In my exploration this week on learning in the 21st century I was overwhelmed by the amount of conversation being had on these skills. The educational community seems to see the value, necessity, and the urgency with which these skills should be taught to our students yet we are still struggling as educators to fully bring these skills into the classroom 21 years later. We were introduced to the 3 C’s: creativity, communication, and collaboration through the Education Week article, How Do You Define 21st-Century Learning? But truly there are so many more skills to consider and I ended up discussing a few of them in the video below. The quote, "be curious rather than certain" by Margaret Wheatley really spoke to me this week, as I am always searching for ways to make learning math interesting for my students. Little did I know, I was bringing some of these 21st century skills into my classroom and sparking the curiosity of my students. Now that I am more aware of them I definitely want to incorporate more, my weak spot definitely being the technology component (thank goodness for my graduate class!) An example of this is that I force my students to NOT use a calculator to build their numeracy skills and perhaps you may argue in the 21st century when I have a calculator in my pocket at all times, is this a skill my students need? I feel pretty strongly that having a strong understanding of numeracy is perhaps the MOST important skill I can impart on my students. When they forget the quadratic formula they will hopefully still remember how to quickly calculate (without reaching in their pocket) a 30% savings while they are shopping at the store. References
Rich, E. (2010, October 11). How Do You Define 21st-Century Learning? Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-do-you-define-21st-century-learning/2010/10 Marissa Misura. (2021, October 3). 21st Century Learning [Video]. YouTube. youtu.be/qBbJbJU0K1E
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