21st+Century+Skills

What 21st century skills will you incorporate into your unit? Why?

Students will be collaborating as partners on a debate team, competing against another team. They will be perusing online material with a critical eye, acknowledging that not all websites are reliable and all have an agenda of some sort. Their mission is to find the most reliable, the most recent, and the most relevant information to support their position. Students must consider both sides as they mine through loads of information and must not only know what their opponents will argue, but also prepare to refute those arguments. The timing is perfect as we enter an election year in the 21st century.

R. Tarpinian

Communicating and Collaboration- Being about to work and communicate with (all types of) people is a necessity in diverse and multinational workplaces and communities. High Level Thinking- Students need to be able to solve complex problems in life. (Challenges in life don't come with multiple choice answers.) Technology- Engages students

Holly L.

I will work on creativity and Innovation. Children enjoy exploring, but when it comes to creativity they have to learn how to take the initiative in selecting and carrying out activities. Also, we will use communication and collaboration whereas, students will learn how to participate in group activities, and communicate thier concerns.

Wanda Lykes

I''ll definately work on collaboration, sharing ideas clearly and effectively and using technology to evaluate information. I think collaboration is a tremendously important life skill. We absolutely need to be able to share ideas clearly. I think kids really enjoy technology and like being "hands on" with it.

Kelsey Kuckhahn

In our project the students will demostrate their creativity and innovation by looking through original material and select the best ones to include in their traveling project, they will find new ideas and they will identify what is valuable to be included in their project and what is not. They will have to analyze, classify and detect what is the best and more attactive material for their project, they will also have to use the target language in a clear and correct way when the times comes to present their project to the entire class.They will also decide how they are going to present the project to the class and what kind of technology are their using for their presentation.

Angela Caldwell

-I will incorporate Life and Career Skills and Learning and Innovation Skills in my unit. The curriculum in my classroom is designed specially to meet the unique needs of my students, and is largely based on functional academic skills. From the Life and Career Skills, I will specifically incorporate Productivity and Accountability Skills, including holding my students accountable for their ability to respond to and carry out directives, maintain attention to task for appropriate periods of time specific for each individual, and ensuring each student completes quality work as independently as possible. It is important that I hold my students accountable for participating in the unit at their full potential. This includes extending tolerance for sitting for the duration of an activity, accepting physical assistance as needed to use manipulatives and materials appropriately, and also taking initiative in participating in unit activities with as much independence as possible.

In the Learning and Innovation Skills, I will incorporate Communication and Collaboration Skills, such as articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing. My students are nonverbal and are learning to use alternative forms of communication, including some vocalizations, signs, picture symbols, and voice output devices. Opportunities will arise throughout the unit that will allow my students to use these alternative forms of communication to participate in classroom discussions, practice expressing thoughts and ideas, and expand their communication skills by combining symbols, signs, or phrases and extending their answer or contribution. All of these skills can be useful and generalized across settings and contexts. -Kathleen Crowe Coll

I try to do activities that student can relate to in life, and allow them to find information that they are interested in. I have also intergrated technogy when possible, I am limited by my own knowledge and abilitiy in the types of technologies aavailable. -Brian

I will have children engaged in activities that will challenge them in the areas of collaboration and communication. They will also have to be able to analyze the texts and websites to see if they would be appropriate for use or not. They will be using some technology as well. I will also require them to use their Higher Level thinking skill in this project. -Joy Rogers

Students will use the skills of communication and collaboration to in the activities for the unit. They will communicate with each other on a daily basis through posting and commenting in positive ways on each other's blogs. This constructive criticism and positive feedback is necessary for communication. They will collaborate in all aspects of the unit except the final unit test. Developing these skills will help prepare them for real world experiences now and later in life.

Suellen McConnell

I will incorporate collaboration, real life skills, communication and technology. Students in this class are emotionally disabled. It is important for these students to be able to apply learning in the classroom to real life situations since they are lacking in this area. Jennifer Massullo

Cooperative Learning Skills working together in groups. Each person in the group is held accountable for different job assignments in the group. Gaining understanding that each assignment is linked together in some way. Each part of the link is an important part of the assignment. Missing links can cause assignments to fail or not work together well. Being able to work well with others under any circumstances and adverserties. Carol Beeks