21 st Century Skills By Barnie Trilling & Charles Fadel Learning for life in our time

Alvin Toffer says Learning in 21 st Century means: Who can learn, unlearn, and relearn

President Obama: Calling on Nations education chiefs to develop Standards and assessments that don’t simply measure how students can fill a bubble, but when they posses 21st century skills like problem solving and critical thinking and entrepreneurship and creativity

Indu Expenditure of knowledge age exceeded the industrial age spending by $5 billion

Education in developing countries Research, Development, Design, Marketing & Sales, Global supply chain management Essential Job requirement of today The ability to quickly acquired Apply new knowledge The know how to apply essential 21st skills growth of service-based knowledge work

growing disparity in the world between rich and poor leads to social tension, conflict, extremism and less safe world

The competition and wealth of corporation misalignment with the fundamentals of interconnectedness of the world, do we really want to put a leash on education and give the handle to corporations?

21 st Century Skills Complex skills, expertise, creativity The ability to quickly acquire and apply new knowledge The know how to apply essential 21st century skills Problem solving, communication teamwork, technology use, & innovation

Fundamental Rights of children

Most of 77% of all school-age children are girls have no access to basic education

What do stakeholders expect from Education? Have these expectations Changed?

Today’s education system operate on an old agrarian calendar Industrial clock and curriculum subjects the mid ages (language, Math, Science, art) Well equipped one-room school (with benches, blackboard, books, globe, stove, piano) in rural Oklahoma early 20th century

Today’s Education What works!!!! The Education system that considers ethical values Empowers us to contribute & exercise our personal talent fulfill civic duties carry our traditions and values

We need an education system that considers,  The world is flat and connected  Knowledge  Global markets  Tele linked citizens  Bonded cultural traditions Continually find new ways to preserve our natural world Mobility, Immigration, intra-racial marriage, and growing diversity Identity and diversity  Tolerance & compassion  Carrying forward traditions and values

Although these were the Challenges of Social Harmony in 21 st Century, Number of powerful global forces are coming together to help transform learning to meet the demands of our times

The FORCES Of Knowledge work Thinking tools Digital tools

What do we want to see happening in our classrooms? Learning Research Authentic learning Mental model building Internal Motivation Multiple intelligence Social learning

 Forces resisting these changes Industrial age education policies Educational accountability and Standardize testing Teaching based on transiting knowledge to students through direct instruction Educational publishing FEAR of switching from content to skill Parents preference of traditional approaches Don’t worry!!!!

21 st Century New Balance Teacher directed Direct instruction knowledge content Basic skills Facts and principles Theory Curriculum Time -slotted One-size-fits-all Competitive Classroom Text-based Summative tests Learning for school Learner-centered Interactive exchange skills process applied skills question and problems practice projects on-demand personalized collaborative global community web-based formative evaluation learning for life

New Era! New Roles! Teachers Collaboration Communication Leadership Social-cultural skills Equity & Equality Students Creativity Contribution Civic Life Acknowledging their role in societal and global community Active learning Critical thinking

AHA!!!!!! CURIOSITY & INQUIRY Inquiry based learning Project based learning Remember Newton?! Remember Apple! Apple always fell from its tree and not too far from it either

Project Based Learning Framework in action Real world problem Compromise Negotiation See the world as a village Students learn about each other’s culture and life Respect Collaboration Understanding

PBL Student centered Digital Collaboration

The 21 st Century Learning PBL Problem solving, Humanistic & Ethical world view at it’s core

Which Problems? Unfamiliar Significant

How to solve problems ?

In What location to solve problems?

What is going to be Learned Career & Life skills Performance Evaluation Criteria Flexibility Initiative and self direction Leadership Skills Commitment to learning Reflect Critically Social and Cross Cultural skills Be accountable for result