Educating the Whole Child for the 21st

CenturyMay 1, 2009

Commission on The Whole Child◦ January/July, 2006

◦ Stephanie Pace Marshall/Hugh Price, co-chairs

◦ The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action Five components

A well-educated child is

healthy.

A well-educated child is

safe and secure.

A well-educated child is

engaged.

A well-educated child is

supported.

A well-educated child is

challenged.

Each student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle.

Each student learns in an intellectually challenging environment that is physically

and emotionally safe for students and adults.

Each student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the

school and broader community.

Each student has access to personalized learning and to

qualified, caring adults.

Each graduate is prepared for success in college or further study and for

employment in a global environment.

Whole Child Web site  Resources   

Whole Child Community Conversations Project

 Resolution Tool Kit  

The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action

What Employers Need

What Employers Are Not Getting

Critical thinking and problem-solving

Creativity and innovation

Collaboration, teamwork, leadership

Cross-cultural understanding

Communication and media literacy

Computing and ITC technology

Career and learning self-reliance

3 R’s X 7 C’s

7 C’s Critical thinking,

problem-solving

Creativity, innovation

Collaboration, teamwork, leadership

Component Skills Research, analysis,

synthesis, project management, etc.

New knowledge creation, solution design, storytelling

Cooperation, compromise, consensus, community building

21st Century Skills

7 C’s Cross-cultural

understandings

Communication, media literacy

Computing, ITC technology

Component Skills Diverse ethnic,

knowledge, organizational cultures

Crafting, analyzing messages, using technology effectively

Effective use of electronic information, knowledge tools

21st Century Skills

7 C’s

Career, learning self-reliance

Component Skills

Managing change, lifelong learning, career redefinition

21st Century Skills

Students working in teams to experience and explore relevant, real-world problems, questions, issues and challenges, then creating presentations and products to share what they have learned

21st Century Skills Learning Environment

Conventional speed

Step by step

Linear processing

Text first

Work-oriented

Stand alone

Twitch speed

Random access

Parallel processing

Graphics first

Play-oriented

Connected

Digital Immigrants vs Digital Natives

Multitasking / toggling

Multimedia learning

Online social networking

Online information searching

Games, simulations, creative expressions

Digital Learners Engage By . . .

Teacher directedDirect instructionKnowledge basedContent rootedBasic skillsTheoryCurriculaIndividualClassroomSummative assessmentLearning for school

Student directedCollaborative constructionSkills basedProcess rootedHigher order thinkingPracticeLife skillsGroupCommunityFormative evaluationLearning for life

Traditional LearningPROJECT-BASED LEARNING

Tolearn collaboration –

learn critical thinking –

learn oral communication –

learn written communication-

work in teams

tackle complex problems

present

write

Project Learning Is Skill Based

Tolearn technology –

develop citizenship –

learn about careers –

learn content -

use technology

tackle civic, global issues

do internships

research, do all of the above

Project Learning Is Skill Based

Desks, chairs with teacher in front of room; books and materials; a print rich environment

Educators as digital immigrants; taught before technology

Desktop computers, pods of laptops; media rich, immediate, fast, engaging, dynamic and instant response environment

Students as digital natives; adept at using digital media, wired to tools

From 20th Century Classrooms to 21st Century Learning Spaces

Methods of teaching aligned

Teaching areas

Tools, resources that support teaching

20th century schools

Methods of learning aligned

Learning spaces

Strategies, resources that support learning for students, staff

21st century learning communities

From 20th Century Classrooms to 21st Century Learning Spaces

Collaborative networkers and communicators

Adaptive and creative

Information, media and technology savvy

Partial to instant gratification

Reliant on media in its various forms

21st Century Learners are . . .

Desktop computers with high speed internet PDA’s, iPods, cell phones Focused software Learning and content management systems Video, audio conferencing Cameras, video cameras Media production Social networking sites Time for planning, experimentation

21st Century Learners Utilize . . .

Lecture and deliver information

Ask questions then accept answers

Model “how-to” at the chalk board

Moderate, facilitate, refocus discussions

Stimulate moderate, manage communication and collaboration

Use interactive whiteboards, blogs, social networks

20th Century Educators vs 21st Century Educators

Employ “give facts then test” model

Know pedagogy and effective practice

Engage in one-way teacher/student communication

Adapt curriculum, use digital tools to gather/ assess information

Combine pedagogy, effective practice and technological skills

Facilitate student/group collaboration

20th Century Educators vs 21st Century Educators

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Mohandas Gandhi