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AASL 21st Century Learning

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This was the 21st Century Learning Presentation at the NLA/NEMA Conference by Crow, Levitov & Henning.

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Learning4Life21st Century Learning and Teaching

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Presenters:

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• Dr. Sherry Crow• UNK Assistant Professor School of Library Science/Educational Media• Nebraska Library Commissioner

• Dr. Deb Levitov• Editor School Library Media Monthly

• Judy Henning• KPS Director of Media Services• KHS Media Specialist• NEMA Learning4Life Coach

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20th vs. 21st Century School Librarians

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Teacher Education forSchool Library Media Specialists

• Each candidate must have a teaching certificate, or complete requirements for one before completing the endorsement

• Coursework (30 credits) includes classes on instructional design, children’s and YA literature, and all phases of library management

• Emphasis is placed on becoming an active, instructional partner working with classroom teachers to integrate 21st Century learning into the classroom curriculum

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Teacher Education forSchool Library Media Specialists

• Technology is infused into the fabric of every class, and candidates are advised to take 6 credits more to obtain a MSED in Instructional Technology

• The program is delivered fully online

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21st Century Schools

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• The world of work is increasingly made of teams collaborating to solve problems and create something new. . .

. . .yet why in today’s schools do students mostly work alone and compete with others for teacher approval?

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• Technology is more a part of our children’s lives each day. . .

. . .why should they have to check their technology at the school door and compete for limited school computer time?

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• The world is full of engaging real-world challenges, problems, and questions. . .

. . .why spend so much time on disconnected questions at the end of a textbook chapter?

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• Doing projects on something one cares about comes naturally to all learners. . .

. . .so why are learning projects so scarce?

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• Innovation and creativity are important to the success of our economy. . .

. . .why do school spend so little time on developing creativity and innovation skills.

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October 2009

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• “I’m calling on our nation’s governors and state education chiefs to develop standards and assessments that don’t simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking and entrepreneurship and creativity.”

• President Barack Obama

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Are students graduating from school really ready to work?

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• The answer by 400 hiring executives of Fortune 500 Corporations was collectively:

Not Really!

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Potential Workforce is Lacking:

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• Oral and written communications• Critical thinking and problem solving• Professionalism and work ethic• Teamwork and collaboration• Working in diverse teams• Applying technology• Leadership and project management

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http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/guidelinesandstandards.cfm

Learners Use Skills, Resources & Tools to:1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply

knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and

productively as members of our democratic society.4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

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ISTE’s National Educational Technology Standards for Students

http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

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• Creativity & Innovation• Communication & Collaboration• Research & Information Fluency• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision

Making• Digital Citizenship• Technology Operations & Concepts

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Ken Kay & Partnership for21st Century Skills

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It’s ProvenStudents in a traditional teacher centered classroom with a fill in the dot assessment at the end of a unit. . .

Students in a student centered class with the teacher as the facilitator of teaching the basic skills (base knowledge) followed by a project showing how to apply the base knowledge. . .

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VS.

Student achievement in the student centered class was higher when assessed on the same knowledge

one year later.

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21st Century Learning is a Balance

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TECHNOLOGY

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is only a tool in teaching21st Century Skills!

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Is KPS doing 21ST Century project based learning NOW?

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Trig Activity--Pop Bottle Concert: 1HZ 1 cycle per second

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Another example of 21ST Century project based learning

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Discrete Math—Probability Study—Casino KHS

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The evolution of the project:

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Dr. Sherry Crow and the biography report.

The evolution of the project:

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Dr. Sherry Crow & 5th grade Exhibition (evolution of the science fair)

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What is the biggest roadblock to doing project based

learning in your classroom?

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TIME!

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Collaboration!

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• Student collaboration isn’t “cheating,” like we thought in the 20th Century.

• Lots of group work with shared presentations. • Cooperative Learning Strategies:

• Jigsaw• Think-Pair-Share• RoundRobin Brainstorming• Three-Step Interview

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Students MUST be allowed to

FAILin order to learn.

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Global Collaboration:

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ThinkQuest Website Competion• Teams of 6-8 student with a coach build

a Website that is judged. • International• Part of the Oracle Education Foundation

View 21st Century Learning--SARS

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Where is the creativity in 21st Century Learning?

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• “The Search for Innovative Learning,” from Trilling & Fadel’s, 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times. p. xix

• “. . .we have seen that our students can learn to be more creative and innovative. But it takes good teachers to create the right balance—between learning the facts and principles, and coming up with new solutions to problems and creative answers to questions they really care about.”

» Curriculum Director Napa New Tech High, California

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Teaching Teachers to Teach

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