Twenty-First Century Learning at Peachtree City Elementary

Dr. Kristin BerrymanPrincipal

"We must prepare our students for their future not our past.“

DavidThornburg

How did we learn to access information?

Obviously we didn’t find those sources sufficient because…

In 1975

• Bill Gates and a childhood friend, Paul Allen, formed Microsoft

In 1998

Larry Page &

Sergey Brinfounded 

In 2004

Mark Zuckerberg  Wrote

Registered &

Incorporated  

In 2007

• Steve Jobs announced the release of the iPhone

• Since then over 50,000 apps have been developed for the iPhone

Now this is how citizens of the twenty-first century access

information.

How do we meet our students where they are and guide them toward a future we cannot predict?

Through the 3 “R’s” and the 7 “C’s”

• Relationships• Rigor• Relevance• Communication• Collaboration• Cents• Citizenship• Civility• Creativity• Critical Thinking

Three Rs for the Twenty-First Century

• Relationships o the foundation of educationo Students will not care how much you know until they

know how much you care.• Rigor

o we must challenge our students to think critically and creatively

• Relevance o to engage our kids we must connect with them by

keepin' it real

Critical Thinking at PCES

• Analyze and evaluate information and ideas to determine appropriate actions or develop a point of view

Creativity at PCES

• Generate original ideas, unique solutions, or new associations of existing ideas for an aesthetic or practical purpose.

Collaboration at PCES• Interact with

diverse groups to achieve an objective while displaying flexibility and willingness to understand alternative points of view.

Communication at PCES

• Articulate ideas and information clearly and appropriately for the given context, medium, and audience.

• These students are producing the morning show for PCES

Citizenship at PCES

• The quality of an

individual’s response to being a part of the community

Civility at PCES

• Demonstrate appropriate behaviors in all situations

“Cents” at PCES• Understanding

of financial obligations and responsibility in their personal lives and in support of community

Bring Your Own Technology Pilot

Peachtree City Elementary

Mobile Technology Will Change Learning

The New Blooms Taxonomy