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21st Century Learning and Skills
Engaging the Learner:
Relevance Makes
Rigor Possible! Jim Warford
We educate more students today to a higher standard than ever before in our history!
But the world is changing even faster
than we are!
Faster than we imagine…
Faster than we Can imagine!!!
Source: USA Today
Here’s What We’reUp Against…
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Source: USA Today
Today’s Students Are Wired
Differently!
The KindleThe Kindle
Semantic WebSemantic Web
Analyze DocumentsAnalyze Documents Key words and headers (Google)Key words and headers (Google)
Meaning / ConceptsMeaning / Concepts Wolfram AlphaWolfram Alpha
Source: USA Today
Implications
Home WorkHome Work Term PaperTerm Paper
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And here’s What’s coming…
In Montana…In Montana…
It’s already hereIt’s already here
In Montana…In Montana…
It’s already hereIt’s already here
Paul AndersenMontana’s
Teacher of theYear
””Curriculum is not just a Curriculum is not just a textbook anymore. It is textbook anymore. It is
videos, Podcasts, Wikis, videos, Podcasts, Wikis, blogs, and blogs, and
YouTube videos” YouTube videos”
Source: USA Today
Kids live in an iPhone World !
School is a chalkboard worldSchool is a chalkboard world
Does this remind
You of anyone
In your schools?
But… Today’s Students
Really are Wired differently!
And our teachers sometimes
feel like this…
“The World Is Flat”
““HowHow we educate our children we educate our children in the future will be more in the future will be more important than important than how muchhow much we we educate them.”educate them.”
- Thomas Friedman
World is Flat 2006
Lessons Learned
How doToday’s students
Feel about Our schools?
They feel like I do when boarding
another airplane….
Power down ALL Your devices and listen to
the syntillatingSafety presentation!
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives.
93%
S – I can apply what I learn to my everyday life.
57%
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – I make learning exciting for my students.
88%
S – My teachers make learning fun.
42%
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – My students engage in lots of hands-on activities.
88%
S – My teachers use lots of hands-on activities.
45%
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school.
85%
S – My teachers know my interests outside of school.
28%
We must close the“Engagement Gap”
Before we can close the“Achievement Gap”
We must close the“Engagement Gap”
Before we can close the“Achievement Gap”
Florida 4th Grade Data…
Both Rigor and Relevance Are critical for ALL 21st Century Students
Based upon what works!Based upon what works!
Model SchoolsModel Schoolsand the and the
Successful Practices NetworkSuccessful Practices Network
1 2 3 4 5
ApplicationApplication
KnowledgeKnowledge
1
2
3
4
5
6
Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework
1.1. AwarenessAwareness2.2. Comprehension Comprehension 3.3. ApplicationApplication4.4. AnalysisAnalysis5.5. Synthesis Synthesis 6.6. EvaluationEvaluation
Knowledge TaxonomyKnowledge Taxonomy
Application ModelApplication Model
1.1. Knowledge in one disciplineKnowledge in one discipline
2. Application within discipline2. Application within discipline
3. Application across disciplines3. Application across disciplines
4. Application to real-world predictable 4. Application to real-world predictable situationssituations
5. Application to real-world 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situationsunpredictable situations
LevelsLevels
CC DD
AA BB 1 2 3 4 5
456
321
Bloom’sBloom’s
ApplicationApplication
1 2 3 4 5
456
321
Bloom’sBloom’s
ApplicationApplication
CC D D
AA B B
20th Century
21th Century
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
AA BB
DDCC
TeacherTeacherWorkWork
Teacher/Student RolesTeacher/Student Roles
StudentStudentThinkThink
StudentStudentThink & WorkThink & Work
StudentStudentWorkWork
High
HighLow
Low
Because teachers really are feeling the
PRESSURE!
Kuzmich, 2008
Learning is…Learning is…
New Cells New Connections
51Copyright Kuzmich, 2008
Activating Learning
Learning takes place when multiple neurons fire from numerous places in the brain, and these new memories can be retrieved over a period of time.
Learning must be connected and relevant to be remembered.
We only remember things that have meaning for us. The Brain Responding to
Visual Stimuli
Image courtesy of R. Clay Reid
Use it or lose it,Because…
Neurons that fire together,Wire together!
1 2 3 4 5
456
321
Bloom’sBloom’s
ApplicationApplication
CC D D
AA B B
20th Century
21th Century
Rigor/Relevance Framework
KnowledgeKnowledge
ApplicationApplication
High
Low
Low High
