1. A summary of topic one (1), prepared by Renee Williams
2. The 21st Century Learner
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3. The 21st Century Learner
21st
Century
Learners
Collaborators
Creative Thinkers
Problem Solvers
Technologists
Self-directed learners
Information users and
producers
http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky-ChangingParadigms-01-EdTech.pdf
4. 21st Century Skills
Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking and problem solving
Communication and collaboration
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
ICT Literacy
Flexibility and adaptability
Initiative and self direction
Social and cross cultural skills
Productivity and accountability
leadership and responsibility
5. Acquiring 21st century skills
Students must be able to experience skills and see how
these skills are applicable to their lives
Facilitator must explicitly teach and/or model skills for
learners
Students must be provided with opportunities to
practise 21st century skills
Skills learnt should be revisited. Students must be
enabled to see the value of skills for lifelong learning
Students must understand and be a part of the
assessment of the skilss being developed
6. Let us get the FACT!
Educators who seek to facilitate the acquisition of 21st
century skills in 21st century classrooms must be:
Facilitators
Assessors
Collaborators
Technologists
7. Using Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is on-going assessment used
before and during a period of instruction. Its benefits
include:
Higher learning gains
Achievement of improved test scores
Improved achievement
Immediate feedback
Student empowerment
Social development
8. Using Summative Assessment
Summative assessment is assessment used at the end
of a period of instruction. Some benefits of summative
assessment include:
Provided insight into students understanding
Helps teachers to plan future work
Provides a final grade to show students achievement
Can be used to assess performances(
presentations, skills demonstration, artistic/ Creative
performance) or products
(reports, designs, construction pieces or essays)
9. Juxtaposing the 20th and 21st Century
Classroom
20th Century Classroom 21st Century Classroom
Teacher Centred
Time Based
Memorization of facts
Facilitates development of
lower level thinking skills
Activities are text book
driven
Student centred or
collaborative in orientation
Outcome Based
Meaningful relevant learning
Facilitates the development
of lower and higher level
thinking skills
Activities are research driven
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/20th_vs_21st_Century_Classroom.htm
10. Juxtaposing the 20th and 21st Century
Classroom
20th Century Classroom 21st Century Classroom
Individual competitive
learning encouraged
Teacher is the dictator
Students autonomy restricted
Expectation of passes and
failures
Teacher is the judge
Group collaborative learning
encouraged
Teacher is the facilitator
Greater levels of student
autonomy
Measures put in place to
facilitate success
Students and parents can
participate in assessment
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/20th_vs_21st_Century_Classroom.htm
11. Juxtaposing the 20th and 21st Century
Classroom
20th Century Classroom 21st Century Classroom
Curriculum divorced from
the students
Diversity is ignored
Focus is on reading, writing
and arithmetic
Focuses on Summative
assessment
Curriculum linked to the
students and their
experiences
Diversity is acknowledged
and differentiation facilitated
The concept of multiple
intelligence is acknowledged
and a variety of areas and
activities are focused on
Focuses on formative
assessment
http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/20th_vs_21st_Century_Classroom.htm
12. Brain Teaser
As a teacher facilitating 21st century
learners, how would you respond the following
questions?
How do I educate students for their future?
How do I facilitate learning more than the
“what” in my classroom?
13. Brain Teaser
How do I integrate technology to facilitate
meaningful learning?
How do I develop “life skills” in the students
with whom I interact?
How do I encourage students to be
innovators instead of mere follower?
How do I make learning an enjoyable and
authentic experience?
14. Conclusion
Learners are changing and so educational practitioners
must be equipped to facilitate this change in their
classrooms and in the learners they facilitate. One area
in which educators must be ready to facilitate change is
in the area of assessment. Assessment can no longer be a
test at the end, instead it must become a continuous
process that will facilitate the holistic development of
the 21st century learner.