21 st Century Teaching for st 21 Century

21 st Century Teaching for st 21 Century Students Brad Fountain Discovery Education

“The illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ” - Alvin Toffler

How to Build a Student for the 21 st Century, TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006

Who are 21 st Century Learners?

Are They REALLY That Different?

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Who are 21 st Century Learners? Top Five Gifts for Teenagers • • • Portable Game Device Cell Phone Computer Video Game Console MP 3 Player/i. Pods Source: Starkman, Neal (2007). Leave Me Alone. . T. H. E. Journal. 33 -38.

Are They REALLY That Different? • 21 st Century Student’s Brain – Neuroplasticity – Hypertext Minds – Environmental Impact – Thinking Patterns – ADD or Disengaged Marc Prensky – Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Part 2

Are you ready for my little girl? Name Alex Age 3 1/2 About Alex has never been satisfied with simply watching characters on TV. She craves interaction with her world. As a result of growing up in a digital world her brain is wired differently.

The long rise of IQs: “unexpected and massive gains” “genes have profited from…strong feedback loops between performance and environment” “enhanced problem solving skills have become necessary to fully enjoy our leisure activity” Nov. 2007, James Flynn, Scientific American

How People Learn • A research-based synthesis consisting of 30 years of educational research indicates: Brown, Ann L, Cocking, Rodney R & Bransford , John D. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington: National Academies Press, 2000.

What Are 21 st Century Students Missing? • Critical Thinking – Reflection – Evaluation – Linear Processing – Personal Communication – Meaningful Persistence – Formal processes

So What Does this Mean for Teachers and Schools?

“If you are not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original. By the time students become adults they have lost that capacity. And national education systems are where mistakes are the worst things you can make. The result is we are educating people out of their creative capacities. ” - Sir Ken Robinson

New Definitions for Schools 21 st. Century. School. com

New Definition for Students • In the past a student was a young person who went to school, spent a specified amount of time in certain courses, received passing grades and graduated. Today we must see learners in a new context: – Interest – Curiosity – flexibility – More Resourceful 21 st. Century. School. com

Aliteracy Poem Mrs. Thompson's second graders are amazing! The principal says they can comprehend anything-Even a medical textbook. Mrs. Thompson's second graders are incredible! The superintendent says their oral reading is completely seamless-Like the gentle flow of an eternal spring. Mrs. Thompson's second graders are fantastic! The PTA president says they finished the reading workbook and the phonics workbook before the end of the Third Quarter. Mrs. Thompson's second graders worry me. You see, I'm the aide who works in Mrs. Thompson's classroom, And I know something that others don't. Mrs. Thompson's second graders don't like to read. Poetry for Literacy Teachers from "Life's Literacy Lessons" by Steven L. Layne. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 2001

Being Literate Today Means…

Search Engines moving toward video You. Tube other sites Hitwise, Phil Butler, profy. com

Other Cultures • Korea – Little time reading newspapers or watching TV. Life moves at the speed of the net and being connected is the only way to remain current • Japan – Laptops are viewed as dinosauric technology. The cell phone provides the privacy and instant connectivity individuals crave

What will the future hold? Future Forces Affecting Education

Putting it into practice.

Where do I Start? Back to School with the Class of Web 2. 0

Tools of the Trade • Online Collaborations – Blogs – Wikis – Google Docs/Spreadsheets – Skype – Twitter

Tools of the Trade • Digital Storytelling – Voicethread – Photostory 3 – Movie Maker 2 – Adobe Premiere Elements/i. Movie – Audacity – Freeplay Music

Tools of the Trade • • Spelling. City Blabberize Swivel Slideshare News. Map Kerpoof Surveys

What does it look like? • Cross-Curricular Projects on the Web – Johnny Appleseed Project – Journey North • Classroom Blogs – Mr. C’s Class Blog – The Secret Life of Bees • Classroom Podcasts – Room 208 – Radio. Willowweb

What does it look like? • Google Earth – Grapes of Wrath Google Earth Littrip – Coral Reef Temperatures – Tree Coverage Percentage • Wikis – Vicki Davis – Tim Frederick • Technospud

How can I help my school? • Professional Development Needs Assessment • MILE Guide • How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20 th Century • en. Gauge • Visions 2020 • Building the Perfect School

Some good reads… • Blogs – – – – 2 Cents Worth – David Warlick Teach 42 – Steve Dembo The Strength of Weak Ties – David Jakes Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Wes Fryer Weblogg-ed – Will Richardson Dangerously Irrelevant – Scott Mc. Leod Beth’s Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom – Beth Knittle • Books – – – Tested – Linda Perlstein Don’t Bother Me Mom—I’m Learning! – Marc Prensky A Whole New Mind – Daniel Pink The World is Flat – Thomas Friedman What Video Games Have to Teach us About Literacy and Learning – James Paul Gee

What Will You Do to Make A Difference? Brad Fountain brad_fountain@discovery. com