Examining the Partnership for the 21st Century with a Spotlight on Technology

and Humor

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Peter M. JonasChair, Doctoral Studies

Cardinal Stritch University6801 N. Yates Road

Milwaukee, WI 53217pmjonas@stritch.edu

Remembering Speeches—What the Research Says

• After 10 min. 10% will be drifting off

• After 15 min. 10% more will be taking mental vacations

• After 20 min. another 25% will be dreaming of sexual fantasies

• So, I have no apologies for the pleasure I am about to give 25% of you.

“This is a story about the big public conversation the nation is not having about education…

whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because

they can’t think their way through abstract problems,

work in teams, distinguish good formation from bad, or speak a language other than English.”

How to Build a Student for the 21st Century, TIME Magazine,

December 18, 2006

Overview

1. Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes2. Learning and Innovation Skills

–Creativity and Innovation Skills–Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills–Communication and Collaboration Skills

3. Information, Media and Technology Skills–Information Literacy–Media Literacy–ICT Literacy

4. Life and Career Skills–Flexibility & Adaptability –Initiative & Self-Direction –Social & Cross-Cultural Skills–Productivity & Accountability–Leadership & Responsibility

21ST CENTURY STUDENT OUTCOMES:

21st Century Skills Framework

Core Subjects- Economics- English- Government - Arts- History- Geography- Reading or Language- Arts- Mathematics- Science- World Languages- Civics

21st Century Themes- Global Awareness- Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy- Civic Literacy- Health Literacy

Learning & Innovation Skills

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Creativity & Innovation

• Communication & Collaboration

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Skills Framework

Information, Media & Technology Skills

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

• ICT (Information, Communications &

Technology) Literacy

Good work, but I think we might need just a little more detail right here.

Then a miracle occurs

Information Literacy• Accessing information efficiently and

effectively, evaluating information critically and competently and using information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand

• Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

Media Literacy

• Understanding how media messages are constructed, for what purposes and using which tools, characteristics and conventions.

• Examining how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view are included or excluded and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors.

• Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

ICT Literacy• Using digital technology, communication tools

and/or networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge economy

• Using technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

Video+ Pedagogy = Videagogy

• The use of short, funny videos to enhance the learning environment. The humor must be tied to the content.

If the horse is dead

Dismount

21st Century Skills Framework

Life & Career Skills

• Flexibility & Adaptability

• Initiative & Self-Direction

• Social & Cross-Cultural Skills

• Productivity & Accountability

• Leadership & Responsibility

• Self-directed instruction or Inquiry Based Learning (CID, standards, students track own progress, spreadsheets.)

• Project based assignments• Emphasis on standards• Differentiated instruction• Collaboration• All centered on technology (e.g. moodle)

21st Century Basics

The only person who does not fear change is a baby with wet diapers.

• Self-directed instruction• Project based assignments• Emphasis on standards• Differentiated instruction• Collaboration

21st Century Basics

• Self-directed instruction• Project based assignments• Emphasis on standards• Differentiated instruction• Collaboration

21st Century Basics

• Self-directed instruction• Project based assignments• Emphasis on standards• Differentiated instruction• Collaboration

21st Century Basics

Putting it together: CIDs• Customized Investigative Design• Teachers assess Students • Students select standards to address• Teachers use guided instruction, differentiated

instruction, all done via technology, web site, spreadsheets, rubrics etc.

• Students work on projects, emphasizing standards• Feedback and assessment (standards) are key• As students complete work (individual or in groups,

they share and then move on to next project.

• Self-directed instruction• Project based assignments• Emphasis on standards• Differentiated instruction• Collaboration

21st Century Basics

• Self-directed instruction• Project based assignments• Emphasis on standards• Differentiated instruction• Collaboration

21st Century Basics

The attached photograph shows two almost identical dolphins leaping out of the water side-by-side. It is a picture used in a study of stress levels at major hospitals. The study had subjects look at the picture and describe any differences they observed between the two dolphins. The closely monitored study revealed that a person under stress would find differences between the virtually identical dolphins pictured. Moreover, subjects experiencing a great amount of stress found many differences between the two dolphins. Now look at the following photograph. Do you observe notable differences between the two dolphins?

Thank you