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Check out the first 3 pages of this article. It really makes a great connection between 21st skills and stadards-based system. The connection continues to the Mastery Learning concept derived from Bloom and Guskey.



Basic Ideology In Our View
 * 1) Students that can collaborate in a variety of situations: finding information, sharing information, evaluating information to solve a specific problem, and applying this knowledge to come up with a solution.
 * 2) Students that self-evaluate and seek the proper information and people to ensure their success.
 * 3) Teachers that model and participate in the above ideas from 1 & 2.
 * 4) Teachers that are not "gate keepers" of information, but rather act as problem posers.
 * 5) Students realize that failure is not an end point, but rather a spring board for further learning. (Mastery Learning, Standards-Based)

However, the above concepts take on a non-traditional form and pedogogy. We came through an eductional system that was very traditional in the sense of the classroom structure and management, the tools we used to create work, the tools we used to gather information, we depended on the classroom teacher for information and knowledge, we collaborated with the peers in our class if we even collaborated at all. Twenty-First Century Learners are multi- taskers and they thrive in a chaotic environment where students are actively involved in the learning process. These students are more comfortable with using digital media to create work, practice work, and find information. Today's students do not need the teacher to find answers to problems, because they have a world-wide web and collaborate with a myriad of people.

21st Century Students:
 * 1) solve authentic problems.
 * 2) collaborate world-wide using non-traditional methods.
 * 3) understand the importance of re-mixing existing products and ideas.
 * 4) find information and prove learning using digital technology.
 * 5) are multi-taskers.

The basic principle is built on the premise that our students will most likely graduate from college and get a job that does not even exist today. As educators we need to prepare them for something that we are unaware of. The world and it's economy are changing at a rapid rate. By having our students work collaboratively to solve authentic problems aligned with our state standards will help them prepare for their future. Not only do we want to allow this to happen, but we will need to foster their growth by allowing them to use the tools of today and tomorrow, not the past. It has been said that for some students their favorite and most meaningful teachers will not be an assigned classroom teacher, but rather someone or a group of people accessed through digital learning. Our response to this is, the most memorable and influential teacher will be the one that allows for those connections to be accessed.

COLLABORATION / DIGITAL / EVALUATE / AUTHENTIC

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__6th Grade CAMP PBL__ We have developed four new activities for camp this year. Each of the activities involves teams of students working collaboratively in problem solving or creating situations. We are building rocket launchers, geodesic domes, using improv to create a skit out of props, and dropping a balloon from our mess hall. As a part of our 21st century requirement, we have built a wiki page to communicate our plans. The wiki has videos, forms, explanations, etc. Please check it out. This project is for all of our subjects in sixth grade. http://harmon6thgradecamp.wikispaces.com

Created a new wiki page focusing on Assessment for Learning, Mastery Learning, and Standards-Based Instruction. I hope you decide to join and use it as a guide for professional growth. http://auroraassessmentforlearning.wikispaces.com

Check this technology power point out. Really cool stuff, I hope I live long enough to see it. This is the concept of REMIX (21st century skill) like I have never seen before.