21st Century Learning Flashcards

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commonly used to apply to such key competencies, such as teamwork, digital learning, analytical thinking, and problem-solving, which proponents claim schools ought to teach to help students succeed in the world today.

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“skills of the 21st century”

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“skills of the 21st century” is commonly used to apply to such key competencies, such as

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teamwork,
digital learning,
analytical thinking,
and problem-solving,

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Technology in the 21st-century can be used as an _______ to learn further information and not as a reason to know less.

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incentive

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Students in the 21st-century learn in a
_________ and not certainly within four walls.

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global classroom

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Students in the 21st-century learn in a global classroom and not certainly within four walls. They are more likely to find knowledge by accessing the ___ through mobile phones and laptops or talking on a social networking platform with friends. Likewise, several teachers track and discuss assignments via simulated classrooms.

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Web

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  • Content delivered by the teacher in the classroom.
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THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM

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[THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM]

  • _______ and ______ from textbooks are the main sources of learning.
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Lecture and reading

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[THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM]

  • Students are assessed primarily on ______ _______
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knowledge learned.

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Teacher facilitates by directing students to rich, learning sources and asking students to demonstrate what they know and are able to do.

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THE 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM

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The 21st Century Skills

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Effective Communication Skills

Life and Career Skills

Learning and Innovation Skills

Information, Media, and Technology Skills

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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS focuses on?

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  1. Teaming
  2. Collaboration
  3. Interpersonal Skills
  4. Local, National, and Global Orientedness
  5. Interactive Communication
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______ _____ ______ ________ are what separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in today’s world and those who are not.

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Learning and innovation skills

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Learning and innovation skills are what separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in today’s world and those who are not. They include:

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  1. Creativity and Innovation
  2. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  3. Communication
  4. Collaboration
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o Think creatively
o Work creatively with others
o Implement innovations

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Creativity and Innovation

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o Reason effectively
o Use systems thinking
o Make judgements and decisions
o Solve problems

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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

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o Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.

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Communication

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o ____ effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes, and intentions

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Listen

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o Use communication for a range of purposes such as:

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to inform,
to instruct,
to motivate, and
to persuade)

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[COMMUNICATION]

o Utilize multiple ________ and ______, and know how to judge their effectiveness as a priori as well as assess their impact.

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media and technologies

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o Communicate effectively in ______ environment (including multi-lingual)

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diverse

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o Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams

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COLLABORATION

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o Exercise ________ and _______ to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal

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flexibility and willingness

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o Assume ________ responsibility for collaborative work, and _____ the individual contributions made by each team member

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shared

value

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LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS focuses on:

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  1. Flexibility and adaptability
  2. Leadership and responsibility
  3. Social and cross-cultural skills
  4. Initiative and self-direction
  5. Productivity and accountability
  6. Ethical, moral, and spiritual values
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o Adapt to varied roles, jobs responsibilities, schedules, and contexts

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FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY

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o Work effectively in a climate of ______ and changing priorities

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ambiguity

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[FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY]

Incorporate _______ effectively

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feedback

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o Deal _______ with praise, setbacks, and criticism

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positively

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o Understand, negotiate, and balance diverse views and beliefs to reach workable solutions, particularly in _________ environments

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multi-cultural

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o Guide and lead others
o Be responsible to others

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LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY

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o Interact effectively with others
o Work effectively in diverse teams

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SOCIAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL SKILLS

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o Manage goals and time
o Work independently
o Be self-directed learners

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INITIATIVE AND SELF-DIRECTION

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o Manage projects
o Produce results

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PRODUCTIVITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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INFO, MEDIA, AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS focuses

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  1. Visual and information literacies
  2. Media literacy
  3. Basic, scientific, economic, and technological literacies
  4. Multicultural literacy
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o Ability to interpret, make meaning from information presented in the form of an image

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VISUAL LITERACIES

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o Ability to evaluate, apply, or create _______ visual representations

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conceptual

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o Ability to identify what information is needed

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INFORMATION LITERACY

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o Identify the best sources of information for a give need

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INFORMATION LITERACY

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o Locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information

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INFORMATION LITERACY

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o Ability to critically analyze the messages that inform, entertain, and sell to us everyday

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MEDIA LITERACY

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o Ability to bring ________ _______ skills to bear on all forms of media asking pertinent questions about what is there and noticing what is not there

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critical thinking

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o Ability to question what lies behind media production

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MEDIA LITERACY

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o Encompasses written, numerical, and digital literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories

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SCIENTIFIC LITERACY

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o Knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for:

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  • personal decision making,
  • participation in civic and cultural affairs,
  • and economic productivity.
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o Ability to apply basic economic concepts in situations relevant to one’s life

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ECONOMIC LITERACY

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o About cultivating a _________ knowledge of the economic way of thinking

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working

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[TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY]

o Ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to:

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  1. Communicate
  2. Solve problems
  3. Access, manage, integrate, evaluate, design, and create information to improve learning in all subject areas
  4. Acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st century
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The four C’s of 21st Century skills are some of the most popular learning strategies in today’s environment. The four C’s are:

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  1. Critical thinking
  2. Creativity
  3. Collaboration
  4. Communication
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all about solving problems

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Critical thinking

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teaches students to think outside the box

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Creativity

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shows students how to work together to achieve a common goal

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Collaboration

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lets students learn how to convey their ideas best

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Communication

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In addition to working through problems, solving puzzles, and similar activities, ________ ______ also includes an element of skepticism.

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critical thinking

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This is important in the 21st Century because it’s harder than ever to verify accurate information (mostly thanks to the Internet).

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critical thinking

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Critical thinking empowers students to discover the truth in _________, especially when it comes to separating fact from opinion.

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assertions

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With critical thinking, students don’t just learn a set of facts or figures. Instead, they learn how to _____ the facts and figures for themselves.

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discover

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Whether they learn how to think critically from spending time online or simply asking the “______” in everyday life, this skill prepares students for a life of independence and purposeful thought.

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Why?

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While creativity is often treated like a youhave-it-or-you-don’t quality, students can learn how to be creative:

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  • solving problems,
  • creating systems, or - just trying something they haven’t tried before.
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[CREATIVITY]

Instead, it means they’ll be able to look at a problem from ________ ______ — including those that others may not see.

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multiple perspectives

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Creativity allows students to embrace their ______ ______ from big-picture planning to meticulous organization. As a student learns about their creativity, they also learn how to express it in healthy and productive ways.

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inner strengths

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The point of creativity is to encourage students to ____ ______ than convention demands.

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think differently

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It is important because whether students realize it or not, they’ll probably work with other people for the rest of their lives.

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COLLABORATION

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Practicing ______ helps students understand how to address a problem, pitch solutions, and decide the best course of action.

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collaboration

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Collaboration can affect students in one of two ways. First, it could ________them since nobody seems to agree with them that often. Second, it could ______ them because they realize they’re bringing something unique to every conversation.

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discourage

embolden

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It is often taken for granted in today’s society. After all, if you say something that means you convey an idea.

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Communication

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In the age of text-based communications
— SMS, emails, social media, etc. — it’s never been more important for students to learn how to convey their thoughts in a way that others can understand them.

That’s because text-based communications ____ _____, which is critical to understanding the context of someone’s words.

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lack tone

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Still, even in situations where vocal tone is available, students need to learn how to communicate effectively. That includes:

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  • minimizing tangents,
  • speaking directly to an idea,
  • and checking other participants to make sure they’re engaged.
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_______ ____ ______

— even if it’s just two other people in a group discussion — lets students determine whether they should keep expanding on an idea or wrap up their point.

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Reading an audience

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teaches students to question claims and seek truth.

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o Critical thinking

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teaches students to think in a way that’s unique to them.

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o Creativity

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teaches students that groups can create something bigger and better than you can on your own.

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o Collaboration

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teaches students how to efficiently convey ideas.

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o Communication

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Combined, the four C’s empower students to become _______ _____ _____. Then, when those students get together, they can achieve almost anything!

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one-person think tanks

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The 8 Characteristics of a 21st Century Educator

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  • The Adaptor
  • The Communicator
  • The Learner
  • The Visionary
  • The Leader
  • The Model
  • The Collaborator
  • The Risk Taker
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Harnessed as we are to an assessment focused education model the 21st Century Educator must be able to adapt the curriculum and the requirements to teach to the curriculum in imaginative ways.

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The Adaptor

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They must also be able to adapt _______ and _______ designed for a business model into tools utilizable by a variety of age groups and abilities.

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software and hardware

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They must also be able to adapt to a _________ ________ ________. When it all goes wrong in the middle of a class, when the technologies fail, the show must go on.

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dynamic teaching experience

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“Anywhere, anytime” learning is a catchphrase we hear often. Usually its paired with “life learner”. To have anywhere anytime learning, the teacher to must be anywhere and anytime.

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The Communicator

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We expect our students to be life long learners. How many schools have the phrase “life long learners” in there mission statements and objectives. We too must continue to absorb experiences and knowledge.

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The Learner

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________, a key component of adaptability, is a crucial component of the educator of today and tomorrow.

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Imagination

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They must see the potential in the emerging tools and web technologies, grasp these and manipulate them to serve their needs. If we look at the technologies we currently see emerging, how many are developed for education?

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The Visionary

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The _______ teacher can look at others ideas and envisage how they would use these in their class.The visionary also looks across the disciplines and through the curricula.

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visionary

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Whether they are a champion of the process of ICT integration or the quiet technology coach, the ICT Trainer and a teacher leading by example; A maverick or early adopter the 21st Century Educator is a leader.

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The Leader

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______, like clear goals and objectives crucial to the success or failure of any project.

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Leadership

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We must model the behaviors that we expect from our students. Today and tomorrow more so, there is an expectation that teachers will teach values.

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The Model

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The 21st Century educator also models ______ _____, whether its the quiet, personal inspection of their teaching and learning, or through reflective practice via blogs, twitter and other medium, these educators look both inwards and outwards.

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reflective practice

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  • as an educator we must be able to leverage these collaborative tools to enhance and captivate our learners. We too, must be collaborators; sharing, contributing, adapting and inventing.
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  • Ning,
  • Blogger,
  • Wikispaces,
  • Bebo,
  • MSN,
  • MySpace,
  • Second life
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_____ allows collaboration between teachers and students. Creating digital resources, presentations, and projects together with other educators and students will make classroom activities resemble the real world.

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Technology

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How can you as an educator know all these things? How can you teach them how to use them… There are so many, so much to learn. You must take risks and some times surrender yourself to the students knowledge.

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The Risk Taker

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Use the strengths of the _____ ______ to understand and navigate new products, have the students teach each other.

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digital natives

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ANOTHER WAY OF GROUPING THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

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  1. Ways of thinking
  2. Ways of working
  3. tools for working
  4. skills for living in the world
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– creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and learning

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  1. Ways of thinking
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– communication and collaboration

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  1. Ways of working
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– information and communications technology (ICT) and information literacy

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  1. tools for working
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  • citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibility
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  1. skills for living in the world
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“If we teach today, as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.”

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JOHN DEWEY

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