Keys to Success for Education Leaders

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21st Century Pedagogy: Keys to Success

Peg Maddocks, Ph.D.

Director, Learning & Assessment Solutions

Cisco Global Education


Conversations on Global Education

Transformation

A video series for education leaders on

GETideas.org

An online community for education leaders


Some Roles Are Reversing: Are you Ready?

“This is a unique period in history in that the role of the child is changing.

“For the first time, there are things that the parents and teachers want to know about and do, where the kids are, in fact, the authority.”

John Seeley Brown, Director Emeritus, Xerox PARC


Grown Up Digital: Generation Y (Net Gen)

• Ten-year follow-up to “growing up digital”

• 10,000 Gen Y young people (10-30 years old)

• Fundamental differences including changed thinking processes

• Technology is like air – necessary for living


Expectations of the Net Gen Learner

Freedom

Collaboration

Innovation

Entertainment

Speed

Integrity and openness

Ability to scrutinize and customize


Response to Global Competition

% employers who think 21st century skills will be more important in graduates over next 5 years

77.8

77.4

74.2

73.6

67.1

Critical Thinking/

Problem Solving

IT Application

Teamwork/ Collaboration

Creativity/Innovation

Diversity

“The best employers the world over will be looking for the most creative, most innovative people on the face of the earth.”

Tough Choices for Tough Times, 2007


Needs of Society and Community

“Education in a democracy is neither a property right nor a civil right. It is a moral imperative and a cultural requirement.

“Public education is provided to promote the common good and the general welfare.”

Phil Schlechty, Leading for Learning, 2009


The Need for Change

Learner

Demands engaging environment

Demands relevant skills and

knowledge

Facing large scale disruption

In need of abold and urgent

response

Education

System

Society

Demands 21st century capabilities

Demands lifelong learners


Schools as Learning Organizations

“In a learning organization, students are viewed by teachers and others in the school as knowledge workers, volunteers, and customers for engaging work.”

Phil Schlechty, Leading for Learning, 2009


“Knowledge Worker” Work

• Personalized—Learning and expression styles, interests, pace, (Renzulli, Tomlinson)

• Challenging—High expectations at appropriate level (Marzano, Williams)

• Interdisciplinary—Blending content for integrated learning outcomes (Wagner, Dede)

• Authentic, relevant—Content and learning activities relevant to society and the learner (Newmann, Lombardi)

• Engaging, collaborative—Physical, emotional, social engagement using collaborative technologies (Bransford, Lemke)

• Product focused—Activities connect meaningfully to product (Schlechty, Wiske)


P3 Project-Based Learning

Students work on meaningful projects The process offers an opportunity to learn

–A variety of skills, including 21st century skills–Interesting content from across disciplines

The product offers an opportunity to create–Personal evidence of skills/content learning–High-quality product relevant to standards, student, and audience

Enabled by Technology


1. Propose

2. Plan

5. Publish

4. Produce

3. Persist

1

2

5

3

4

Strategy and StepsTeacher as guide, facilitator, resource navigator and expert when needed

PRIDE

Learner as Knowledge

Worker


Education 3.0 Pedagogy: Keys to Success

Personalized

Challenging

Interdisciplinary

Authentic and relevant

Student Outcomes

21st century skills

Core and specialized knowledge

Authentic proof of capabilities

Engaging and collaborative

Product focused


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