THE 21 ST CENTURY

1. THE 21ST CENTURY • Dramatic technological revolution • Increasingly diverse, globalized and complex media-saturated society. • Greater impact on society than from oral to print culture. • Many emerging issues such as global warming, famine, poverty, health issues, global population explosion and other environmental and social issues. • Need to be able to communicate, function and create change personally, socially, economically and politically on local, national and global levels. • Unlimited possibilities for exciting new discoveries and developments in forms of energy, medical advances, restorations of environmentally ravaged areas, communications and explorations into space and depth of oceans.

2. 21St CENTURY SKILLS Seven Survival Skills by Tony Wagner in the book ‘The Global Achievement Gap ’: • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Collaboration across Networks and Leading by influence • Agility and Adaptability • Initiative and Entrepreneurialism • Effective Oral and Written Communication • Accessing and Analyzing Information • Curiosity and Imagination.

3. New definitions for the 21st Century: CURRICULUM: • Laced with a project-based curriculum for life aimed at engaging students in addressing real-world problems, issues important to humanity, and questions that matter • Dramatic departure from the factory-model, textbook-driven, teacher-centered, paper and pencil schooling • New way of understanding the concept of “knowledge”, a new definition of the “educated person”.  A new way of designing and delivering the curriculum

4. New definitions for the 21st Century: SCHOOL • From ‘buildings’ to 'nerve centers‘ • Walls that are porous and transparent • Connecting teachers, students and the community to the wealth of knowledge that exists in the world • Require knowledge generation, not just information delivery • Need to create a culture of inquiry

5. New definitions for the 21st Century: TEACHER From primary role as a dispenser of information to orchestrator of learning Helping students turn information into knowledge, and knowledge into wisdom. 

6. Characteristics of the 21st Century Teacher ( Tolerance, Acceptance, A wider view, Global awareness, Reflection )

7. New definitions for the 21st Century: LEARNER ( In a new context ) • Maintain student interest by helping them see how what they are learning prepares them for life in the real world.  • Instillcuriosity, which is fundamental to lifelong learning.  • Be flexible in how we teach. • Excite learners to become even more resourceful so that they will continue to learn outside the formal school day.”

9. 20th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century Classroom

10. 20th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century Classroom

11. 20th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century Classroom

12. 20th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century Classroom

13. 20th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century Classroom

14. THANK YOU ! NAJMA KAZI najmakazi@gmail.com 9821048016