10 Signs of a 21st Century Classroom

Patrick Goertz

10 Signs of 21st Century Classroom

• Developed as a guide to improve STEM offerings

• Cross curricular

• Published on Edutopia

Why 21st Century?

• We’re already 16 years in.

• Other possibilities?

• Conveys urgency and familiarity

Classroom of the Past

• Linear

• Vertical knowledge transfer

• Worked well for the time

What has changed?

• Understanding of the Brain

• Society

• Workforce needs

#1: Technology Integration

• More than just use of technology

• Outcome should be different

Tech Idea: Socrative

• Quick responses

• Anonymous

• Exit ticket

• Cross platform

Tech Idea: PhET

• Over 100 sims

• Physics, chem, bio

#2: Collaboration

• Not a matter of introvert/extrovert

• Exposure to new ideas

• Opposing viewpoints

Collaboration Idea: Kagan Strategies

• Based on Multiple Intelligence research

• Engagement and movement

Collaboration Idea: Teacher PLN

• Not just for students

• Observe

• Discuss

Collaboration Idea: Brainstorming

• Important part of the engineering design process

• Keep positive

• Methods:

• Visual

• Ladder

#3: Creativity

• STEAM

• Builds confidence

• Increase in productivity

Creativity Idea: Video Contest

• Students have added motivation

• Can be used as assessment

Creativity Idea: In Character Presentations

• Students act the role:

• Scientists

• Experts

• Atoms

#4: Inquiry

• Develops student-scientists

• Question based approach

• Guided vs. open

Inquiry Idea: Open Ended Labs

• Included in more AP courses

• Let students decide how to demonstrate a concept

Inquiry Idea: Student Designed Labs

• Pose a question

• Students determine steps to an answer

#5: Critical Thinking

• Students justify answers

• Challenge preconceptions

• Make thoughts visible

Critical Thinking Idea: Why?

• Like a child

• Be annoying

Critical Thinking Idea: Test Corrections

• Allow students opportunity to reflect

• More than just correct answer

• Contentious area

#6: Writing

• Specifically for reflection

• Metacognition

• Error avoidance

Writing Idea: Engineering Journals

• Document the entire process

• Skills

• Observation

• Notetaking

• Sketching

• Organization

Writing Idea: Peer Review

• Scientific process

• Allows students to view other work

#7: Problem Solving

• Fits into a number of other ideas

• Standardized method of approaching any situation

Problem Solving Idea: Unanswerable Question

• Mars Problem

• What other questions are involved?

Problem Solving: Rube Goldberg

• Great way to analyze motion/energy conversion

• Video

#8: Hands-on

• Kinesthetic

• Connection to outside world

• Great to be a science teacher

Hands-on Idea: Probeware

• Vernier or Pasco

• Measurement of numerous factors

Hands-on Idea: Projects

• Can span an entire unit

• Roller coaster project

#9: Teacher as Facilitator

• Personalized education

• Guide and mentor

• Help students to find passion

Facilitator Idea: Capstone Research

• Students choose final project

• Project presentation night

Facilitator Idea: Student Taught Lesson

• Students become “experts”

• Teacher reviews lessons before presentation

#10: Transparent Assessment

• Students should know what and how

• Link to objectives

Assessment Idea: Rubrics

• Especially useful for projects

• Unambiguous categories

• Students require training

Assessment Idea: Distributed Labs

• Too many labs?

• One student per lab group writes the report

• Formal lab

• Turn rotates

Assessment Idea: Standards Based Grading

• Don’t be alarmed!

• Acknowledges that students learn at different speeds

• Varied ways to use this

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