welcome to the 21st century classroom
Welcome! Education in the 21st century is most accurately represented as a journey - a journey of exploration! This journey is guided by compasses, rather than maps. We are driven by the belief that in order to prepare today's students for success in life, schools must become "21st century" . . . . I am committed to partnering with and supporting you to make this vision a reality.
critical thinking |
Creativity |
Communication |
Collaboration |
Critical thinking is looking at problems in a new way and linking learning across subjects and disciplines.Classrooms that facilitate and teach critical thinking lead students to develop other skills, such as a higher levels of concentration, deeper analytical abilities, and improved thought processing.
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Creativity is trying new approaches to get things done, innovation, and invention. Classrooms that foster creativity are becoming a necessity because in today's world of global competition and task automation, innovative capacity and a creative spirit are fast becoming requirements for personal and professional success.
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Communication is about sharing thoughts, questions, ideas, and solutions. Classrooms must cultivate student communication skills as they must be able to effectively analyze and process the overwhelming amount of communication in their lives today.
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Collaboration is about working together to reach a goal and putting talent, expertise, and smarts to work. Collaboration is essential in the classroom because it is inherent in the nature of how work is accomplished in our civic, college and workforce lives. It is a necessity due to globalization and the rise of technology.
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