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THE 21ST-CENTURY DIGITAL LEARNER• ONE OF THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THIS AGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S

EMPOWERMENT IS HOW LITTLE INPUT OUR STUDENTS HAVE INTO THEIR

OWN EDUCATION AND ITS FUTURE. KIDS WHO OUT OF SCHOOL CONTROL

LARGE SUMS OF MONEY AND HAVE HUGE CHOICES ON HOW THEY SPEND IT

HAVE ALMOST NO CHOICES AT ALL ABOUT HOW THEY ARE EDUCATED --

THEY ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, JUST HERDED INTO CLASSROOMS AND

TOLD WHAT TO DO AND WHEN TO DO IT. UNLIKE IN THE CORPORATE

WORLD, WHERE BUSINESSES SPEND TENS OF MILLIONS RESEARCHING

WHAT THEIR CONSUMERS REALLY WANT, WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE

STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZE OUR KIDS' EDUCATION, WE GENERALLY DON'T

MAKE THE SLIGHTEST ATTEMPT TO LISTEN TO, OR EVEN CARE, WHAT

STUDENTS THINK ABOUT HOW THEY ARE TAUGHT.

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THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNTENABLE. IT'S ALSO DANGEROUS. WE TREAT OUR

STUDENTS THE WAY WE TREATED WOMEN BEFORE SUFFRAGE -- THEIR OPINIONS

HAVE NO WEIGHT. BUT JUST AS WE NOW INSIST THAT WOMEN HAVE AN EQUAL

VOICE IN POLITICS, WORK, AND OTHER DOMAINS, WE WILL, I PREDICT, BEGIN

ACCEPTING AND INSISTING THAT STUDENTS HAVE AN EQUAL VOICE IN

THEIR OWN EDUCATION. OR ELSE OUR STUDENTS WILL DROP OUT (AS THEY ARE DOING), SHOOT AT US (DITTO), SUE US,

RIOT, OR WORSE.

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ARE YOU A 21ST

CENTURY TEACHER?

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THE

ADAPTOR

THE VISIONARY

THE RISK

TAKER

THE COLLABORATOR

THE

LEARNER

THE COMMUNICATOR

THE

LEADER

THE

MODEL

21ST CENTURY TEACHER BE LIKE..

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THE 21ST CENTURY TEACHER IS AN ADAPTOR. HARNESSED AS

WE ARE TO AN ASSESSMENT FOCUSED EDUCATION MODEL

THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATOR MUST BE ABLE TO ADAPT THE

CURRICULUM AND THE REQUIREMENTS TO TEACH TO THE

CURRICULUM IN IMAGINATIVE WAYS.

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THEY MUST SEE THE POTENTIAL IN THE EMERGING

TOOLS AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES, GRASP THESE AND

MANIPULATE THEM TO SERVE THEIR NEEDS. THE

VISIONARY TEACHER CAN LOOK AT OTHERSIDEAS AND

ENVISAGE HOW THEY WOULD SEE THESE IN THEIR CLASS.

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TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEACHERS & STUDENTS.

CREATING DIGITAL RESOURCES, PRESENTATIONS, AND PROJECTS

TOGETHER WITH OTHER EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WILL MAKE

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES RESEMBLE THE REAL WORLD. COLLABORATION

SHOULD GO BEYOND SHARING DOCUMENTS VIA E-MAIL OR CREATING

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS. MANY GREAT IDEAS NEVER GO BEYOND A

CONVERSATION OR PAPER COPY, WHICH IS A GREAT LOSS! COLLABORATION

GLOBALLY CAN CHANGE OUR ENTIRE EXPERIENCE!

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A 21ST CENTURY EDUCATOR MUST TAKE RISKS AND SOME

TIMES SURRENDER YOURSELF TO THE STUDENTS

KNOWLEDGE. USE THE STRENGTHS OF THE DIGITAL NATIVES

TO UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE NEW PRODUCTS, HAVE THE

STUDENTS TEACH EACH OTHER.

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WE EXPECT OUR STUDENTS TO BE LIFE LONG LEARNERS. HOW ANY

SCHOOLS HAVE THE PHRASE “LIFE LONG LEARNERS” IN THEIR MISSION

STATEMENTS AND OBJECTIVES. WE TOO MUST CONTINUE TO ABSORB

NEW POSSIBILITIES AND EXPERIENCES. WE MUST ENDEAVOR TO STAY

CURRENT. THE 21ST CENTURY TEACHER OR EDUCATOR MUST LEARN AND

ADAPT.

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THE 21ST CENTURY TEACHERS ARE FLUENT IN TOOLS AND

TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE COMMUNICATION. IT ALLOWS

STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR INSIGHTS AND

SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS IN A TOPIC OR ANY ISSUES THAT

CONCERN THEM.

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THE DIGITAL TEACHER MUST MODEL THE BEHAVIORS THAT

ARE EXPECTED FROM THEIR STUDENTS. THE EDUCATOR ARE

OFTEN THE MOST CONSISTENT PART OF OUR STUDENT LIFE.

TEACHERS WILL SEE THE STUDENTS MORE OFTEN THAN

THEIR PARENTS.

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LEADERSHIP, LIKE A CLEAR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IS

CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF ANY PROJECTS.

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