21st Century Learning

The Next Lesson and The Third Teacher

The board that I work for has changed their IT department name to 21^st Century Learning and AICT. Their focus now is not only on the delivery of software but in understanding of 21^st Century teaching and learning.

The members are focusing on the principles of the NeXtLesson and the Third Teacher.

Teachers are presented with a guide to assist them on The Next Lesson which focuses in

• knowledge construction, 
• Collaboration, 
• Self-Regulation, 
• Real-World Problem Solving & Innovation, 
• Use of ICT for learning
• Skilled communication.  

This guide describes six rubrics that describe each of the above skill for students to develop.

This framework will help educators   “identify and understand the opportunities that learning activities give students “in order to build skills that will better prepare learners for their future in the 21^st Century.

The learning is done in partners.

Click on the image of the guide to read about how to implement 21st century learning in your classroom:

Partners in Learning Network will assist you to connect with other teachers and to a database of 21st Century activities. http://www.pil-network.com/Resources/LearningActivities









The third teacher is the environment the students are in, in order to collaborate, share, and work together. Changing how students learn.
From Capacity Building Series, it outlines what the Third Teacher is and the following video will demonstrate what it would look like:

I had the opportunity to attend a Symposium on 21st Century Learning last December and during my course in January to delve through what the NextLesson is and how to create one with the assistance of my instructor Mario.