SocialStudies8

Social Studies 8 //** 1. What are the 21st century skills that need to be taught? **// // ·   // // The Initiative to Attack a Challenge // // ·  // // Problem Solving Skills // // ·  // // Communication Skills // // ·  // // Collaboration Skills // // ·  // // Synthesizing Information Skills // // ·  // // Technological Application Skills // // ·  // // Resource Location and Relevance Skills //  ·  // All of the above as individuals and as a member of a team // //** 2. Will these skills require changing some of the things educators do? **//   // These skills will definitely require change on the part of the educator. Educators will not only have to be a model of the skills above, but will also have to imbed such things into the planning of individual lessons and the school year as a whole. It will require collaboration with other educators to seek answers to the questions you don’t know, learn about methodologies and/or strategies you have never attempted but are curious to try, and share any of the knowledge about the above that you may hold. Educators will have to step outside of the box, outside of their comfort zone, and attempt to teach in a manner that may be foreign, uncomfortable, and/or new to them. // //**  3. How do we incorporate them into our lessons? **//   // Lessons should be designed around inquiry/problem-based learning strategies that are relevant to the students’ lives, the real world, educational standards, and that include relevant uses of technology that will enhance or extend upon the lessons/objectives/standards. // //** 4. What tools do we use and how should we use them? **//   // Available tools may be computers, the Internet, Blackboard, Wikipages, Smartboards, Digital Voice Recorders, Digital Cameras, Flip Cameras, and computer programs such as Audacity and Movie Maker. // //**  5. What do the educational experiences and learning environment look like? **//  ·   Hands-on  ·   Student-Centered  ·   Student Initiated, Directed, and Driven //** 6. How do we measure the achievement of these 21st century skills? (not just the content standards) **// // Measurement should come through the use of rubrics, self-evaluation, reflection and assessment on both academic content and skills that were learned and/or used. //