lifelong learning They must be flexible inhow they teach They must excite learners to become more resourceful
- 12. The 21st Centurylearning demandsaschoolto excite students. Parentsareinformedaboutthepositivechangesin theirchildren Learnersmanifestimprovement in basic skills ofreading,writing,speaking,listening, researching,scientific exploration,math,multimedia skills andthelike
- 13. 21st Century Curriculum Critical Attributes that are interdisciplinary, project-based and research-driven Connected to local, national and global communities, in which in students may collaborate with people The curriculum integrates higher order thinking skills, multiple intelligences, technology and multimedia, multiple literacies and authenticassessments
- 14. 21st Century Curriculum It is self-directed students Curriculum and instruction: conceptof differentiation - The instruction turns into thematic (Thematic approach is a way of teaching and learning, whereby many areas of the curriculum, are connected together and integrated within a theme.), project-based, and integrated with skills and competencies Learning not confined through memorization of facts & figures alone but connected to previous knowledge, personal experiences, interests and habits
- 15. 21st Century Learning Environment Classroom is not confined to a literal classroom building but a learning environment wherestudentscollaborate withtheirpeers Exchangeinsights Coachandmentoroneanother Sharetalents andskills Cooperativelearning isalso apparent
- 16. 21st Century Learning Environment Processof creatingaworld-class21st centurylearningenvironment: Building new schools Remodeling of present school facilities Creating environmentally FRIENDLY ENERGY-EFFICIENT “GREEN” schools
- 17. 21st Century Learning Environment Ideal learning Environment Spacesbystudentsand teachers Wall space for displaying students’ output Aplacewhere theparents andcommunitycangatherto watchstudents’ performances
- 18. Technology in the 21st Century Pedagogy Technology are tools use to create knowledge for personal and social change Availability of televisions Other resources in the school can be utilized by students in creating opportunities for their knowledge explorations
- 19. Understanding 21st Century Learners Learners referred to as “digital native” while educators as “digital immigrants” “digital native” usually react, predominant senses: motion & touch, learn through experience & learn differently “digital immigrants” often reflect, sequential and linear, predominant senses: hearing & seeing, tend to intellectualize and believe that learning is constant
- 20. Understanding 21st Century Learners Learners entire life have been immersed in the 21st Century media culture Computing devices such as cellphones Hand held gaming devices, laptops, TVs, and game console at home Based on the survey study by Henry J. Kaiser found out that young people ages 8-18 spend on electronic media with an average of 6 hours a day. Do some multitasking Effects: preschoolers easily navigate electronic multimedia resources in which they learn basic knowledge as well as more complex tasks Study of Dr. Michael Wesch, though learners understand how to access and utilize these tools: for entertainment purposes. Learners should be prepared and assisted to become media literate as they function in an online collaborative research-based environment
- 21. 21st Century Skills Outcome and the Demands in the Job Market 21st Century Skills are a set of abilities that students need to develop to succeed in the information age Learning Skills which comprises critical thinking, creative thinking, collaborating and communicating Literacy Skills include information, media, & technology Life Skills includes flexibility, initiative, social skills, productivity & leadership
- 22. 21st Century Skills Outcome and the Demands in the Job Market Skills demanded in the job market includes knowing a trade, following direction, getting along with others working hard being professional, efficient, prompt, honest & fair
- 23. 21st Century Skills Outcome and the Demands in the Job Market To adapt to these jobs in this information age, (education 4.0), learners need to think deeply about issues, solve problems creatively, work in teams, communicate clearly in media, learn ever-changing technologies and deal with the influx of information Industries look for employees who can think critically, solve problems creatively, innovative, collaborate, and communicate. Schools need to embed time-tested industry-demanded work skills in the curriculum
- 24. 21st Century Learning Implications 21st century skills are relevant to allacademic areas Teachers should practice teachingcross-disciplinary skills in related courses: a. Integratingresearch methods b. Articulating technicalscientificconcepts in verbal, written, and graphic forms c. Presentinglaboratory reports d. Use of emerging technologies,software programs and multimediaapplications
- 25. 21st Century Learning Implications The assessmenttools should containtheseskills - They may design or adopt learning standards that students should acquire and master
- 26. 21st Century Learning Implications Students & teachers should use a variety of skills, multiple technologies and new ways of analyzing & processing information Students should take initiative, thinking creatively, planning out the process & working collaboratively in teams with other students
- 27. 21st Century Learning Implications Schools may allow students to pursue alternatives in which students can earn academic merits and satisfy graduation requirements by completingan internship. Students can practice a variety of practical, career-based, work- relatedskills and values
- 28. A Paradigm Shift for 21st Century 8 Time-based Before 21st Century Education 21st Century Education Outcome-based FOCUS MEMORIZATION OF DISCRETE FACTS Lower order thinking skills in Bloom’s Taxonomy Textbook-driven Focus: what students KNOW, can DO & are LIKE Higher Order Thinking Skills Research-driven
- 29. A Paradigm Shift for 21st Century 8 Passive learning Before 21st Century Education 21st Century Education Active Learning Learners work in isolation and confined in the classroom Teacher-centered, teacher is dispenser of knowledge, information, & attention Little to no students freedom Learners work collaboratively with classmates & others Student-centered, teacher is facilitator/coach of students’ learning Great deal of students’ freedom
- 30. A Paradigm Shift for 21st Century 8 Discipline-problems Before 21st Century Education 21st Century Education No “discipline-problems Fragmented curriculum Grades taken from formal assessment Low expectations Integrated & interdisciplinary curriculum Grades are based on the performance as evidence of learning outcomes High expectation that students succeed in learning to high extent
- 31. A Paradigm Shift for 21st Century 8 Teacher is judge Before 21st Century Education 21st Century Education Self, peer & others serves as evaluators Curriculum is irrelevant & meaningless to learners Student diversity is ignored Students follow orders &instructions while listening to teachers Curriculum is connected to students’ interest, experiences, talents Curriculum & instruction address student diversity Students empowered to lead & initiate creating solutions
- 32. A Paradigm Shift for 21st Century 8 Literacy is the 3Rs (Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic Before 21st Century Education 21st Century Education Multiple literacies of the 21st Century align to living and working in a globalized new society Factory model-based upon the needs of employers for the Industrial Age of the 19th century Global model based upon the needs of a globalized high tech society
- 33. The paradigm shift from the 20th to the 21st Century shows that the structure and modalities of education hasevolved. Students become the center of teaching-learningprocess using wide array of technological tools
- 34. Assessment hasbeen made varied to address multiple literacy development indiverse contexts Teachers turn to become facilitators Curriculum is designed in a way it connects to life in the real world
- 35. Thank you