21 Century Info 21st Century Info This is a page that will be growing with twenty first century information. Please be sure to read the background philosophy and check out any links to important research and information. Enjoy your journey as you uncover the need and become more familiar with 21st century education. Twenty-first Century Skills - Their Research With My Reflection Above image is embedded from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.The Partner For Twenty First Century Skills provides a rainbow which sets a framework for 21st century education. I could reexplain it here, or just send you to the horse's mouth. Keeping Kids In The Twenty- First Century Engagement Zone It seems that today a key word in 21st Century Learning is Engagement. Revising Bloom Makes Sense In The Twenty-First Century Above content is based on research by: L.W. Teaching in the 20 Century Classroom As Compared To 21st Century: (Things To Think About) What Are The Top 21st century Skills - Check Out This Graph!
Teaching Skills: What 21st Century Educators Need To Learn To Survive What are the traits that would make for the ideal 21st teacher? What does an educational professional need to be or do to tune in and synchronize with the new realities silently emerging inside schools and educational environments? Photo credit: Lisa F. Young The profound, deep shifts we are starting to witness across all of the established educational institutions, pivot around four key components: 1) Learners driving. These new "teachers" think, act and perform their multiple roles of guides, facilitators and learning advisers with a spirit and attitude that is radically different from the one that is typical of the traditional, classic educator. Andrew Churches challenges the status quo and paints a detailed profile of what this new breed of professors is going to look like. Eight Habits of Highly Effective 21st Century Teachers By Andrew Churches What are the characteristics we would expect to see in a successful 21st century educator? 1. 2. 3. Educators too, must be collaborators: 4. 5.
21st Century Schools or 21st Century Learning? Even this picture is way too old…We need to start having focused conversations on this topic. Just let me start off by saying that the term “21st Century Learning” still drives me crazy. If you think about it, have we progressed in our thoughts about what learning should look like and could be in the last 10 years? What about in the next 50 years? Will “21st Century Learning” be the same or will we still promote the same skills? Who knows but I am sure that our world will continue to change significantly. With that being said, for the sake of discussion, I will use the terms. I had a great discussion with some educators the other day about the idea of “21st Century Schools vs. 21st Century Learning”. This has been really weighing on my mind a lot since I have seen a lot of iPads in schools in a 1:1 environment. Pretty crazy since they had an online textbook to keep them entertained A question that I often ask to many educators is this: can you tell me your school’s vision for learning?
The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have By EdTech Team Updated on march 2, 2015 : The original list that was created in 2011 comprised 33 skills , after reviewing it we decided to do some merging and finally ended up with the 20 skills below. The 21st century teacher should be able to : 1- Create and edit digital audio Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Free Audio Tools for Teachers 2- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : A List of Best Bookmarking Websites for Teachers 3- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : Great Tools to Create Protected Blogs and Webpages for your Class 4- Exploit digital images for classroom use Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Web Tools to Edit Pictures without Installing any softwareTools to Convert Photos into Cartoons
A Great New Collection of Educational Posters for Teachers Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is back to you with a list of some awesome inspirational posters that you as a teacher would really enjoy and hopefully hang on your classroom wall. They can also be equally inspirational for your students. I am definitely adding these posters to the section we created here under the title : `` Educational Posters for Teachers ``. The importance of posters lies in the fact that they give us a pause from whatever we are engaged in and take us into a journey ,no matter how long or short it is, into the world of meditation and contemplation. The benefits of these two thinking strategies are enormous, isn`t it the ultimate goal of education to bring up critical thinkers who will be ready to process information before taking it in rather than rote memorizing it ? Posters can help you achieve it . Here is what we have for you for today : Please remember to pay tribute to Poster Street which is the source from which have taken these posters.
21st C - Teacher Portfolio: Reflections on Sustainability from Huffpost Arts and Culture - Penny Paintings - 18.9.12 - artwork by Jacqueline Lou Skaggs In tune with the virtual realities of today could art become a virtual re-cycling depot? REFLECTIONFrom the Australian Curriculum ACARA:Sustainability addresses the ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life... Education for sustainability develops the knowledge, skills, values and world views necessary for people to act in ways that contribute to more sustainable patterns of living. We are on a 21st C journey that encourages sustainability - especially environmental. Ms Skaggs is a trend setter, a role model, turning old "worthless?" But what about: *old garbage bin lids? Here is a new genre of art - COINED ART? Sustainability is not all about growing plants effectively but about creatively re-cycling the harvest of our society so that nothing becomes "waste". Now about those plastic bags....hmmmmm To teach is to keep learning
совместное обучение Современные электронные технологии, всё больше проникая в общественную жизнь, постепенно меняют её саму, а также привычные и понятные нам социальные практики. Пожалуй, наиболее значимыми с этой точки зрения являются именно сетевые технологии. По словам одного из ведущих исследователей влияния этих технологий на общество Говарда Рейнгольда, «новые социальные формы последнего десятилетия XX века выросли из предоставляемой Интернетом возможности устанавливать общественные связи многих со многими», а «новые социальные формы начала XXI века существенно повысят значимость общественных сетей» [1, c. 16]. Веб-технологии наполнили наше окружение, открывая новые стороны повседневного общения людей и превращая этот процесс в повсеместный и непрерывный. В чём-то схожие трансформации происходят и в сфере образования.
23 Types of Social Media Sites | On Blogging Well February 17th, 2010 | Wednesday is Friends Day It’s easier to navigate the maze of online social media sites if you understand the different site categories and the purpose of each type. The social media world consists of two segments: social and media. To optimize your experience with each type of social media, it’s best to participate in the communities you choose to join. Today’s post supplies a list of 23 types of social media, including a brief explanation of the purpose and at least one example of each type. Blogs — Yes, your blog is a type of social media. Until next time, Happy Blogging! Trackback URL: User Activity Comparison Of Popular Social Networking Sites Our Infographic “User Activity Comparison Of Popular Social Networking Sites” compares the latest user stastics of popular social networking sites – Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn and Pinterest. Infographic by – GO-Gulf.com To Publish this Image on your Blog or Website . Copy this code <a href=" src=" alt="User Activity Comparison Of Popular Social Networking Sites" width="580" /></a><br /><strong>Infographic by- <a href=" Number of Users on Popular Social Networking Sites Unique Monthly Visits on Top Social Networking Websites Male-Female Ratio Time Spend by Average Social networking user per month Age Demographics of Social Networking Users Estimated User Worth of popular Social networking sites
100 Of The Best Twitter Tools For Teachers By Category In 2009, we shared our favorite tools for teachers on Twitter, with 100 resources for managing feeds, finding followers, and tackling classroom groups on the social media site. Since then, many tools have been revamped, replaced, or simply aren’t available anymore. Clearly, an update is in order, so we’re proud to present a new list for 2012, featuring the very best tools available to Twittering teachers today. Increase Student Achievement in 5 Easy Steps Increase Student Achievement in 5 Easy Steps Posted on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 @ 08:54 AM In the forward of William Parrett and Kathleen Budge’s recent book, Turning High-Poverty Schools Into High-Performing Schools, Michael Copland describes standing in front of the faculty in an after-school meeting to discuss data regarding student achievement. Copland recalls presenting the information on an overhead projector and stoking his colleagues to produce a dialogue that would help him better understand the unsettling gaps in student achievement. At this point, the hands of several teachers went up. Copland recalls working hard to push the conversation into critical and self-reflective direction, but ultimately, it regressed into scapegoating and blaming students and their socio-economic “maladies” instead of taking ownership for the lag in student achievement. You should also know that Marygrove College has reduced tuition rates for several online graduate programs by 19 percent!
7 Ways to Transform Your Classroom I’m honoured to have been invited as a guest on Classroom 2.0 Live this Saturday morning, September 29th, 2012. I joined the Classroom2.0 Ning back in 2007, and I think it is a wonderful network to help new and seasoned teachers engage in a meaningful social network. [UPDATE: Here are audio & video recordings of the show: Inquiry Learning and Empowering Students and the accompanying slide show is embedded below.] I’ll be talking about Inquiry Learning inspired by our new Inquiry Hub school, (more on the school here and here). (Give learners choice.) Inquiry based learning is a key tenet of the Inquiry Hub. By helping students connect, create and learn together, we will encourage them to look outside of their box and seek a world of potential. * Transforming Classrooms with Inquiry: It starts with educators asking really good questions. (Give learners a voice.) When students explore their interests in-depth, they will often discover insights worth sharing with others. Connect | Create | Learn
Evernote for Education Android App: I use the desktop version at home and the office, the Android app on my HTC One smartphone, my tablets, web version on my Chromebook. The desktop version sync's all of the data to your computer (good for backup) and you can also export your notes in a variety of formats for backup. You can create new notes via desktop, web, or mobile version. You can upload attachments to your notes in Evernote to keep documents organized with the notes they go with. You can also email notes, clip web pages, record audio notes, and scan papers, receipts and more into Evernote. I love Evernote. Does it Cost Money? Yes and No. All accounts have a limit of 100,000 notes. Free accounts have a 60MB upload allowance per month and Premium accounts have a 1024 MB upload allowance. Evernote Premium gives you bigger upload capacity, offers greater sharing options, gives you access to note history, and more. How Can I use Evernote as a Teacher, Student, Administrator? From the Evernote site: 1. 2. 3.
How to Better Manage Your Twitter Relationships Do you feel that you’re missing out on engaging with valuable members of your Twitter community due to the noise? Or worse, do you wonder who the most valuable members of your Twitter community are? If so, you’re in need of a relationship management tool for Twitter. Twitter Relationship Management There are a lot of people who simply do not have the time to figure out who to engage with on Twitter. Solopreneurs or small-business owners who need to spend most of their time managing their business, not their social media accounts.Social media consultants who find it difficult to remember who they have engaged with among all of their various client accounts.Social media community managers and teams who have to backtrack to see engagement made by other team members. Even as an individual with a blog, I find it difficult to keep up with my mentions and direct messages on Twitter. Commun.it to the Rescue This article will review the Commun.it tool. Setting Up Commun.it Sign up for free. Followers