My Slideshare: 21st Century Learning
- 1. 21 st Century Learning What do we need to know?
- 2. The students of today live in a digital world of multitasking, surrounded by technologies. They text, instant message, tweet, podcast, blog…
- 3. When they walk into our classrooms… what do we want? Do we want students to feel disconnected from real life?
- 4. Do we want them to walk into a world of pencil, paper, and textbooks?
- 5. Or do we want to ENGAGE them in RELEVANT learning? Do we want to build upon the skills and interests that they bring to us?
- 6. Web 2.0 Tools Use free online resources to engage your students. Here is my Wordle word cloud on Web 2.0 tools…
- 8. It’s not about learning to use technology. It’s about using technology to learn . It’s not about using technology to entertain. It’s about using technology to engage .
- 9. Our province now has A VISION FOR EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY …
- 10. “ Students entering into the primary school system today are children of a global digital media society, exposed to an exponentially expanding and instantly accessible knowledge base and a rapidly changing world…”
- 11. “ If the province of B.C. wishes to evolve as a knowledge-based society and compete as a knowledge-based economy, our education program needs to evolve to prepare the next generation for that future.” - Greg Peet, co-chair of the The Premier’s Technology Council (PTC)
- 12. It’s time to start learning and engaging… Be relevant… Be brave… Be a 21 st Century educator!