Second Culminating Mini-Course for Professional Development

Are We Embracing the 21st C Learner?

Introduction: 

The purpose of this course is to assess our knowledge of 21st Century Learners and to increase the use of purposeful technology tools to collaborate this understanding.

Technology Tools for this Lesson:

• Google Docs
• Diigo
• Digital Compass

Guiding Questions:

1)  How will we collaborate among ourselves efficiently to better understand what a 21st Century learner needs?

2)  What is your understanding of the 4 C's and how do you infuse them in your lessons?

Definition: "The term "21st-century skills" is generally used to refer to certain core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving that advocates the believe schools need to teach to help students thrive in today's world." (Edweek.org, October 2010) 

Active Learning:
Click on the following link which will take you to a Google Doc and follow the directions for reading and commenting.  This is an excellent tool for us to collaborate and better understand the needs of a 21st Century learner.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wqp58pq_u9RPRoeSksFloE6h5kFyJAdOJNJcYAujhvk/edit

You have been invited to explore this awesome technology tool by going to the following link:
https://www.diigo.com/user/lindajbuckley5

Create your own free account and highlight three important new pieces of information that you wish to share with our team.


Culminating Activity:  Our team will be serving our students well when we embrace 21st Century learning ourselves.  Explore the following game and be prepared to give your opinion on how you envision its usage in your classroom.  Are there other sources of 21st Century learning that you have used?

https://www.digitalcompass.org/game/index.html