WHAT SKILLS DO YOU NEED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY? ARE
YOU READY?
TOPIC: 21ST CENTURY SKILLS OF TEACHERS
NCBTS: DOMAIN 7-PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF TEACHERS
At the end of this module, the learner should be able to:
Identify the different skills teachers need in the 21st century;
Discuss the importance of each skill and how it can be applied in the teaching- learning process;
Participate actively in the discussion; and,
Write a pledge/commitment on becoming a twenty-first century teachers.
What do I need to learn?
What do 21st century educators have to learn to make learning more fun and enjoyable?
What are the ideal traits that characterize the A-1 teacher of the 21st century? What do teachers need to do to be attuned with to the paradigm shifts in education? These shifts that are present in the educational system revolve around these areas:
The learner
The access to various forms of information
The ability to network
The emergence of a new breed of teachers
The 21st century teachers perform various roles which are really very different from the traditional or classic educator.
What do I need to know?
21st Centur
y Teacher
The risk taker
The Collaborat
or
The model
The leader
The visionary
The learner
The communi
cator
The Adopto
r
Andrew Churches illustrates a detailed picture of the new breed of educators.
TRAITS CHARACTERISTICS
The ADAPTOR – Able to adapt the curriculum and the requirements in innovative and creative ways.
The VISIONARY – Able to see across the disciplines and through the curricula.– Able to use energizing tools and web technologies.– Able to see ideas and use these in his/her classes.
The LEARNER – Able to continue learning and absorb experiences and knowledge; and,
– Must endeavor to stay current. The COMMUNICATOR – Is fluent in tools and technologies for communication and
collaboration. The LEADER – Able to lead in the process of ICT integration.
The MODEL – Able to exemplify model behaviors that one expects from his/her students.
– Able to model tolerance, global awareness and reflective practice.
The COLLABORATOR – Able to use collaboration tools to enhance and motivate learners to share, contribute, adapt and invent.
The RISK TAKER – Able to take risks and surrenders oneself to students’ knowledge
– Able to trust his/her students.
According to the partnership for 21st century
skills, these are the teaching skills we need to
include:
Information, media literacy and communication
skills
Thinking and problem-solving
Interpersonal, collaborative and self-direction skills
Global awareness
Economic and business literacy including
entrepreneurial skills
Civic literacy
The core of John Dewey’s philosophy is learning by doing.
Teachers don’t want to teach the theories and principles alone but
to apply these learnings in their daily life.
With all the varied resources available today, the learners
get closer to the sources of information than they could before.
The stress on problem-solving and critical thinking is really vital in
the teaching-learning process. Group work and social skills play a
vital role in the functioning of a globalized economy. The students
need to learn through collaborative learning projects.
Social community and integrating community-based projects
into curriculum enhance/enrich students’ awareness of life beyond
schools.
As 21st century educators, Tony Wagner in his book, The Global Achievement Gap stresses the seven survival skills:
Seven Surviv
al Skills
Critical Thinking
and Problem Solving
Collaboration Across Networks
and Learning by
Influence
Agility and Adaptability
Initiative and Entrepreneurnali
sm Effective Oral
Communication
Accessing and
Analyzing Information
Curiosity and
Imagination
Wagner cited that today’s learners are called digital learners and today’s teachers are digital immigrants.
With the changes in the educational system, education must be structured to meet the needs of students in the 21st century. The terms, school, teacher, learner and curriculum have evolved to have different meanings. Old Paradigm New Paradigm
School
• “buildings” • Nerve centers• Walls are transparent• Connecting teachers, students
and community to the wealth of knowledge that exists in the world.
Teacher
• Dispenser of Knowledge
• Orchestrator of learning• Help students to turn information
into knowledge, knowledge to wisdom.
Learner
• Young person who goes to school and spends time in certain courses: receives grades and graduates
Learners are seen in a new context:• Helping them see how they
prepare for life in the real world• Instilling curiosity for life-long
learning
• Being flexible in how we teach.• Exciting learners to become
resourceful so that they continue learning after schooling.
Curriculum • Teacher-centered; fragmented curriculum
• Time-based
• Memorization of discrete facts
• Focused on lower-levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Objectives
• Textbooks-driven
• Passive learning
• Learners work in isolation
• Real life; relevant, project-based 21st century education
• Outcome-based
• Focuses on what students know, can do and are like after all the details are forgotten
• Designed for the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Objectives
• Research-driven
• Active learning
• Learners work in collaboration
Curriculum • Teacher as the center of attention
• Little to no student freedom
• With discipline problems; teachers don’t trust students
• No student motivation
• Fragmented curriculum
• Grades averaged
• Low expectations
• Teacher is judge
• Teacher is the facilitator/coach
• Great deal of student freedom
• No discipline problems; students and teachers have mutually respectful relations as co-learners
• Students are highly motivated
• Integrated/ interdisciplinary curriculum
• Grades are based on what was learned
• High expectations
• Self-; peer, and other assessments; public audience and authentic assessment
Curriculum • Curriculum is irrelevant and meaningless to students
• Print is the primary vehicle of learning and assessment
• Diversity of students is ignored and assessments
• Literacy in the 3R’s
• Factory model-based on the needs of the employers for the industrial age______
• Curriculum is connected to students’ interests, experiences, potentials and the real world
• Performances, projects and multiple forms of media are used for learning and assessment
• Addresses multi-diversity of students
• Multiple literacies of the 21st century- aligned to living and working on globalization and the new millennium
• Global model based on the needs of a globalized and high-tech society.
The 21st century learning proponents advocate an expanded set of educational goals as indicated by the Partnership for 21st century skills.
Life and
Career S
kills
Learning and Innovation
Skills
Information
and, Media, and
Technology Skills
Core Subjects and 21st Century
ThemesStandards and Assessment
Curriculum and Instruction
Professional Development
Learning Environment
The p21 century learning consists of core subjects and themes that revolve around three (3) core skills.
Learning and Innovative Skills
(The 4C’s)Life and Career Skills Information-Media and
Technology Skills
Critical thinking and problem-solving
Creativity and innovation
Communication
Collaboration
Flexibility and adaptability
Initiative and self-direction
Social and cross-cultural interaction
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and responsibility
Information and literacy
Media literacy
ICT literacy
REPORTED BY:GROUP 4
AVANCEŇA
OCO
OLACAO
RONCESVALLES
SALAMIA
SANCHEZ
VALDEZ
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