Observe teachers and students in action. Schools highlighted in these videos model 21st century learning in practice.
Observe teachers and students in action. Schools highlighted in these videos model 21st century learning in practice.
This video shows how school culture plays a role in 21st century learning. “We ask our kids to work in teams, ask good questions, consider multiple perspectives, . . . preparing them both for college and careers,” explains the school’s so-called “Emperor of Rigor,” Bob Riordan.
Evaluating media is a vital element in 21st century learning. In this video, students take a stand on a proposition from an actual California election ballot, develop and record a 30-second video commercial, and air the commercial the night before the election.
Teacher Justin Wells explains how project-based learning allows students the opportunity to fail, prompting them to creatively problem solve and acquire the 21st century learning they need not only in the classroom but also for life.
Watch students apply 21st century skills, including collaboration and critical thinking, as they develop persuasive arguments for or against the teaching of intelligent design in biology class. Students then present their arguments in a mock school-board hearing.
The project's teachers provide a skill-by-skill analysis of the project. Among the 21st century skills students learn are critical thinking, creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, information literacy, and flexibility and adaptation.
Observe how ongoing assessment and feedback guides students through their projects, while a digital record of progress (available to both students and parents) helps students take ownership of their learning and develop content literacy and 21st century skills.
Science teacher Frank Draper describes the integration of 21st century learning throughout his classes, including collaboration and global awareness. See how he engages students, making learning relevant by studying hydraulic structures right on the school grounds.
The international non-profit organization, Facing History and Ourselves, is a partner in the Digital Arts Alliance, and has joined with the Pearson Foundation in an innovative digital arts initiative. This partnership has added digital storytelling to Facing History’s unique curriculum, which focuses not only on investigating history but also on helping students develop their own voice in the present.
In this interview, teacher Jocelyn Stanton discusses the ways in which digital storytelling has enriched and supplemented the Facing History curriculum.
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