1. Foundations in Education for the 21 st Century Nancy Swan-Cendejas Educational Technology University of Northern Colorado

2. EMPHASIS ON ACADEMICS EMPHASIS ON ACADEMICS PROMOTION BASED ON MASTERY OF MATERIAL PROMOTION BASED ON MASTERY OF MATERIAL ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS CURRICULUM DETERMINED BY ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS CURRICULUM DETERMINED BY ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS Compatibility With Online Applications + Unlimited choices of content + Excellent instructor support

3. FOCUS ON CLASSIC IDEAS FOCUS ON CLASSIC IDEAS DEVELOP REASON AND MORAL QUALITIES DEVELOP REASON AND MORAL QUALITIES EMPHASIS ON HUMANITIES AND THE GREAT BOOKS EMPHASIS ON HUMANITIES AND THE GREAT BOOKS TEACHERS SET CURRICULUM TEACHERS SET CURRICULUM LITTLE FLEXIBILITY IN CURRICULUM LITTLE FLEXIBILITY IN CURRICULUM FOCUS ON CONCEPTS RATHER THAN FACTS FOCUS ON CONCEPTS RATHER THAN FACTS EMPHASIS ON LEARNING FOR LEARNING’S SAKE EMPHASIS ON LEARNING FOR LEARNING’S SAKE Compatibility With Online Applications + Unlimited access to resources + Many academic applications availible for hyper explicit instruction

4. EDUCATION BASED ON NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF STUDENTS EDUCATION BASED ON NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF STUDENTS STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING AS WELL AS FROM TEXTBOOKS STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING AS WELL AS FROM TEXTBOOKS TEACHING THROUGH FIELD TRIPS AND GAMES TEACHING THROUGH FIELD TRIPS AND GAMES EMPHASIS ON NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EMPHASIS ON NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING GROUPING BY INTEREST AND ABILITIES GROUPING BY INTEREST AND ABILITIES Compatibility With Online Applications + Can provide excellent support for extending knowledge from a number of access points + Provides integrated support for student centered activites

5. PHYSICAL WORLD AS THE BASIS OF REALITY PHYSICAL WORLD AS THE BASIS OF REALITY LEARN FROM MEANINGFUL SOCIAL EXPERIENCES LEARN FROM MEANINGFUL SOCIAL EXPERIENCES FOCUS ON SOCIAL, POLITICAL, & ECONOMIC NEEDS FOCUS ON SOCIAL, POLITICAL, & ECONOMIC NEEDS LEARN BY RECONSTRUCTING SOCIETY LEARN BY RECONSTRUCTING SOCIETY BECOME INTELLIGENT PROBLEM SOLVERS, ENJOY LEARNING, LIVE COMFORTABLY IN AND RESHAPE THE WORLD BECOME INTELLIGENT PROBLEM SOLVERS, ENJOY LEARNING, LIVE COMFORTABLY IN AND RESHAPE THE WORLD Compatibility With Online Applications + Wide spectrum of communication opportunities + Opens up multiple perspectives for observing the world

6. EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUALITY EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUALITY STUDENTS DETERMINE WHAT IS TRUE, RIGHT, BEAUTIFUL STUDENTS DETERMINE WHAT IS TRUE, RIGHT, BEAUTIFUL HELPING STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES HELPING STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES TEACHERS EXPOSE STUDENTS TO VARIOUS PATHS: STUDENTS CHOOSE WHICH TO FOLLOW TEACHERS EXPOSE STUDENTS TO VARIOUS PATHS: STUDENTS CHOOSE WHICH TO FOLLOW HUMANITIES EMPHASIZED HUMANITIES EMPHASIZED MATH AND SCIENCE DEEMPHASIZED MATH AND SCIENCE DEEMPHASIZED RARELY FOUND IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS RARELY FOUND IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NO GRADING SYSTEM NO GRADING SYSTEM Compatibility With Online Applications + Easy to individualize + Unlimited resources to consider multiple “paths”

7. CENTERED ON THE LEARNER CENTERED ON THE LEARNER CONSTANT NEED TO MAKE SENSE OF NEW INFORMATION CONSTANT NEED TO MAKE SENSE OF NEW INFORMATION SCAFFOLDING LINKS NEW INFORMATION SCAFFOLDING LINKS NEW INFORMATION STUDENT AND TEACHER CONSTANTLY CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS STUDENT AND TEACHER CONSTANTLY CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS Compatibility With Online Applications + Lends itself to scaffolding + Easy to locate data for academic challenge

8. VIEWS FREE WILL AS AN ILLUSION VIEWS FREE WILL AS AN ILLUSION REALITY BASED ON SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION REALITY BASED ON SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION POSITIVE REWARDS ENCOURAGE DESIRED BEHAVIOR POSITIVE REWARDS ENCOURAGE DESIRED BEHAVIOR CURRICULUM BASED ON INCREMENTAL LEARNING CURRICULUM BASED ON INCREMENTAL LEARNING CURRICULUM IS CONTROLLED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL CURRICULUM IS CONTROLLED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL Compatibility With Online Applications + Many opportunities for incremental learning + Electronic rewards and instant feedback