Languages

21st Century Learning is project-based

Flexible and creative

Brings the students into the equation

Addresses communication and critical thinking

Addresses the 6 pillars.

Defined as the process used by humans to acquire the ability to understand language and to produce and use words and speech to communicate

Facilitates greater learning of other skills

Helps kids to understand other countries and cultures

Breaks down the language barrier

Widens career opportunities

Adds versatility

Important because…

Adds Diversity

Builds on a Globalized World

Allows Collaboration-Connectivity

Practical

Learn through application

Languages learned through projects and are student driven

Material is focused on real applicable tasks

Provides connections and broadens knowledge and skill set

• History—High School

• Activity: World War I

• The students are learning about the beginnings of World War One. Some of the students don't quite understand some of the cultural aspects that played a part in the lead up to the start of the war. To help them understand you have the students split into groups and are assigned a country. Each group is to give a presentation explaining their countries involvement in the war. The students should include in their presentation they should analyze and explaining some of the war propaganda used. They will also use letters written about the war by their countries citizens during the war. Try to read it in the letters original language and write their own translation, to be used in their presentation.

Watching videos on YouTube about the culture and place you are studying.

This allows the students to see how people interact and how they speak to one another.

Play interactive games on the smart board. This allows the students to compete against one another and by active in the classroom. They also can imagine that they are actually in that country.

Blanco, H. (n.d.). 21st Century PowerPoint. Muonline. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from https://marshall-bb.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_group=courses&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2FdisplayLearningUnit%3Fcourse_id%3D_46905_1%26content_id%3D_933744_1%26framesetWrapped%3Dtrue

actfl.org. (n.d.). Standards For Foreign Language Learning. actfl.org. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs

What is 21st Century Education. (n.d.). What is 21st Century Education. Retrieved April 29, 2014, from http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm