1. 21st Century Students and the skills they need How can we reach these students and prepare them for the world?

2. Have you ever said… “Our students don’t value education.” “They just aren’t ready when they come to my class.” “I am tired of dumbing down my content.” While these statements may be true at times, we must also look at ourselves and at our instructional design to help us provide our students with the meaningful learning we know they need.

3. The differences Students Prefer pictures, sound, video Prefer pictures, sound, video Random learning Random learning Interactive Interactive Collaborators CollaboratorsTeachers Prefer text Prefer text Learning is linear, logical, and sequential Learning is linear, logical, and sequential Independent and individual in their work Independent and individual in their work

4. Who are these digital natives & what do they need? Multi-taskers Like sound and images to convey content See the Internet as the first source for information http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skillsbroc hure.pdf

5. What do these changes mean for education? Learning is a life-long process where adapting to change is crucial. Learning how to learn is essential to success.

6. Our strengths as digital immigrants As digital immigrants, we possess effective skills when it comes to adapting to new ways of operating. As their teachers, we are wonderful models for lifelong learning.

7. What are the educational traits of our natives?  Gravitate toward group activities  A return to thinking it’s cool to be smart  Identify more with parental values  Fascination with new technologies  Comfortable with diversity  Crave interactivity  Strong visual-spatial skills  Prefer learning through discovery

8. What are the learning preferences of these natives? Work in teams Peer-to-peer learning Visual and kinesthetic activities Learning through exploration We know that we are here to educate our students, not “make them happy”, but student engagement is important to the process.

9. What do they need from teachers? Be a participant in the learning process. Teach quickly and allow for several pathways to the end result Use technology to extend the time and meet individual needs Collaborative opportunities for group/team projects

10. How am I supposed to do this? My answer to you is… a little at a time. Add new tools to your skill set, and work them in as you feel comfortable. Ask me for help-I would love to work with you.