Asst. Prof. Dr.Surasak MungsingSchool of Information Technology Sripatum

Universitysurasak.mu@spu.ac.th

Bob Pearlman

Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants

Assessment of 21st Century Skills

Partnership for 21st Century Skillshttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org

LEARNING & INNOVATION• Creativity & Innovation• Critical Thinking & Problem-

solving• Communication & Collaboration

LIFE & CAREER• Flexibility & Adaptability• Initiative & Self-direction• Social & Cross-cultural Skills• Productivity & Accountability• Leadership & Responsibility

INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• ICT Literacy

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

New Technology HS

LEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING OUTCOMES

Napa 8 Learning Outcomes

• Technology LiteracyTechnology Literacy

• Collaboration

• Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

• Oral Communication

• Written CommunicationWritten Communication

• Career Preparation

• Citizenship and EthicsCitizenship and Ethics

• Curricular Literacy (Content Standards)

Sacramento 10 Learning Outcomes:

1. Content Proficient

2.2. Able to Write ProficientlyAble to Write Proficiently

3. Orally Proficient

4.4. Able to Think CriticallyAble to Think Critically

5. Technologically Proficient

6.6. Able to CollaborateAble to Collaborate

7. Prepared for a Career

8.8. Solid Citizens with Ethical BehaviorSolid Citizens with Ethical Behavior

9. Able to Analyze and deal with Data

10.10. Possessing a solid Work EthicPossessing a solid Work Ethic

What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning?

And what does schooling look like?

World GeoLit Integrated class at Manor New Technology High School, Manor, TX. Photo by Les Simpson.

Manor New Technology High School, Manor, TX

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At the core is a student centered, project and problem based

teaching strategy that is tied to both content standards and

school wide learning outcomes.

To learn collaboration, work in teamswork in teams.

To learn critical thinking, take on complex problems.take on complex problems.

To learn oral communication, present.present.

To learn written communication, write.write.

To learn technology, use technology.use technology.

To develop citizenship, take on civic and global take on civic and global issues.issues.

To learn about careers, do internships.do internships.

To learn content, research and do all of the aboveresearch and do all of the above.

NTHS teachers start each unit by throwing students into a realistic or real-world project that both engages interest and generates a list of things the student need to know. Projects are designed to tackle complex problems, requiring critical thinking. New Tech’s strategy is simple:

Each unit begins when students are presented with a Each unit begins when students are presented with a complex, standards-based problemcomplex, standards-based problem

Students form a team, develop a work contract and build a work plan

Students get to work!

Students are provided an online brief-case specific to the project with information, resources, links and assessment criteria that help guide them.

Students Need To Know

Student questions and “need to knows” drive classroom lectures and activities. Sometimes for the whole class … sometime for just one student

Students experiment and apply learning

Students test their ideas and experiment to find solutions and breakthroughs while receiving ongoing feedback from instructors.

Students get back to work!

Students work and collaborate in a business-like environment, where they know their deliverables and have the technology tools to do their jobs.

Students prepare to present

Students work on building presentations to represent their work and defend their solutions

Students present their solutions!

Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers, teachers, parents, and community

Napa New Technology High School

"Classrooms are out! No more classrooms! Don’t build them!"

-- Roger Schank, Institute for Learning Sciences

Learning Studio for integrated interdisciplinary class at Columbus Signature Academy, Columbus, IN. Learning Studio for integrated interdisciplinary class at Columbus Signature Academy

Columbus Signature Academy, Columbus, IN

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

New Tech High @ Coppell, Coppell, TX

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

The Met, Providence, RI

Students in advisory room at the Met, Providence, RI.

Cluster area studio surrounded by four flexible classrooms at High Tech High, San Diego, CA.

High Tech High, San Diego, CA.

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

New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone, Kent, England

UK Open Learning Environments – 1970s Massachusetts –New High Schools, mid-

1990s NW England– new Learning Centres

Are the teachers ready to teach in the new learning environments?

Some Cautionary Tales:Some Cautionary Tales:It’s about a lot more than Design and Technology

Learning spaces and environment Technology PBL Assessment for Learning