21st Century Curricular Landscape

The 21st Century Curricular Classroom

Emerging Curricula of

the 21st Century Learners

The Different Issues

• Globalization of economies and independence on international markets.

• Increase concerns and actions about environmental degradation, water and energy shortages, global warming, pandemic.

• Nations competing for power block thus generating conflict but gives opportunities to build alliances and cooperation.

• Increased global migration and opportunities for working overseas.

• Sciences and technological revolution.• Knowledge economy as a generator

of wealth and jobs.

Characteristics of the Curriculum

• Provides appropriate knowledge, skills and values to face the future.• Is based on knowledge drawn from

research.

• is a product of consultative, collaborative development process.• Supports excellence and equity for

all learners.

Need to Develop 21st Century Skills of Learners in the

Curriculum

What are the skills needed by 21st

century learners in order to cope with

the curriculum?

Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:

Learning and Innovation Skills

Specific Descriptions:

Critical Thinking and Problem solving

Creativity and innovation

Oral and Written Communication

Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:

Knowledge, Information, Media and Technology Literacy Skills

Specific Descriptions:

Content Mastery Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy

Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:

Life Skills

Specific Descriptions:

Flexibility and Adaptability

Initiative and Self Direction

Teamwork and Collaboration

Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century:

Citizenship Skills

Specific Descriptions:

Valuing of Diversity

Global Awareness Environment

Awareness Values, Ethics and

Professionalism

The Five Frames of Thinking

Five Frames of Thinking The Disciplined

Mind

The Synthesizing Mind

Descriptions Makes use of the ways

of thinking necessary for major scholarly work and profession

Selects crucial information from the voluminous amounts available, processing such information in ways that make sense to self and others

Five Frames of Thinking

The Creating Mind

The Respectful Mind

Descriptions

Goes beyond existing knowledge. Possess new questions, offers new solutions.

Sympathetically and constructively adjusts to individual differences.

Five Frames of Thinking

Descriptions

• Considers one’s role as citizen consistently and strives toward good work and good citizenship

The Ethical Mind

The Seven Survival Skills

for the 21st Century

Curriculum

Agility and Adaptability

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence

Initiative and

Entrepreneur- ship

Effective Oral and Written Communica-tion

Accessing and Analyzing Information

Curiosity and Imagination