Posted on March 30th, 2009 by mssigman
Having taken classes online and in the classroom and taught in the classroom both with computers and without computers I have learned a few things.
1. 21st century skills include CREATIVITY, collaboration, time management, problem solving…and a few others I can not name off the top of my head. Students need to have a very different [...]
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Filed under: Technology Literacy, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, WiFi, internet access
Posted on March 19th, 2009 by mssigman
As I have been ruminating about 21st Century Skills and my students I am trying to decide what skills are the most important that I should focus on at the middle school level. The skills needed to be able to compete in the 21st Century workplace include…
creativity
collaboration
flexibility
research
communication using multiple formats
self-directed learning
Those are the ones that [...]
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Filed under: Middle School Science, Relevance, Technology Literacy
Posted on March 18th, 2009 by mssigman
I was researching the 21st century learner idea and found a website for the Center for Educational Learning Leadership and Technology (CELLT). Here is an excerpt from their home page describing the goals of the curriculum they have created and posted online.
The 21st Century Skills Curriculum and ePortfolio is a series of lessons and assessment [...]
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