21st Century Skills

How do we get there from here?

In 2007In 2007

► ISTE issued National Educational ISTE issued National Educational Technology Standards for Students: Technology Standards for Students: the Next Generationthe Next Generation

►AASL issued Standards for the 21AASL issued Standards for the 21stst--Century LearnerCentury Learner

What’sWhat’s

► In?In? Digital age literacyDigital age literacy Critical thinkingCritical thinking Ethical behaviorEthical behavior

► Out?Out? Teaching “point and Teaching “point and

click” technology click” technology skillsskills

Where are we now?Where are we now?

At the crossroads of

Cut and Paste

and Google

What’s so bad about What’s so bad about cut & paste?cut & paste?

► It doesn’t require much, if any, It doesn’t require much, if any, thinking.thinking.

► It’s wrong, legally and ethically, unless It’s wrong, legally and ethically, unless proper credit is given.proper credit is given.

What about Google?What about Google?

► It’s not bad.It’s not bad.► It just shouldn’t be the only resource It just shouldn’t be the only resource

that students know about and use.that students know about and use.

© 2008 Google

Thinking SkillsThinking Skills

►A 2006 article in A 2006 article in American School American School Board JournalBoard Journal states: states:

““Teaching students how to find, Teaching students how to find, analyze, and judge data for its worth is analyze, and judge data for its worth is a key skill at a time when just about a key skill at a time when just about everything is a mouse click away.” everything is a mouse click away.”

Thinking SkillsThinking Skills

► The new AASL The new AASL standards point out standards point out that the explosion that the explosion of information of information necessitates that necessitates that students “acquire” students “acquire” thinking skills.thinking skills.

Thinking SkillsThinking Skills

► More specifically, More specifically, AASL calls for AASL calls for teaching students teaching students how to:how to: Select information.Select information. Evaluate Evaluate

information.information. Use information. Use information.

What does that mean for us as What does that mean for us as educators?educators?

►We must teach students to:We must teach students to: Ask questions and develop search Ask questions and develop search

strategies before beginning research.strategies before beginning research. Refine their search strategies as they Refine their search strategies as they

progress.progress. Use a variety of resources.Use a variety of resources. Evaluate the information found.Evaluate the information found.

Two Levels to Two Levels to Evaluating InformationEvaluating Information

► The source: The source:

Students need to Students need to know that all know that all websites are NOT websites are NOT created equally.created equally.

► Relevance:Relevance:

Even “good” Even “good” information may not information may not be relevant to the be relevant to the question at hand.question at hand.

Evaluating Information

Students need to know that all websites are NOT created equally.Not all of the information found is relevant to the question at hand.

Ethical Behavior in the Digital Ethical Behavior in the Digital AgeAge

►AASLAASL

““In this increasingly global world, In this increasingly global world, students must be taught to seek students must be taught to seek diverse perspectives, gather and use diverse perspectives, gather and use information ethically, and use social information ethically, and use social tools responsibly and safely.”tools responsibly and safely.”

What does that mean for us as What does that mean for us as educators?educators?

►Ethical behavior in the use of Ethical behavior in the use of information must be:information must be: Taught.Taught. Expected.Expected. Modeled.Modeled.

How?How?

►Teach:Teach: CopyrightCopyright Fair use guidelinesFair use guidelines Note takingNote taking ParaphrasingParaphrasing Citing sourcesCiting sources Creating bibliographiesCreating bibliographies

How?How?

►Expect from students:Expect from students: A variety of resources consulted.A variety of resources consulted. Proper credit for sources used, including Proper credit for sources used, including

images.images. Their own work, not a cut and paste Their own work, not a cut and paste

document.document.

How?How?

►Model:Model: Abide by fair use guidelines.Abide by fair use guidelines. Give proper credit for the sources that you Give proper credit for the sources that you

use.use. State expectations of ethical behavior in State expectations of ethical behavior in

project/assignment outlines.project/assignment outlines. Design projects that require original Design projects that require original

thought, not just “cut and paste.”thought, not just “cut and paste.”

Is this how this presentation Is this how this presentation makes you feel?makes you feel?

Must you now add NETS and AASL to the alphabet Must you now add NETS and AASL to the alphabet soup of GPS, MYP and AYP?soup of GPS, MYP and AYP?

Never Fear!Never Fear!

Your media specialist is here!Your media specialist is here!

Ready, willing and, hopefully, Ready, willing and, hopefully, able… able…

►To help you with:To help you with: Professional development, e.g.Professional development, e.g.

►Searching in GALILEOSearching in GALILEO►United StreamingUnited Streaming►Using web-based ARUsing web-based AR►Using blogs/wikis as educational toolsUsing blogs/wikis as educational tools

Classroom instruction in information Classroom instruction in information literacy skillsliteracy skills

CollaborationCollaboration

It’s 2008 AlreadyIt’s 2008 Already

► It’s time to begin It’s time to begin implementing 21implementing 21stst century skills.century skills.

► The task may seem The task may seem daunting but daunting but remember…remember…

A journey of a thousand miles A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.begins with a single step.

Chinese Proverb

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