21st Century Learning http://blog.mpcsd.org/21c Menlo Park City School District Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:22:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 The ABC’s of the 21st Century Learning Environment http://blog.mpcsd.org/21c/2009/12/01/the-abcs-of-the-21st-century-learning-environment/ http://blog.mpcsd.org/21c/2009/12/01/the-abcs-of-the-21st-century-learning-environment/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:22:01 +0000 Toni Barone http://blog.mpcsd.org/21c/?p=60 I just came across an article that offers a clever perspective on the critical elements of 21st Century Learning. Kimberley Ketterer in the December/January edition of Learning & Leading with Technology. Interesting to think about how MCPSD measures up.

A-Access to all technological tools needed for learning

B-Beacons of global asynchronous conversations

C-Confident universal engaged learners

D-Dynamic online information made available anytime-anywhere

E-Engaged cohorts of learners immersed in simulations

F-Forecasted possibilities of collaborative solutions to real-world problems

G-Global awareness through real-time participation in major events

H-Harnessed creativity through multimedia for authentic learning

I-Innovations encouraged by out-of-the-box thinking

J-Jpegs that augment reports and storytelling

K-Knowledge transfer across curricular areas

L-Legal and ethical discussions fueled by over-proliferation of opinion and fact

M-Morphed teaching strategies from passive delivery to multisensory presentations

N-Networked video resources for worldwide information exchange

O-Opportunities to enroll in online courses

P-Production of analyzed and synthesized information presentations

Q-Quantitative data showing increases in academic ahievement

R-Responsibility for learning shifted from solely the teacher to mainly the student

S-Streaming video access 24/7

T-Transfer of technological skills that are seamless between tools

U-Ubiquitous access to the technical tools needed for learning and teaching

V-Virtual tours and immersive learning opportunities

W-Web 2.0 tools integrated across the curriculum

X-Xerox copies as an archaic practice

Y-Yearning to express oneself in a multimodel way is quenched

Z-Zoning-out of learning is prohibited

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presented to the Laurel PTO
September 23, 2009

P21 Laurel

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Community Report

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