According to Nichols (2019), the role of education, which is “to prepare students to become active, successful, and contributing members of society,” has not changed; however, the society has changed. We now have access to a vast amount of information at our fingertips and constant social interaction with people all around the world. Some of the most preferred jobs today didn’t exist in the past two decades, which means our students would have to be ready for jobs that do not even exist yet. [figure 1] 12 jobs that didn't exist 10 years ago. (Berry, 2017). To prepare our students to be ready and to reach their full potential in the 21st century, teachers should incorporate 21st-century learning in their classrooms. There are multiple facets that define 21st-century learning, and here are three generally agreed upon aspects - communication, collaboration, and creativity that I explored this week. I created a multimodal presentation of 21st-century learning that includes the definitions of these aspects with some examples from my own classroom as well as plans to further move my practice toward 21st-century learning. As I become more aware of 21st-century learning, I realized that I am already incorporating many aspects of it into my classroom. However, I also learned that there is so much more I can do to help my students develop 21st-century skills. Expanding my understanding of 21st-century learning gave me a clear picture of how 21st-century classrooms should be. [figure 2] Boy rising up his hand wearing black cape. (Porapak Apichodilok, 2019). One challenge I encountered while working on this project was using a new tool for my multimodal presentation. I decided to use Powtoon as I’ve watched several Powtoon presentations online, and I’ve always wanted to create my own. However, they set time limits for each slide and the entire presentation. I had to record my presentation using Screencast-o-Matic and edit it with iMovie. Overall, although it was a long journey, I learned a lot form creating my multimodal presentation! Resources: Berry, C. (2017). 12 jobs that didn't exist 10 years ago [figure 1]. Retrieved from https://www.charlenaberry.com/single-post/2017/03/02/12-Jobs-that-didnt-exist-10-Years-Ago Nichols, R. J. (2019, June 8). 4 Essential Rules Of 21st-Century Learning. Teach Thought. Retrieved from https://www.teachthought.com/learning/4-essential-rules-of-21st-century-learning/ Porapak Apichodilok. (2019). Boy rising up his hand wearing black cape [figure 2]. Retrieved from https://www.pexels.com/photo/boy-child-clouds-kid-346796/
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