Prepared by: ITIM, VERGEL GUIRALDO, CHARMY

The 21st Century Teacher

The Traditional Classroom• Content delivered by the

teacher in the classroom.

• Lecture and reading from textbooks are the main sources of learning.

• Students are assessed primarily on knowledge learned.

The 21st Century Classroom • Teacher

facilitates by directing students to rich, learning sources and asking students to demonstrate what they know and are able to do.

21st CENTURY SKILLS

Effective Communication

Skills

Learning and Innovation Skills

Info, Media and Technology Skills

Life and Career Skills

21st Century Skills

EffectiveCommunication Skills

1. Teaming2. Collaboration3. Interpersonal skills4. Local, national and global orientedness5. Interactive communication

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Learningand Innovation Skills

1. Creativity2. Curiosity3. Critical thinking problem solving skills4. Risk taking

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Learning and Innovation Skills

• Creativity and InnovationThink Creatively Work Creatively with OthersImplement Innovations

Learning and Innovation Skills• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Reason EffectivelyUse Systems ThinkingMake Judgments and DecisionsSolve Problems

Learning and Innovation Skills• Communication

Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts

Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions

Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade)

Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact

Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual)

Learning and Innovation Skills• Collaboration

Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams

Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal

Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member

Life and Career Skills1. Flexibility and adaptability2. Leadership and responsibility3. Social and cross-cultural skills4. Initiative and self-direction5. Productivity and accountability6. Ethical, moral and spiritual values

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Life and Career Skills• Flexibility and Adaptability

Adapt to varied roles, jobs responsibilities, schedules and contexts

Work effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities

Incorporate feedback effectively Deal positively with praise, setbacks and criticism Understand, negotiate and balance diverse views

and beliefs to reach workable solutions, particularly in multi-cultural environments

Life and Career Skills

• Leadership and ResponsibilityGuide and Lead OthersBe Responsible to Others

Life and Career Skills• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Interact Effectively with OthersWork Effectively in Diverse Teams

Life and Career Skills• Initiative and Self-Direction

Manage Goals and TimeWork IndependentlyBe Self-directed Learners

Life and Career Skills• Productivity and Accountability

Manage ProjectsProduce Results

Info, Mediaand Technology Skills

1. Visual and information literacies2. Media literacy3. Basic, scientific, economic and

technological literacies4. Multicultural literacy

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Info, Media and Technology Skills

• Visual literaciesAbility to interpret, make meaning from

information presented in the form of an imageAbility to evaluate, apply, or create conceptual

visual representations

Info, Media and Technology Skills

• Information literacy Ability to identify what information is needed Identify the best sources of information for a

given need Locate those sources, evaluate the sources

critically, and share that information

Info, Media and Technology Skills

• Media literacy Ability to critically analyze the messages that

inform, entertain and sell to us everyday Ability to bring critical thinking skills to bear

on all forms of media asking pertinent questions about what is there and noticing what is not there.

Ability to question what lies behind media production

Info, Media and Technology Skills

• Scientific literacy Encompasses written, numerical, and digital

literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories

Knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity.

Info, Media and Technology Skills

• Economic literacy Ability to apply basic economic concepts in

situations relevant to one’s life About cultivating a working knowledge of the

economic way of thinking.

Info, Media and Technology Skills• Technological Literacy

Ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to:

1. Communicate2. Solve problems3. Access, manage, integrate, evaluate, design

and create information to improve learning in all subject areas

4. Acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st century `

The 21st Century Teacher

ANOTHER WAY OF GROUPING THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

• Ways of thinking. creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision- making and learning.

• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

• Tools for working. Information and communications technology(ICT) and information literacy .

• Skills for living in the world. citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibility

“If we teach today as we taught yesterday,

we rob our children of tomorrow.

- John Dewey

References

• P21 Framework Definitions (2015)www.p21.org.

• Teaching Profession (2012)The 21st Century Teacher