From Students to Learners: New Learning Environments for 21st Century Learners

1. From Students to Learners: New Learning Environments for 21st Century Learners Bob Pearlman bobpearlman@mindspring.comhttp://www.bobpearlman.org PowerPoint Slides at http://www.bobpearlman.org/Learning21/index.htm

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3. The three “R”s and the four “C”s WE MUST FUSE THE THREE “R”s WITH THE FOUR “C”s. • The four “C”s • Critical thinking and problem solving • Communication • Collaboration • Creativity and innovation As the three “R”s serve as an umbrella for other subjects, the four “C”s do for other skills.

4. What does 21st Century Learning look like? • Look For: • How are students working? What are they doing? • What tools do students have to do their work? • What new learning environments support their work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-klc2KijMG8

5. Project- and Problem-Based Learning:Keys to 21st Century Learning • To learn collaboration, work in teams. • To learn critical thinking, take on complex problems. • To learn oral communication, present. • To learn written communication, write. • To learn creativity, produce something original and useful. • To learn technology, use technology. • To develop citizenship, take on civic and global issues. • To learn about careers, do internships. • To learn content, research and do all of the above.

6. New Tech High @ Coppell, Coppell, TX Student project teams at work in double-sized classroom at New Tech High @ Coppell, Coppell, TX. Photo by Kate Jenkins.

7. Student collaborative project teams working in the digital media library, a project planning room, and in the corridor, some of the many extended learning spaces at New Tech High @ Coppell. Photos by SHW Group, Plano, TX, and Kate Jenkins.

9. New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone, Kent, England Learning Plaza prototype at New Line Learning Academy shows Learning Plaza divided in multiple ways for large group, small group, and individual learning.

11. Learning Studio

12. Some Cautionary Tales:It takes a lot more than physical design and technology to make a 21st Century School • UK Open Learning Environments – 1970s • Massachusetts –New High Schools, mid-1990s • NW England– new Learning Centres The big question: Are the teachers ready to teach in the new learning environments?

13. Putting it all together • Embed 21st Century Skills into Curriculum • Do projects (PBL) • Assess for learning through performance • Learning spaces and environment • Technology • Get the teachers ready!

14. Contact Information PowerPoint Slides at http://www.bobpearlman.org/Learning21/index.htm