Purchase Solution

Learning for the 21st century

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Elaborate on what you have already done to bring the 21st century into your educational setting? What more can you do? What would you like to do if resources weren't an issue?
Which technology tools provide support or are most useful for the following 21st century skills?
- promoting greater student achievement
- increasing student engagement
- assessing student performance
- facilitating communication and collaboration
- maximizing administrative effectiveness
- building student proficiencies in 21st century skills

Address at least one tool for each of the listed skills.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The expert examines learning for the 21st century. The resources which weren't an issue are determined.

Solution Preview

Hello;

My name is Jason Blair and it is a pleasure to assist you with some notes about this topic today. I am an education professor in Arizona and have 15 years of experience in this area. It is my hope that my comments will help you as you complete this, as well as future, assignments.

The process of teaching today is radically different than it was a mere 10 years ago. Go back 20, 30, or even more years and the differences will be even more stark. Classrooms today are commonly filled with computer assisted instructional devices such as white boards, projectors, interactive maps, and the list goes on. Quite a few of the technological innovations have likely made their way into your own classroom setting. These changes are noticed at every level. From the preschool that now teaches children how to pronounce sounds with the aid of touchscreen computers, to the elementary school that connects students with computer "buddies" all over the world, to the high school that allows students to interact virtually with nearly any educational institution on the planet, the limits of technology are endless. Even universities today do not rely on mere "hands-on" activities. For example: Medical classrooms and laboratories now use computers to assist in all types of dissections and other lab type experiments. This was not possible just a decade or two ago.

One example of technology promoting great student achievement is ...

Solution provided by:
Jason Blair, MA, PhD (IP)
Education
  • BA, Arizona State University
  • MA, University of Phoenix
  • PhD (IP), North Central University
Recent Feedback
  • "thk u"
  • "Thk u"
  • "Thk u"
  • "Thank you! Posted one more."
  • "Thk u"
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Health and Safety Foundations for Individuals with Disabilities

The purpose of this quiz is to provide information relevant to assisting individuals with disabilities. This is a brief overview of services available.

IFSPs, Early Intervention Services

Brief introduction to Individualized Family Service Plans. Do you know the mission of the Early Intervention Program?

Play-Based Learning

Play-based learning is imperative for early childhood development. This is a brief introduction to some of the components of the importance of this method.

Educational Research: The Basics

This quiz provides a basic overview of terms typically use in educational research.

Effective Communication

Effective communication is an integral component of success in all fields. This quiz briefly introduces some of the key aspects involved with effective communication.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • professional learning community

    how creating a professional learning community can increase the ways teachers seize opportunities for integrating 21st-century skills, tools and teaching strategies into their classroom practic Professional Growth and Development Opportunities for

  • 21st Century Skills and Education

    This solution discusses education in the 21st century.

  • 21st Century Classroom

    579684 21st Century Classroom Identify and describe a major force that can impact curriculum in the 21st century. Cite the source(s) for your identification of that force.

  • 21st Century Education Skills

    571126 21st Century Education Skills Search images on the website for "21st century education skills." Identify where assessment fits into these images. Select one or two images that you believe represents your ideas on learning for today.

  • How standards for technology improve facilitation in the digital age.

    ISTE standards have promoted, supported, and modeled creative and innovative thinking for teachers within the 21st century classroom, which is vital for students' success in the 21st century.

  • Merits of a professional learning community: PLC

    Discuss how creating a professional learning community can increase the ways teachers seize opportunities for integrating 21st-century skills, tools and teaching strategies into their classroom practice — and help them identify what activities they can

  • Variables that Impact Learners in the 21st Century

    528170 Partnership for 21st Century Learning Review the Partnership for 21st Century Learning Framework. What do you believe would impact the learners in your classroom the most?

  • Partnership for 21st Century Learning Framework

    476421 Partnership for 21st Century Learning Framework After reviewing the Partnership for 21st Century Learning Framework, what in particular do you believe would impact the learners in your classroom the most?

  • Textbooks in the Classroom

    21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times [Hardcover] Bernie Trilling Charles Fadel http://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-Skills-Learning-Times/dp/0470475382 4.

  • Redesigning an Instructional Plan for 21st Century

    Enables 21st century professional learning communities for teachers that model the kinds of classroom learning that best promotes 21st century skills for students.

View More Related Solutions