1. Educating Students in the 21 st Century Britny Owens EDU650: Teaching Learning and Leading in the 21 st Century Dr. Stefanie Lassitter August 15,2014

2. Philosophy of Education As an educator, it is my responsibility to equip my students with essential 21 st century skills. These skills include, collaboration, independent thinking, and the ability to formulate ideas and opinions

3. What my students can expect from me... To be a role model of integrity,ethics, and morals To treat them with respect To continue my learning in order to stay current with new educational findings To motivate them to be the best they can be To always listen and address their questions and concerns To provide constructive feedback

4. What parents can expect from me... To be cognitive of their child's emotional and intellectual well being To communicate with them regarding their child's progress To be a positive role model to their child

5. Classroom Management Often times, when students are given too many rules to adhere to, they become overwhelmed, and essentially pick and choose which rules to follow and which rules to break.

6. Classroom Management Plan: Create a safe classroom environment in orer to promote effective instruction and learning Only one rule is needed, respect. R-E-S-P-E-C-T Students should respect each other as a diverse group of learners, and me as their instructor and elder.

7. Effective Teaching using Effective Teaching Model Because of the diversity in today's classrooms, it is important to incorporate that same diversity in teaching. That diversity is incorporated by using a range of teaching models.

8. Traditional Classroom Model “There are advantages to the traditional model of education. Large numbers of students can be most easily accommodated when they are in orderly rows, all using the same textbook or technology in the front of the room, all completing the same worksheets or computer drills. The traditional approach provides the teacher with a clear method of organization and coverage of material. It is most definitely a teacher-centered way of looking at education” (Newman,2012 Chapter 1.2 Para.2).

9. Traditional Classroom Model “Attributes of a traditional classroom, other than its physical layout, include presentations by the teacher, often followed by teacher-monitored independent work, and then summarized with a written test that looks for deficiencies in learning”(Newman,2012 Chapter 1.2 Para.4) The traditional classroom model allows teachers to model desired results, monitor student progress, and assess for mastery.

10. Flipped Classroom Model “Rather than lecturing for a large part of the day, the teacher becomes more of a facilitator, helping students solve questions and assisting them in their learning. Direct instruction still occurs in the classroom, but it looks very different. Because some of the instructional delivery of information is transferred to students to complete on their own time, there is time available in class for individualized and personalized instruction or to remediate or review a topic”(Newman,2012 Chap 1.2 Para.2).

11. Flipped Classroom Model “An advantage of the flipped classroom model is that 21st-century skills, such as making educational use of Khan Academy videos, are embedded in the learning process rather than taught in isolation. In other words, students are more active users of information when they watch a lesson via technology, come to class prepared to work with other students, and request specific help from the teacher on anything they don't understand”(Newman,2012 Chapter 1.2 Para.4). “Flipping the classroom involves providing instructional resources for students to use outside of class so that classtime is freed up for other instructional activities”(Enfield,2013,p.2)

12. Traditional and Flipped Classroom Models

13. Creating effective lesson plans Effective lesson plans produce effective learning Effective lesson plans must include Clear concisive learning objectives Activities that include rigor, and are aligned with assessing mastery

14. Bloom's Taxonomy Effective student learning begins with retention of new information, and progresses to students being able to synthesize new information.

15. Backward lesson design Backward lesson design requires teachers to identify learning objectives prior to designing a lesson. After the objective is identified, teachers create assesments and activites to meet learning goals.

16. Backward lesson design vs. Traditional lesson design

17. Utilizing formative assesment to assess for mastery Formative assessment requires teachers to utilize different assessment strategies as opposed to assessing at the end of a unit.

18. Formative assessment strategies Clarifying Understanding Sharing learning intentions Engineering effective classroom discussions Tasks and activities that elicit evidence of learning Provide feedback Activate students as learning resources for one another Activate students as owners of their own learning Rystad, M. (2013, April 7). Assessment for learning [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcLMlY6R7RM

19. Formative assessment strategies

20. An example of a day of an effective lesson... Objective: Students will be able to identify and create their own metaphors Students are presented with a thought provoking question as they enter the room If you had to compare your personality to three animals, what would they be, and why did you choose those three animals? Students are given a sample reading passage using your highlighter, go through the text and highlight all comparison As a class, students share the comparisons that they highlighted

21. An example of a day of an effective lesson... The instructor explains how authors use metaphors as tools of description in literature At the conclusion of the lesson, students are given an exit slip Create two metaphors to describe what a metaphor is. Ex: Metaphors are parallel streets. Metaphors are mirror images.

22. Professional learning communities and effective instruction Professional learning communities are communities formed by educators, in order to promote educator 21 st century skills. These learning communities allow educators to collaborate and share ideas, in order to maximize student learning.

23. References Enfield, J. (2013). Looking at the Impact of the Flipped Classroom Model of Instruction on Undergraduate Multimedia Students at CSUN. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 57(6), 12-28. Newman, R. (2013). Teaching and learning in the 21 st Century: Connecting the dots. San Diego, CA: Bridgeport Education, Inc. Rystad, M. (2013, April 7). Assessment for learning [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcLMlY6R7RMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcLMlY6R7RM