Strategic Dimension 1

21st century teaching and learning (a very brief overview)

In this workshop you will

• Get an overview of 21st century skills.• Discuss the impact of 21st century skills on the “classroom of

today”.

ACTIVITY: Tell the story in 6 words

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What skills are covered in last activity?

Interact effectively with othersThink creatively

Produce resultsReason effectively

Adapt to changeMake decisions

Manage goals and timeSolve problems

Use and manage informationCommunicate clearly

Be flexibleCollaborate with others

Work creatively with otherAnalyse media

Technology in Education: The global report so far...

Technology in Education: The global report so far...• “Some pockets of innovation in some schools in some countries…”• “Some transformed practice in some schools in some countries…” • “Some ROI on heavy investment in some countries...”• “Most commonly used to reinforce existing pedagogies…”

• In summary:• “Lots of room for improvement. Nobody has fully succeeded so

far.”

Research review: Technology in education• Teacher training should not just encompass technology skills but

rather a full understanding and complete mastery of ICTs as pedagogical tools (Punie et al, 2008).

• The developments in ICT provide very different learning opportunities, and a need to design a new ‘integrated pedagogy’ has been identified (Cornu, 1995).

• A compelling rationale for using ICT in schools is its potential to act as a catalyst in transforming the teaching and learning process (Hawkridge, 1990).

Technology outside school today

• 1.5 million pieces of content are shared on social media…daily.• 120,000 blogs are created daily • 2 blogs are created per second• Generation Y and Z consider email passé…In 2009 Boston College

stopped distributing e-mail addresses to incoming freshmen

A 21st century curriculum?

• Multi-Literacy• Critical Thinking• Problem Solving• Information Gathering• Information Analysis• Information Ethics • Project-Based Learning• Problem-Based Learning• Inquiry-Based Learning• Discovery

Workshop 3: Professional Learning

The Emerging New Student

Digitally Literate Always ConnectedExperientialMobileCommunity-Oriented

The Emerging New Learning Preferences

Learner-Centered InteractiveExperientialAdaptive

Technology and the teaching and learning process

21st century skills: creativity, group work, time management,communications skills, reflection

input process output

21st teaching, learning and skills

• There are 5 themes which have been identified as 21st century skills. These are:– Collaboration– Creativity– Critical thinking– Assessment– Organization

21st Century skills whitepapers (for more information)

http://www.innovativeteachertoolkit.com/skills.html

ACTIVITY: Ordering scenarios and plotting lines of change

Important Questions

• Are our schools ready for this generation and the next?• How do we create the learning environments that engage this

generation to help them reach their full potential? • How do we equip these students with the skills and knowledge

they need to be competitive in a global, information-based economy and contributing citizens?

• What assumptions about education do we need to question?