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MODULE 1:

21 CENTURY
ST

EDUCATION
21st Century Education Contexts
21st Century Schools. Schools in the 21st century focus on a
project-based curriculum for life that would engage students
in addressing real-world problems and humanity concerns and
issues.

The 21st Century Curriculum. It has critical attributes that


are interdisciplinary, project-based and research-driven.

The 21st Century Learning Environment. Building new


schools and remodeling of present school facilities can be
addressed toward creating environmentally friendly, energy-
efficient, and “green” schools.
21st Century Education Contexts

Understanding 21st Century Learners. Today’s students are referred to as


“digital natives”, while educators as “digital immigrants” (Prensky 2001).

21st Century Skills Outcome and the Demands in the Job Market. (1) Learning
Skills which comprise critical thinking, creative thinking, collaborating, and
communicating (2) Literacy Skills which is composed of information literacy, media
literacy, and technology literacy; and (3) Life Skills that include flexibility, initiative,
social skills, productivity and leadership.

Technology in the 21st Century Pedagogy. 21st century learning recognizes full
access to technology. All classrooms shall have televisions to watch broadcasts
created by the school.
21st Century Education Contexts

The 21st Century Learning Implications. Teachers should practice teaching cross-
disciplinary skills in related courses, such as integrating research methods in various
disciplines; articulating technical scientific concepts in verbal, written, and graphic
forms; presenting laboratory reports to a pool of specialists, or use emerging
technologies, software programs and multimedia applications as an extension of an
assigned project.
Century Education
Integrated and Interdisciplinary. It is
st characterized by interfacing various disciplines
Attributes of 21 in an integrated manner rather that
compartmentalizing its subsequent parts.
Technologies and Multimedia. It makes
The Critical

optimum use of available ICT, as well as


multimedia to improve the teaching and
learning process, including online applications
and technology platforms.
Global Classrooms. This critical attribute
implies the need to include current global
issues/concerns, such as peace and respect for
cultural diversity, climate change and global
warming in classroom discussions.
Creating/Adapting to Constant Personal

Century Education
and Social Change and Lifelong Learning.
st
Learning can take place anywhere, anytime
Attributes of 21 regardless of age. Teachers should facilitate
students’ learning even beyond academics.

Student-Centered. Differentiated instruction is


The Critical

relevant in the 21st Century classrooms, where


diversity factors and issues are taken account
and addressed when planning and delivering
instruction, including their learning styles,
interests, needs and abilities.
21st Century Skills. Beyond learning the basic
skills of reading, writing and numeracy, students
should also develop life and work skills in 21 st
century communities, such as critical thinking,
problem-solving and decision-making and ICT
literacy and skills.
Century Education
Project-Based and Research-
st Driven. 21st century education
Attributes of 21 emphasizes data, information and
evidence-based decision-making
through student activities that
The Critical

encourage active learning.


Relevant, Rigorous and Real
World. It is meaningful as it
connects to real-life experiences of
learners. It implies the use of
current and relevant information
linked to real-life situations and
contexts.
Multi-literate

Multi-specialist
The Multi-skilled
Characteristi Self-directed
cs of a 21st
Lifelong learner
Century
Teacher Flexible

Creative problem solver

Critical thinker

Has a passion for excellent teaching

High Emotional Quotient (EQ)


THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION

Education prepares There is a drastic change


21st century education
students for life in this brough about by the
implies challenges among
world that can make them advent of the 21st century
SYNTHESIS

teachers in the way they


communicate, function and education in the context of
need to embrace
create change personally, a curriculum, classroom
technological advancement
socially, economically and environment, technology,
and instructional
politically on local, national learners and demands of
innovations
and global levels. the job market.

Teachers must be
multiliterate,
With the paradigm shift To cope with the demands multispecialist, multiskilled,
from 20th century to 21st of 21st century education, self-directed, life-long
century education, educational institutions learners, flexible, creative
transformations and should address its eight problem solver, critical
transitions are taking place. critical attributes. thinker, emotionally
intelligent and passionate
for excellent teaching.

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