INTEGRATING 21
ST
CENTURY SKILLS IN
TEACHING –LEARNING
PROCESS
The 21st Century support system. The following
elements are the critical system necessary to
ensure students mastery of 21st century
skills : (1) 21st Century Standards; (2)
Assessment of 21st Century Skills;(3)
Curriculum and Instruction;(4) Professional
development; and (5) Learning environment.
These must be aligned to produce a support
system that produces 21st Century outcomes
for today’s students ( Partnership for 21st
Century Skills,2008
1. 21 Century Standards
st
1.1 Focus on 21 Century skills, content knowledge and expertise
1.2 Build understanding across and among core subjects, as well as
21st Century interdisciplinary themes
1.3 Emphasize deep understanding rather than shallow knowledge
1.4 Engage students with the real-world data, tools and experts they
will encounter in college, on the job, and in life; students learn best
when actively engaged in solving meaningful problems
1.5 Allow for multiple measures of mastery
2. Assessment of 21 Century Skills st
2.1 Supports a balance of assessments, including high-quality standardized
testing along with effective formative and summative classroom assessments
2.2 Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is embedded
into everyday learning
2.3 Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative
assessments that measure student mastery of 21 Century skills
2.4 Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate
mastery of 21st Century skills to educators and prospective employers
2.5 Enables a balanced portfolio of measures to assess the educational
system’s effectiveness in reaching high levels of student competency in 21st
Century skills (AACTE, 2010)
3. 21 Century Curriculum and
ST
Instruction
3.1 Teaches 21 Century silly the context of core subject and 21 Century
interdisciplinary themes
3.2 Focuses on providing opportunities for applying 21st century skills
across content areas and for competency based approach to learning
3.3 Enables innovative learning methods that integrate the use of
supportive technologies- inquiry and problem-based approaches and higher
order thinking skills
3.4 Encourages the integration of community resources beyond school
walls (AACTE 2010)
4. The 21 Century st
Professional Development
4.1 Highlights ways teachers can seize opportunities for Integrating 21st
Integrating Century skills, tools and teaching strategies into their
classroom practice and help them identify what activities they can
replace/de-emphasize
4.2 Balances direct instruction with project-oriented teaching methods
4.3 Illustrates how a deeper understanding of subject matter can
enhance problem-solving, critical thinking, and other 21 Century skills
4.4 Enables 21 Century professional learning communities for teachers
that model the kinds of classroom learning that best promotes 21St
Century skills for students
4.5 Cultivates teachers ability to identify students’ particular learning
styles, intelligences, strengths and weaknesses
4.6 Helps teachers develop their abilities to use various strategies
(such as formative assessments) to reach diverse students and create
environments that support differentiated teaching and learning
4.7 Supports the continuous evaluation of students 21 Century skills
development
4.8 Encourages knowledge sharing among communities of
practitioners using face-to-face, virtual and blended communications
4.9 Uses a scalable and sustainable model of professional
development (AACTE, 2010)
5. The Century Learning
Environment
5.1 Create learning practices, human support and physical
environments that will support the teaching and learning of 21st Century
skill outcomes
5.2 Support professional learning communities that enable educators to
collaborate, share best practices and integrate 21st Century skills into
classroom practice
5.3 Enable students to learn in relevant, real-world 21st Century
contexts (e.g.. Through project-based or other applied work)
5.4 Allow equitable access to quality learning tools, technologies and
resources
5.5 Provide 21st Century architectural and interior designs for group,
team and individual learning
5.6 Support expanded community and international involvement in
learning, both face-to-face and online (AACTE, 2010)
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