The idea of “create” new things in educational system taking out of paper and pencil is one of the purposes of use technology in 21st century. Teachers need considered that education today definitely changes. Dr Thornburg in his conference Skills for the 21st Century say that “before he was taught by books because teachers were stricter followers of the books contents and teachers evaluated that books say even if the books were accurate or not”. Today we see in the classrooms teachers following a textbook unit by unit, using the quizzes, test, and the activities that the book have. In my former job, I observed teachers practicing this methodology. The use of the books is sometimes necessary, but not always. Today classrooms need a revolution; for example, if teachers use the computer and the technology in the classroom probably they will save tons of papers and valuable time. One of the participant in the video talks about do not give the students everything, because they need explore, and teachers need to guide the learning process and correcting the student if they have some dude or need help.
In technological era, Students have more opportunity to explore new areas and bring new ideas to the classroom; they need to be preparing for future. Students should be more collaborative and less individualist. Dr. Thornburg talks also about of the necessity to training more people in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math); First, North America do not enough people to fill these jobs and developing countries are keeping their talents in this fields. Teachers need to reinforce the basic curriculum topics. Emphasizing STEM in the schools, educational system can be change of course it takes time, but students need be introducing from the kindergarten to high schools to have a good fundaments and bases.
Last year, I asked my 12 grade students about their future academic goals in college. The majority of them wanted become in some careers related to science as nurse or technician in any health science because they need to be in the jobs quick is possible. Rarely some students wanted to be doctor or scientific. As a teacher , we need promote our students in better way with skills that help them be critical consumers in profession and business. In the words of Dr, Thornburg “critical thinking, problem solving , communication skills, teamwork and collaboration, information technology, leadership “ are the basic skills that people needs develop with STEM because all of them are foundation in 21st century.
New era people also can interact with others putting away some barriers as distance, language, differences in backgrounds at this moment all of these potential problems cannot be considerate a big dilemma. The use of technology facilitate people activities , but to dominate perfectly all technology people in the society need started in early ages they learning process . According to the Partnership for the 21st Century website “the 21st century skills has four major categories: Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes; Learning and Innovation skills; Information, Media and Technology Skills; and Life and Career Skills “when people develop skill in each of these categories, they have more opportunity to have success in their future personal and professional lives. Teachers need help students magnify all this skills to construct better societies.
Dr. Chris Dede discusses the three “interfaces” that will shape how people learn and interact in the future. However, not any kind of interface is effective. How a person collaborates and with who collaborate are the skills that open the door in a social and educational life. Collaboration is a word and an action that will take more importance in people daily performance
References:
“Skills for the 21st Century” featuring Dr. David Thornburg
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). A report and mile guide for 21st century skills. Washington DC: Author. Retrieved fromhttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org/images/stories/otherdocs/p21up_Report.pdf
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