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The 21st Century Curricular Classroom
Emerging Curricula of
the 21st Century Learners
The Different Issues
• Globalization of economies and independence on international markets.
• Increase concerns and actions about environmental degradation, water and energy shortages, global warming, pandemic.
• Nations competing for power block thus generating conflict but gives opportunities to build alliances and cooperation.
• Increased global migration and opportunities for working overseas.
• Sciences and technological revolution.• Knowledge economy as a generator
of wealth and jobs.
Characteristics of the Curriculum
• Provides appropriate knowledge, skills and values to face the future.• Is based on knowledge drawn from
research.
• is a product of consultative, collaborative development process.• Supports excellence and equity for
all learners.
Need to Develop 21st Century Skills of Learners in the
Curriculum
What are the skills needed by 21st
century learners in order to cope with
the curriculum?
Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:
Learning and Innovation Skills
Specific Descriptions:
Critical Thinking and Problem solving
Creativity and innovation
Oral and Written Communication
Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:
Knowledge, Information, Media and Technology Literacy Skills
Specific Descriptions:
Content Mastery Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy
Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:
Life Skills
Specific Descriptions:
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self Direction
Teamwork and Collaboration
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:
Citizenship Skills
Specific Descriptions:
Valuing of Diversity
Global Awareness Environment
Awareness Values, Ethics and
Professionalism
The Five Frames of Thinking
Five Frames of Thinking The Disciplined
Mind
The Synthesizing Mind
Descriptions Makes use of the ways
of thinking necessary for major scholarly work and profession
Selects crucial information from the voluminous amounts available, processing such information in ways that make sense to self and others
Five Frames of Thinking
The Creating Mind
The Respectful Mind
Descriptions
Goes beyond existing knowledge. Possess new questions, offers new solutions.
Sympathetically and constructively adjusts to individual differences.
Five Frames of Thinking
Descriptions
• Considers one’s role as citizen consistently and strives toward good work and good citizenship
The Ethical Mind
The Seven Survival Skills
for the 21st Century
Curriculum
Agility and Adaptability
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence
Initiative and
Entrepreneur- ship
Effective Oral and Written Communica-tion
Accessing and Analyzing Information
Curiosity and Imagination
