1. Preparing Students for the for 21 st Century Instruction April 18, 2013 Dr. Lin Yu-Lan Ylin@boston.k12.ma.us

2. Goals Gaining an deeper understanding the 21 st Century skills Gaining an understanding that 21 st Century skills prepare students for their academic, career future.

3. Traditional Learning

4. 21 st Century Learning

5. 21 st Century Learner

6. Traditional Instruction Cover the content -Use “climb the ladder” model -Learn all basic facts and skills -Excessive teacher talk -Rote memorization -Drills and worksheets -Work individually

7. Traditional Class Heavily dependent on textbooks Isolated instructional elements Sequential/hierarchical order Practice skills without contexts Little flexibility- ‘correct answers’ Little creativity- ‘fill in the blanks’ Students rarely work cooperatively Rigid test format

8. Consequence of Traditional Teaching Not using content in authentic situations Not using skills in more complex ways Not moving beyond the first rung of ladder Not interesting, not stimulating, not motivating, not engaging students Not learning in a meaningful way

9. Traditional Student Outcome May be able to answer recall questions May be able to perform basic skills Do poorly on application, analysis, and explanation Display boredom, passivity, and apathy

10. 21 st Century Skills

11. P 21 Life and Career Skills Learning and Innovation Skills Information, Media and Technology Skills Core Subjects and Themes

12. 21 st Century Skills Support: Standards and Assessment Curriculum and Instruction Professional Development Learning Environments

13. Life and Career Skills Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility

14. Learning and Innovation Skills Creativity Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration

15. Information, Media, Technology Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology Literacy

16. Core Subjects English World Languages Arts Math Economics Science Geography History Government/Civics

17. Themes Global Awareness Financial, economics, business, entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health literacy Environment literacy

18. 21 st Century Instruction Learner-Center Integrated skills Higher order thinking Outcome-based Beyond classroom Collaborative work Global interaction Global information Global issues Global contexts Global mindset Global approach

19. Teaching communication When studying a written text… When viewing a film…

20. Teaching Collaboration When studying consumption of energy… When engaging in a school wide campaign…

21. Teaching Critical Thinking Skills When investigating a festival of the target culture… When studying proverbs of the target culture…

22. Teaching Creativity and Innovation When planning to introduce a story … When planning to teach geography a country…

23. Teaching Information Literacy When planning to expand the theme of “Food” in the unit… When planning to connect with most current event in a country…

24. Maximizing Instruction Away from learning to work towards working to learn Away from memorization towards thinking and understanding Away from students as recipients of information to students as knowledge builders