21st Century Classrooms

21st Century Learning

By Collaborative Learners United

The new

ABCs

Physical Classroom DesignAccess to Technology 

• Networked• Wireless• Rich Internet connection• Access to cable and satellite• Able to upload and download student work• Facilities for media production• IP connected equipment for central monitoring and remote technical support• Power and data receptacles in the floor• Multiple power outlet along the wall• Cameras in front and rear of room - allow for video conferencing• Interconnected classrooms

Physical Classroom Design

Physical Characteristics • Sized to enable flexibility and mobility• Sturdy but lightweight furnishings• Chairs on wheels• Flexibility in furnishings - able to rearrange with speed and ease• Multiple learning spaces - individual, small group & collective learning

spaces• Comfortable and appropriate for learners• Small mobile teacher  (co-learner) work station• Durable carpeted flooring• Zoned lighting - able to dim near projectors - soft, daylight balanced• Independent room control of heat and air• Adequate storage

Physical Classroom Design

Physical Characteristics Continued• Acoustic  - enthusiastic learning from one room will not bother learning in

another • Fixed work stations along the periphery of the room• Remote control of room from wireless computer tablet• Ceiling Speakers 

Display Spaces •  Real and virtual display spaces• Whiteboard, pin boards and other collaborative learning spaces on large

walls• Multiple electronic display surfaces to view and share information and ideas• Large screens for large groups, mounted TV monitor screens for small

groups, computer screens for individual display 

HardwareTools• Interactive White Boards• LCD Projectors • Document Cameras• Computers (1:1 for at least 6-12)• Learner Response Systems• Microphones/Webcams • Flip Video • Calculators (Graphing for 7-12) • Wii consoles for PE areas

Software Tools• Publishing and Presentation Tools  • Video Editing/Podcasting Tools • Photo Editing Tools • Web Design Tools • E-mail• Teleconferencing• Web 2.0 (Wikis, Blogs, etc.)• Thinking Map Tools• Online Course Construction tools like Moodle • 3-D virtual tools for visualization and online course construction

Many of the tools listed above are available in open-source versions that can reduce costs significantly.

Why the Tools are Necessary• Technology tools available to educators provide unique ways

to engage students in the learning process.  Engaged learners are less bored, more likely to achieve the learning goals set out for them, and more likely to stay in school.

• Future Ready Curriculum/21st Century Skills should be taught in a 21st Century context.  That means learners should be focusing on how to select and use the appropriate technology tools for real-world problem solving, communication, and collaboration.

 • Business leaders recognize the clear economic need to provide

student access to the technology tools enhancing productivity and innovation in the workplace so that students will be employable when they leave school.   

George W. Bush   "If we don’t fix [the education system], the jobs will move to where the best-educated workforce is in other countries," Cisco Systems president John Chambers said after the Austin meeting. "It won’t be jobs in California versus North Caro-lina or Boston. It will be jobs in the U.S. versus jobs in India, or jobs in Jordan, or jobs in the U.K. And we believe we’ve got about a decade to fix this."   (September 2001)

"Education is key to economic growth," Gates said. "Education is [a top priority], because as the chairman of Microsoft, I'm looking to hire the most talented people worldwide."  (From Microsoft DreamSpark release to high schoolers announcement March 2009)

• One Laptop Per Child Initiative- If children in some of the poorest regions of the world are being provided laptops to connect with other cultures around the globe, we should not deny our own children that opportunity--especially if it will help them be more competitive internationally.

Management  •Learner centered  

Focused on needs of learners with topics revelant to thier lives

•Teacher as co-learner     Teacher guides and assists students as the

students take on more responsibility for their learning

• Community friendly        • Learning Environments are open to community/business leaders to visit, share knowledge, and participate

•  Mobile     Learning is not limited to being in the classroom at all

times...take the class on the road to learn "real world" lessons

Management continued:

Networked                                       Introduces learners to community organizations and people to use for future assistance

• Social            Promotes mutual respect in  a safe

learning environment

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Management Continued

• Digital CitizenshipTeaches appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology:

• Etiquette• Communication

• Literacy • Access

• Commerce• Law

• Rights/Responsibilities• Health/Wellness

• Security 

Global Learning Environment Connections

      · Equipment Enable Global Connections- See Elluminate      ·  Creative, Mobile, Multi-taskers, Collaborative

Producers      · Personal Learning Environments      · Teacher and Student Connections       · Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Time      · Constructive Learning       · Use of Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative

Learning and Less Need for Restrictions on Environment      · Meaningful Learning Connecting with Social

Networking Tools

Global Effects of Learning Environment on Instructions

        · Center Approach      · Paperless Classrooms      · Social Implications for Actions on Web      · Connected Environments      · Change in Spaces Needed for Learning      · Hybrid Classrooms      · Online Classrooms      · National Classrooms

·  Collaborative Learning Outcomes·  Project-Based Rather Than Instant Potatoes

Global Learning Implications

      · Private Sectors Partner With Public Institutions      · Not Learned, but Learning Community     · Innovators, Problem-Solvers, Communicators, Self-

directed, Media Literate, Globally Aware, Civic Minded, Economically Literate, Critical, Creative, Metacognitive Thinkers Cooperative Adaptable/ Self Motivated       · Change in Students- Empowered for Technology in

Business and Society = Self-Imposed Expectations for Motivation, Ambition, Engagement Through Relevant Curriculum      · New Connections, Communities and Content      · Change in Teachers-Adaptable,Excited,Caring,

Partnered, Disciplined, Innovative Explorers

Benefits of Green Schools  

·         A healthy learning environment·         Higher Levels of Teacher Retention·         Problem-Based Learning Opportunities·         Cost Effective·         Environmentally Friendly *Seventeen separate studies all found positive health impacts from improved indoor air-quality.*Green Schools typically use 33% less energy and 32% less water.

Staff Development

• Book StudyoThe Everything Green Classroom

Book:From recycling to conservation, all you need to create an eco-friendly learning environment.  By Tessa Hill

• Online Coursesohttp://www.21stcenturyschools.com

Credits  

·         http://www.latwf.org/latest_news-3.html   ·         http://www.prometheanplanet.com/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.5975   ·         http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Designing_21st_Century_Classroom.htm   http://www.americanwaymag.com/new-technology-high-school-students-small-schools-project-school

-of-education-and-social-policy http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=57927&page=2   ·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMa91uf-so    *  http://www.slideshare.net/mscofino/the-21st-centuryclassroom   * http://www.education4skills.com/jtylee/teacher_as_facilitator.html     * 

http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html  aumckee@clevelandcountyschools.org

malexana@burke.k12.nc.us jenkinskl@appstate.edu mg1314@appstate.edujmcbrayer@rcsnc.org  

Credits (Continued)

• www.buildgreenschools.org/documents/pub_Greening_Americas_Schools.pdf•  www.21stcenturyschools.com/Green_Corner.htm• www.buildgreenschools.org/gs101/