Teaching 21 st Century Skills

1. Teaching 21st Century Skills LIBS 6991 First Grade PLT Hodge Road Elementary

2. What are 21st Century Learning Skills? • Displays literacy with print and digital resources • Fluent in ICT (information and communication skills) • Independent problem-solver • Collaborate in person and digitally • Globally aware and responsible • Possess systemic thinking Luterbach, K. J., & Brown, C. (2011). Education for the 21st Century. International Journal Of Applied Educational Studies, 10(2), 14-32.

3. Focus on two skills ICT Skills Uses technology to research, evaluate, create, and communicate information. Critical Thinking To thoughtfully seek to assess what would be sensible or reasonable to believe or do in a given situation. Balcean, 2011

4. Resources ICT Skills Critical Thinking www.P21.org http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards Guided Inquiry: learning in the 21st century by Carol C. Kulthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, & Ann K. Caspari Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm Why don’t students like school? By Daniel T. Willingham • www.P21.org (Partnership for 21st Century Learning) • Voicethread • Glogster • Voki • Edmoto • Wikis • Podcasts

5. How??? “One way to do this is to use interdisciplinary collaboration and communication among teachers, because the 21st-century demands more holistic approach to learning rather than compartmentalized and separated subjects.” Wheatley, Dobbs, Willis, Magnan, & Moeller (2010) Solution: Inquiry units using technology tools

6. Let’s look at Voicethread… • Go to www.voicethread.com • Click the “About” tab. • Let’s look at some examples! http://voicethread.com/share/3123725/ http://voicethread.com/share/2830442/

7. Now let’s create a Voicethread!