1. The 21st Century Teacher
The transition of yesterday‟s
traditional teachers to today‟s
modern teacher.

2. Yesterday’s School Teacher
1800s
1. Teachers did not have
any formal training until
introducing Normal
Schools in 1823 and by
1870 all states had free
public schools
2. The primary goals of
education were learning
the 3 Rs and more
concern for a teachers
behavior than their
pedagogy
3. Students did not attend Image: Wikipedia
school for very long.

3. Yesterday’s School Teacher
1900s
1. The 3 Rs expanded to the
7 Cardinal Principals.
2. Attendance was
compulsory until age 16
3. Cultural and ethnic
diverse students were
introduced into public
schools
4. Bachelors degree was
required by mid-century,
and were expected to
know pedagogy
5. Organizations for
teachers (NEA, AFT)
became important as 1915 class picture, Ohio
teaching transitioned into Image: Wikipedia
a “profession”

4. TODAY:
Some changes in the classroom
Before
1. Monocultural (Melting
Pot)
2. Only English
3. Only 1 place to teach
class
4. Teacher was
transmiter of
information
5. Education for the
“masses”

5. TODAY:
Some changes in the classroom
Today
1. Multicultural (salad
bowl)
2. ELLs
3. Multiple places to
teach class
4. Teacher now
“facilitates”
information.
5. Individualized
Education Plans
What today’s class looks like
Source: Google

6. Teaching Delivery Models
Industrialist vs. Constructionist
Industrialist Contructionist
1. Separate Subjects 1. Integrated subjects
2. T. distributes 2. T. guides learning
knowledge experience
3. Passive student role 3. Active student role
4. No student part. In 4. Students participate
planning in planning
5. Memory and drills 5. Leaning by discovery

7. Why have we shifted from and industrial to a
student centered approach?
Some ideas….
 Students have more access to information:
The teacher is no longer the transmits
information, they „facilitate‟ it.
 Students are more diverse: they have
different mentalities and learning styles
 Research shows student cooperation can
increase performance: collaboration is key
to cultural tolerance
 Students want to learn more: they
challenge authority and question things
more in search for truth and justice

8. Do learners today have a different
expectation of HOW they want to learn?
Today‟s students
1. Students want to participate in their
learning, not just receive instruction.
2. They want collaborative and digital ways to
acquire knowledge
3. They want to manage their own time.
4. They want relevant content and material, they
want to apply what they learn in school to
their lives.
5. They want to celebrate their individuality
together through their differences, ideas and
perspectives.

9. What aspects of students are NOT
different?
1. They still want role models that
authentically care for them
2. They still want to be noticed and
recognized, whatever they may be.
3. They still want to be loved and
accepted by the people in their
lives.

10. National Educational Technology Plan
Transforming American Education
This plan calls for 5 Educational goals:
applying the
Advanced 1. Learning
technologies used in 2. Assessments
our daily 3. Teaching
personal and 4. Infrastructure
professional lives to 5. Productivity
our entire education
System.
http://www.ed.gov/technol
ogy/netp-2010

11. Today’s School Teacher
 Teachers Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
 Don‟t be afraid to be creative and innovate!
Show your students they can too.
 Use real-world situations and digital tools to
engage students in authentic problem solving
 Learn from and with your students,
colleagues and everyone involved in the
learning process.

12. Today’s School Teacher
 Design and develop Digital age
Experiences and Assessments.
 Digitalize your material, be creative.
 Use technological learning environments to
help students set their own educational goals
 Customize digital learning activities to meet
students learning styles
 Give students formative and summative easily
accessible online assessments and find out
how much they really know.

13. Today’s School Teacher
 Model Digital Age work and
Leaning.
 Go digital. Be an expert on technology
and use it in your day to day.
 Collaborate with peers and students to
digitalize your class.
 Use a blog/website to communicate
with students and parents and peers.
 Use digital tools to support research,
data analysis and learning

14. Today’s School Teacher
 Promote and Model Digital Citizenship
and Responsibility
 Always use the internet ethically and legally.
Always remind your students.
 Make sure all your students have the same
access to all resources.
 Interact with your students online out if the
class.
 Connect with other cultures through digital
tools to create awareness and cultural
tolerance and understanding.

15. Today’s School Teacher
 Engage in Professional Growth and
Leadership
 Explore different technological developments
for learning.
 Share them with your students and peers,
show them your experience and help them
integrate it in their learning
 Talk about new research and practices, reflect
on how you think they‟ll work with your
students.
 If you discover an effective practice, share it
with everyone. Make your contribution to the
evolution of teaching in the 21st Century!

16. Technology
How it has changed our students lives
Positive aspects:
 Better teaching and learning: more
digital tools = more participation
 today‟s tech savvy student are more
confident
 Increased cooperation and
communication among students,
teachers and parents.
 More and easier access to information.
 Geographic freedom.

17. Technology
How it has changed our students lives
Negative aspects (and some counters)
1. Makes it easier to cheat
 Use plagiarism detection software, proctor
important assignments /assessments
2. Makes it harder to focus.
 encourage monotasking in your lessons
3. Poor handwriting skills
 encourage calligraphy practice by
approaching students portfolio and
scrapbooks as artwork.

18. Something to think about:
 When was the last time you sent a message through a
social media page or shared a link on “Facebook”?
 Did you ever learn to do something with a “Youtube”
video or a blog?
 Do you send your children text messages? Do they
answer back and forth with you?
 When was the last time you made something with the
help of another person?
Let the answers to these questions help you get
started on your transition to being a better
effective teacher for our students today!
Thank you 

19. References
1. http://www.putnampit.com/holistic.html
2. http://www.theanywhereoffice.com/wor
k-life-balance/the-lost-art-of-focus-
multi-tasking-vs-mono-tasking.htm
3. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-
has-technology-changed-education.html
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PftT-
KYpYcE
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_
education_in_the_United_States