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Tag Archives: 21st century learning
SAMR Ideas, Tools and Suggestions
Adding technology tools to the classroom doesn’t need to be costly or burdensome… In the classroom, we want to enhance and transform our lessons to encourage ownership in learning.
3 hurricanes and a train derailment…. Interruptions to the Classroom Environment
Attempting to teach virtually and face-to-face while dealing with daily interruptions that only 2020 can bring.
Flexibility…doesn’t mean a jump split
Eventually doesn’t mean immediate and it doesn’t mean perfection. It also doesn’t mean perfection immediately.
Creativity
Creativity changes our view points. Creativity solves problems. Creativity gives us rope swings… sometimes creativity is riding those rope swings, not knowing where you will land, if it will be a big splash, or a belly buster!
Communication
So what does communication look like in the 21st century world… What did it look like the 20th century… What really changed… communicating with others or the tools that are being used? My daughter sends a snap to her friend from her phone, who gets it on her watch, who uses Siri to send toContinue reading “Communication”
Collaboration…
It has been said by many in the educational community there are four C’s to 21st century learning: collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity. In my opinion, 21st century skills are the skills that students need to survive in a constantly changing, technologically-enhanced environment. I feel that these 4 skills haven’t changed in ideals yet,Continue reading “Collaboration…”
What is 21st Century Learning…
About 6 years ago, I was asked to teach a class about technology… without any kind of lesson plan, curriculum, book, ideas …. So….. what does 21st century learning mean??… After reading lots of articles, and brainstorming from my own lessons, and of course, talking with my fellow teachers… I started making a list ofContinue reading “What is 21st Century Learning…”
Teaching Re-Imagined 