The 4Cs and Language Classrooms

What will we do today?

A Story Do's Don'ts& Benefits

History & Benefits Activities

CommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingCreativity

Our students come to us with these skills

Are you destroying these skills?

What will we do today?

A Story Do's Don'ts& Benefits

History & Benefits Activities

What are the 4Cs?

Use various types of reasoning (inductive,

deductive, etc.) asappropriate to the situation

Analyze how parts of a whole interact witheach other to produce overall outcomes incomplex systems

Interpret information and draw conclusions

based on the best analysis

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Articulate thoughts and ideas effectivelyusing oral, written, and nonverbalcommunication skills in a variety of formsand contexts

Listen effectively to decipher meaning,

The ability to convey a message

Demonstrate ability to work effectively andrespectfully with diverse teams

`Exercise flexibility and willingness to behelpful in making necessary compromises toaccomplish a common goal`

Assume shared responsibility for collaborativework, and value the individual contributionsmade by each team member

Use a wide range of idea creation techniques(such as brainstorming)

` Elaborate, refine, analyze, and evaluateoriginal ideas to improve and maximizecreative efforts

` Create new and worthwhile ideas

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Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Critical Thinking

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Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Critical Thinking

What are 21st Century Skills?

Originally 2002, Partnership for 21st Century Skills

2008 Charles Fadel

2015

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What will we do today?

A Story Do's Don'ts& Benefits

History & Benefits Activities Activities

Questions to ask yourself

Which skills is this task or activity integrating?

Am I allowing opportunities for learning?

How do I know learning is happening?

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Creativity

Don'ts

Set all the rulesRemove choiceCriticize creativity

Do's• Encourage different outcomes• Allow for choice• Use music • Make your own words• Change the endings to stories • Display the outcomes of creativity • Have quiet drawing times • Let your students make your their

own rules• Reward creativity (not just English)• Be a role model

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Critical Thinking

Don'ts• Always give

answers • Only model one

way • Just say and

repeat

Do's

• Encourage comparison/contrasting• Spot the difference • Give students time to notice

language• Find the mistake• Present language in as many

different contexts as possible • Allow for L1

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Collab-oration

Don'ts• Always pick

groups for the students

• Always stop kids speaking to each other

Do's

• Let kids choose their own groups or partners

• Allow for frequent peer interaction • Let kids help each other • “Ask a friend” • Whole class games • Projects • Drama• Work with other teachers

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Communi-cation

Don'ts• Always stop

L1• Correct

everything

Do's

• Encourage kids to make mistakes

• Encourage asking question• Start the class with 3 questions • Encourage peer communication • Use body language • Focus on fluency (sometimes)

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When kids are left to collaborate and create

Learning happens

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My favorite question

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Some final thoughts

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Teacher Centered

StudentCentered

LEARNINGCentered

What do the 4Cs look like in your classroom?

Which of the 4Cs do you think your students need to develop?

These aren't new

Our kids come to us with these skills

Let's integrate these into all aspects of our teaching

You are probably already doing it

Thanks See you all soon