My reaction to the Web site for “The Partnership for 21st Century Skills”
The information located on this website it typical of what many educators are being exposed to today – the need for schools to change their curriculum to meet the needs of students in a changing world that demands 21st century skills.
In visiting this web site I was surprise to read that The Partnership for 21st Century Skills acknowledged that not only are businesses and educators impacted by the rapidly evolving of technologies, but, everyday life is impacted. Our personal affairs, such as shopping for household products or selecting health care providers, require new skills. Most information which I have encountered have focused on the workplace or schools in regards to the impact of the changing trends of technologies the 21st century. It is important to prepare and educate all people about the changes needed to succeed in today’s world that is impacted by technology and the changing skills of this century.
I agree that learning skills and 21st century skills equal ICT literacy. We must continue teaching basic learning skills that can work or be applied with 21st century skills such as the computer and multimedia tools.
Asked the question, of the implication for me as a contemporary educator – my immediate thought – how contemporary am I as an educator? Considering that I am a teacher from the days of portable typewriters to electric typewriters and of teaching Gregg’s shorthand to inputting data in word processing . . . well, as one colleague had said to me, I am becoming more emerged in integrating technology into my instruction. Every bit of knowledge that I am exposed to, students and I begin to learn together on how to do things differently and do different things with technology.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I looked at the The Partnership for 21st Century Skills web site I thought it was a great idea to combine business, policy makers and educators together to help our students succeed. Much of what is discussed is what we do in class on a daily bases with the addition of things like civic-literacy and self directed learning. I think being self directed and motivated has to start from within and I know I struggle to keep my high school students motivated on a daily basis.