Resources-internet

These are internet resources for the 21st Century Classroom.

1. This website is for the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

[|Partnership for 21st Century Skills]

2. This website is for the Route 21 Project for 21st Century Skills, information, resources, and community skills. University of Wisconsin 21st Century Skills Initiative.

[|UW 21st Century Skills Initiative-Route 21]

3. A great project-based learning program at Freemont High School in CA. This is very, very interesting. Clearly a model for the 21st Century Classroom. What would this kind of project look like at WMS? Watch the video embedded in the article.

[|Freemont High School 21t Century Project]

4. Here is a link to a blog on the question of 21st century teaching skills. The author talks about the need to shift the conversation from 21st century skills for students to what teachers need to prepare themselves for in the 21st century classroom.

[|Blog on Teaching Skills for the 21st Century]

5. This link is to a Cisco piece on the important ways that technology can support 21st century classrooms and teaching. There are some good examples in math, science, etc. Also, they reference some excellent resources--software and hardware. The PASCO materials for science are excellent. (21st Century Teaching Tools Engage Students and Expand the Boundaries of Learning)

[|Cisco Resources for 21st Century Teaching]

6. This article by Daniel W. summarizes some of the things that appear elsewhere; however, he does reference some reports that are worth looking at, especially the survey of business folks--what they are looking for and seeing in new hires. This article is a short, good summary of some of the issues.

[|Daniel Willingham Blog]

7. Watch this video for a rationale for why project-based learning is a good way to engage students in the work of the classroom.

[|Project-based learning]

8. I found this to be a fascinating or compelling little piece. The video is about 6 minutes (somewhat clear after 3-4) but really worth watching. Also, connects to the FischBowl blog and work at Arapahoe HS. Check out the WHAT IF piece. This connects well to the Falconer where the WHAT IF question is the critical one. What if we had listened to all those voices in the past, what progress would we make. **Constructivist Teaching With Technology: 21st Century Education** Karl Fisch and Anne Smith [|Arapahoe High School] Centennial, Colorado

[|WHAT IF]

9. Podcast interview with Karen Kodoma, author of an article on International Education: Education for the 21st Century. This is also an accompanying article from Phi Delta Kappan,

[|Podcast on 21st century teaching] [|Article on 21st century teaching in international education]

10. This video of a short (20 min) talk by Sir Ken Robinson is very fascinating. He is an excellent, entertaining, funny, and provocative thinker and speaker. His talk focuses on the value of creativity. This video is on TED.com. Write down the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS that he raises in this talk.

[|Sir Ken Robinson's video on Creativity]

11. http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm