For part of an assignment in my Master's class at Walden University, Understanding the Impact of Technology on Education, Work, and Society, I visited the Partnership for 21st Century Skills website. Otherwise known as P21. P21 was created to support and provide tools and resources to prepare students for life in the 21st century. After navigating the website, I find it to be quite resourceful and informational. As a teacher, I struggle everyday with finding time to teach my students the proper tools and skills that they will need to know about technology to be successful in their future.
The P21 website provides various online links with tools and resources for teachers. One of the best link I found was Video 21. This link has a variety of videos that show what 21 century education looks like in the classroom. The Science lesson I watched modeled critical thinking, problem solving, and technology skills by the students. This is a great resource for teachers who are striving to bring these critical skills into their lessons, but aren't quite sure how.
The website states, "P21 Leadership States design new standards, assessments, and professional development programs that prepare students with the 21st century skills they need to be successful in school, work, and life. I was suprised to see that only 14 states are part of this state initiative. Preparing our students for the 21st century is something that should be done across the board, not just in 14 of our 50 states. I teach in Georgia and it is not one of the states. This is something I would like to research more and find out what initiatives my state is actually taking to prepare our students. In the meantime, I can definitely use this website as a resource in my own classroom.
website: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
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I was also surprised at how few states are a part of this initiative. I teach in California and we are not a part of the program. With our tough economic condition, I do not see the state being able to fund much of a technologial program however needed it might be. Having the Partnership for 21st Century Skills help to fund advancements in teaching and incorporating technology could potentially change the way we teach.
ReplyDeleteI spent some time navigating the website, and I actually missed the link to video 21. Thank you for pointing it out, otherwise I would not have known about it and would have missed out on opportunity to watch some of the videos.
I also like the link to Video 21. It was great to see that teachers could upload videos that showed actually lessons and not productions that were staged ahead of time. I plan to share this information with other teachers as well as my administrator. I think it will be helpful in helping them to understand the importance of technology in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned that you would like to do more research on programs offered in your state, Georgia. Have you had the opportunity to do the research yet? If so, did you discover any initiatives in place?