Recently I attended a conference that talked about 21st
century teaching and learning. This
conference allowed me to evaluate my own knowledge of what a 21st
century learner is as well as ponder if our school is preparing our students to
be 21st century learners.
What is a 21st century learner? The
term "21st-century skills" is generally used to
refer to certain core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy,
critical thinking, and problem-solving that advocates that schools need to teach
to help students thrive in today's world.
It is not that we stop teaching the
basics or the foundation pieces that students need but it is how we teach these
concepts. Student’s need be engaged in
their learning for better understanding of what is being taught. Research clearly points out that if a student
finds relevancy in what they are being taught and if they can teach others what
they have learned then the chances of them retaining what they have learned is
greater.
Digital literacy is a large part of
the 21st century learner and using technology is a great tool to
insure that students are engaged in their learning. Technology opens doors that allows us to do
things with our lessons that were not possible before. Learning must be fun and
also allow for our students to become critical thinkers. Teaching has to be different today if we want
to prepare our students for their future.
Technology has changed the way we do things and it is does not appear
that it will be slowing down anytime soon.
Next week I will share with you
what great things we are doing in our classrooms to help prepare our students
to for their future as 21st century learners.
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