1. 21 st Century Learning Synopsis Dave Redekopp

2. Outcomes: The ultimate aims Becoming ◦ What the student wants to be ◦ What society wants students to be Learning to learn Engaged citizens

3. Outputs: Learner changes Students can: ◦ Communicate ◦ Collaborate ◦ Innovate ◦ Problem-solve ◦ Analyze ◦ Synthesize ◦... all Essential Skills ◦ Display Digital Wisdom

4. Processes (verbs): The ways to get the outputs Developing and identifying passion Querying and collaborating with ◦ Teachers ◦ Experts ◦ Community ◦ Peers Designing and completing projects Exploring information Creating and sharing information

5. Structures (nouns): The tools & resources that enable the processes Organizational ◦ Partnership agreements  Parents, sectors, businesses, local governments, experts etc. Infrastructure ◦ Space ◦ Collaborative technology ◦ Resource technology Content ◦ Curriculum intentions ◦ Games ◦ Stories ◦ Real, significant issues

6. Structures (cont’d) Assessments ◦ Competency-based Accreditation ◦ Dual credits ◦ Work credits ◦ Competency-based credits Human ◦ Mentors, teachers Funds

7. Structures (cont’d) MINDSETS!!! ◦ “Learners”, not students ◦ Technology can be our friend ◦ Kids can be trusted ◦ Local decisions are okay ◦ Parents should be part of the process ◦ Learning for learning’s sake is great, but not always enough

8. Premises for the Polarities The very best teachers are already there Cognitive surplus is inexhaustible Technology is maya – can be a distraction EVERY developmental gain creates the risk of loss It’s a both/and world

9. Polarities to Manage Opportunity vs Barrier ◦ funds, metrics, resistance Family vs Student ◦ Where is our focus? Verb vs Noun ◦ How do our verbs drive our nouns?

10. Polarities to Manage (cont’d) Bottom-up vs Top-down ◦ How do we enable students to lead? Competency vs Content ◦ How do we focus on what students can do rather than what subject they’re good at? Discover vs Deliver (Create vs Consume) ◦ How do we move toward co-discovering curriculum rather than delivering it?

11. Polarities to Manage (cont’d) Just-in-time vs Just-in-case ◦ How do we teach when students need/want learning rather than just in case they will need/want learning? Commitment vs Compliance ◦ How do we encourage commitment to learning rather than compliance to expectations? Participation vs Reception ◦ How do learners participate rather than just receive?

12. Polarities to Manage (cont’d) Distributed vs Classroom ◦ Where is learning located? Passion vs Obligation ◦ How do we enable passion to drive learning rather than “requirements” driving learning? Partnership vs Independence (We vs Me) ◦ How do we work collaboratively? Change vs Keep ◦ How do we keep the important “old” materials/habits/values while changing?

13. Thank You Dave Redekopp liferole@telusplanet.net (780) 451 1954 www.life-role.com