Educating the Whole Child for the 21st Century
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Educating the Whole Child for the 21st
CenturyMay 1, 2009
Commission on The Whole Child◦ January/July, 2006
◦ Stephanie Pace Marshall/Hugh Price, co-chairs
◦ The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action Five components
A well-educated child is
healthy.
A well-educated child is
safe and secure.
A well-educated child is
engaged.
A well-educated child is
supported.
A well-educated child is
challenged.
Each student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle.
Each student learns in an intellectually challenging environment that is physically
and emotionally safe for students and adults.
Each student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the
school and broader community.
Each student has access to personalized learning and to
qualified, caring adults.
Each graduate is prepared for success in college or further study and for
employment in a global environment.
Whole Child Web site Resources
Whole Child Community Conversations Project
Resolution Tool Kit
The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action
What Employers Need
What Employers Are Not Getting
Critical thinking and problem-solving
Creativity and innovation
Collaboration, teamwork, leadership
Cross-cultural understanding
Communication and media literacy
Computing and ITC technology
Career and learning self-reliance
3 R’s X 7 C’s
7 C’s Critical thinking,
problem-solving
Creativity, innovation
Collaboration, teamwork, leadership
Component Skills Research, analysis,
synthesis, project management, etc.
New knowledge creation, solution design, storytelling
Cooperation, compromise, consensus, community building
21st Century Skills
7 C’s Cross-cultural
understandings
Communication, media literacy
Computing, ITC technology
Component Skills Diverse ethnic,
knowledge, organizational cultures
Crafting, analyzing messages, using technology effectively
Effective use of electronic information, knowledge tools
21st Century Skills
7 C’s
Career, learning self-reliance
Component Skills
Managing change, lifelong learning, career redefinition
21st Century Skills
Students working in teams to experience and explore relevant, real-world problems, questions, issues and challenges, then creating presentations and products to share what they have learned
21st Century Skills Learning Environment
Conventional speed
Step by step
Linear processing
Text first
Work-oriented
Stand alone
Twitch speed
Random access
Parallel processing
Graphics first
Play-oriented
Connected
Digital Immigrants vs Digital Natives
Multitasking / toggling
Multimedia learning
Online social networking
Online information searching
Games, simulations, creative expressions
Digital Learners Engage By . . .
Teacher directedDirect instructionKnowledge basedContent rootedBasic skillsTheoryCurriculaIndividualClassroomSummative assessmentLearning for school
Student directedCollaborative constructionSkills basedProcess rootedHigher order thinkingPracticeLife skillsGroupCommunityFormative evaluationLearning for life
Traditional LearningPROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Tolearn collaboration –
learn critical thinking –
learn oral communication –
learn written communication-
work in teams
tackle complex problems
present
write
Project Learning Is Skill Based
Tolearn technology –
develop citizenship –
learn about careers –
learn content -
use technology
tackle civic, global issues
do internships
research, do all of the above
Project Learning Is Skill Based
Desks, chairs with teacher in front of room; books and materials; a print rich environment
Educators as digital immigrants; taught before technology
Desktop computers, pods of laptops; media rich, immediate, fast, engaging, dynamic and instant response environment
Students as digital natives; adept at using digital media, wired to tools
From 20th Century Classrooms to 21st Century Learning Spaces
Methods of teaching aligned
Teaching areas
Tools, resources that support teaching
20th century schools
Methods of learning aligned
Learning spaces
Strategies, resources that support learning for students, staff
21st century learning communities
From 20th Century Classrooms to 21st Century Learning Spaces
Collaborative networkers and communicators
Adaptive and creative
Information, media and technology savvy
Partial to instant gratification
Reliant on media in its various forms
21st Century Learners are . . .
Desktop computers with high speed internet PDA’s, iPods, cell phones Focused software Learning and content management systems Video, audio conferencing Cameras, video cameras Media production Social networking sites Time for planning, experimentation
21st Century Learners Utilize . . .
Lecture and deliver information
Ask questions then accept answers
Model “how-to” at the chalk board
Moderate, facilitate, refocus discussions
Stimulate moderate, manage communication and collaboration
Use interactive whiteboards, blogs, social networks
20th Century Educators vs 21st Century Educators
Employ “give facts then test” model
Know pedagogy and effective practice
Engage in one-way teacher/student communication
Adapt curriculum, use digital tools to gather/ assess information
Combine pedagogy, effective practice and technological skills
Facilitate student/group collaboration
20th Century Educators vs 21st Century Educators
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Mohandas Gandhi