1. 21st Century Learners
What does it mean for us?
Slides adapted from Scott Schwister, KimCofino and Silvio Rosenthal Tolisano

2. How are students changing?

3. How are students changing?
(Are they?)

4. 21st century learners

5. life
outside
the classroom

6. always on

7. interaction is expected

8. social

9. highly customized experiences

10. increasingly digital

11. constantly
connected

12. instantaccess

13. producers
+
consumers
prosumers

14. effective learners are…
effective communicators & creators are…
effective global collaborators are…

15. lifelong
learners
effective learners are…

16. natural navigators
effective learners are…

17. critical thinkers and evaluators
effective learners are…

18. able to create something new
effective communicators & creators are…

19. able to communicate across
culture, time & distance
effective communicators & creators are…

20. effective communicators & creators are…

21. able to collaborate to reach
common
goals
effective global collaborators are…

22. able to lead or follow
effective global collaborators are…

23. no boundaries
effective global collaborators have…

24. What does this mean for
teaching and learning?

27. Image Sources (Creative Commons License):
Dangling Colors: http://flickr.com/photos/yanivg/52124840/
Honey, courtesy Scott McLeod: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/02/a-taste-of-honey.html
Girl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/
Lights and the City: http://flickr.com/photos/diankarl/2970686837/
Blue Sky Over Monday Morning: http://flickr.com/photos/guitrento/2564986045/
NY at Night: NY at night: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/497814516/
Swing: http://flickr.com/photos/mcmorr/1294684803/
Bumper Cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cwalker71/2637125074/
Sunset playing: http://flickr.com/photos/nattu/895220635/
Puzzle piece: http://flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3082335820/
Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/
Connected: http://flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/
Touch Sensitive: http://flickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1196494552/
Camera: http://flickr.com/photos/ssh/12638218/
Blindfold: http://flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/2657434642/
Finger point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/
Question mark: http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/
ISB21: http://isb21.wikispaces.com
Steering Wheel: http://flickr.com/photos/paulvaarkamp/865876994/
Statue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usagent/261743402/
Orienteering in Venice: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_cristina/2252226613/
Big eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/
Birds on wire: http://flickr.com/photos/suckamc/5388273/
Painted girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/867886652/
Hieroglyphics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/1331640797/
Think outside the box: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/
NASA: http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491430005/in/photostream/
Ants: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/1584818205/
Fish: http://flickr.com/photos/brujamavi/2824076847/
Sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/2352150031/
We eat light: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/117037943/
Rubik's cube: http://flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/237529176/
Open road: http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2049233526/
Gadgets: http://flickr.com/photos/slipstreamjc/748716731/
Mountain Climber: http://flickr.com/photos/ilker/2493908947/
Audience: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/174586756/
Web: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/322023870/
Graffiti Body Outlines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3978223/