21 st Century Learning 101

1. 21st Century Learning 101 Kathy KlockPersing Consultant Kevin Pyatt, Ph.D. Eastern Washington University

2. Word Mash • Introduce yourselves to members at your table • Open the envelopes • View the samples of words and propose examples • Arrange the words in a logical fashion.

3. Introductions • Kathy KlockPersing • Consultant • Kathy.kclock@bendbroadband.com • Kevin Pyatt • Eastern Washington University • Assistant Professor • kpyatt@mail.ewu.edu Microsoft Partners In Learning (PIL) & Washington State Govenor

4. Expectations/Objectives • To investigate the origins and significance of 21st Century Learning • To acquaint participants with 21st Century Learning Frameworks • To explore how 21st Century Skills can be applied to a variety of settings (e.g., classrooms, schools, districts, and universities).

5. Agenda • Entry Task - transitions • Generations • 3 Frameworks • Scenarios • Mileguide & Insta-audit Assessments • Video Examples of 21st Century Learning • Web Tools

6. Word Mash What technological changes do you suppose are responsible facilitating the formation of the information-age? With respect to change processes within organizations, what ideas might you have regarding challenges faced in shifting from industrial-age paradigms to information-age paradigms?

7. Word Mash

8. Generational Characteristics Oblinger & Oblinger, 2005)

9. A Vision of Students Today(2,857,168 views 12/05/08) Video

10. Three 21st Century Frameworks • A “Framework” is a basic conceptual structure used to solve or address complex issues ~wikipedia • 21st Century Skills • Ian Jukes • enGauge • Comparative table

11. Three 21st Century Frameworks

12. Framework for 21st Century Learning Partnership for 21st Century Skills

13. 21st Century Student Outcomes/Skills • Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes • Learning and Innovation Skills • Creativity and innovation Skills • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills • Communication and Collaboration Skills • Information, Media and Technology Skills • Information Literacy, Media Literacy, ICT Literacy • Life and Career Skills • Flexibility & Adaptability • Initiative & Self-direction • Social & Cross-Cultural Skills • Productivity & Accountability • Leadership and Responsibility Partnership for 21st Century Skills

14. 21st Century Student Outcomes/Skills • 21st Century Standards • Assessment of 21st Century Skills • 21st Century Curriculum and Instruction • 21st Century Professional Development • 21st Century Learning Environments Partnership for 21st Century Skills

15. 21st Century Student Outcomes/Skills • 21st Century Skills State Initiatives • Iowa • Kansas • Maine • Massachusetts • New Jersey • North Carolina • South Dakota • West Virginia • Wisconsin Partnership for 21st Century Skills

16. Ian Jukes – the committed sardine

17. 21st Century “Intelligence” • Intelligence (Distributed, Collective, Swarm, Emergent) • “The group is smarter than the sum of the members.” • Example(s): Flocking behavior, schooling behavior

18. Ian Jukes – the committed sardine

19. enGauge www.metiri.com

20. Scenarios • Review scenarios • Pose plausible solutions • Share solutions with others Scenarios

21. Gin, Television and Cognitive Surplus (Where are we know) Video

22. Scenarios (revisited) • Review scenarios • Pose plausible solutions • Share solutions with others Scenarios

23. Where are we in the 21st Century Landscape? • Assessing where we are now • Assessing our readiness for change • Useful tools in facilitating evaluation process: • 21st Century our readiness • Online Mile Guide (example provided on handout) http://www.21stcenturyskills.org • Ian Jukes • Insta-Audit (example provided on handout) http://web.mac.com/iajukes/thecommittedsardine/Handouts.html

24. 21st Century Classsrooms(Example 1 – Games as assessment) Video

25. 21st Century Classrooms (Example 2 – Competition, Cooperation, Collaboration) Video

26. 21st Century Learning Tools • Tools that facilitate creation of 21st Century learning environments… creating, sharing, collaboration • WikiSpaces • GetTheLeadOut example • WebStart Tools • Classroom example (Ashley Johnson ~ Teacher candidate) • Weblogs (“Blogs”) • Classroom example (Barb Miller ~ Instructional Coach) • Classroom example (Emily Audet ~ Grad. Student) • More Web 2.0 tools at: futurelearningnow.blogspot.com

27. References 21st Century Skills Framework. (2007). Retrieved 12/01/08 from: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ Jukes, I. (2008). 21st Century Fluencies Insta-Audit. Retrieved 12/01/08 from: http://web.mac.com/iajukes/thecommittedsardine/Home.html Oblinger, D. G., & Oblinger, J. L. (Eds.). (2005). Educating the net generation. Boulder, CO: North Carolina State University. Reigeluth, C. (Ed.). (1999). Instructional-design theories and models: A new paradigm of instructional design. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Video Sources: “A Vision of Students Today” from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o Shirky, C. (2008). Web 2.0 Expo, San Francisco 2008. Retrieved 12/01/08 from: http://blip.tv/file/855937 Gee, P. (2007). Games with Games. Retrieved 12/01/08 from: http://www.edutopia.org/james-gee-games-learning-video Three steps for 21st century learning. Retrieved 12/01/08 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/2yCB4i7GJuM Classroom Examples: GetTheLeadOut. (2008). Retrieved 12/01/08 from: http://www.gettheleadout.wikispaces.com Johnson, A. (2007). Ancient Egypt “What is the Secret of the Pyramids” Retrieved from: http://protopage.com/toodleding Miller, B. (2008). Election Issues & Choices. Retrieved 12/01/08 from: http://bmiller.edublogs.org/ Audet, E. (2008). Climate Change Webquest. Retrieved from 12//01/08 from: http://questgarden.com/61/45/5/080229170253/index.htm

28. Resources • http://www.edutopia.org/video [A good website for videos on 21st Century Learning] • http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ [Home website for Partnership for 21st Century Skills] • http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=60 [Assessment tool] • http://www.metiri.com/ [Website for enGuage and other articles on 21st Century Skills] • http://web.mac.com/iajukes/thecommittedsardine/Home.html [Website for Ian Jukes 21st Century model] • http://www.Futurelearningnow.blogspot.com [blog on web2.0 tools and their instructional uses]