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Page 1: 21st Century Skills. The 21st century skills movement or global transformation The global landscape for learning is reshaping itself

21st Century Skills

Page 2: 21st Century Skills. The 21st century skills movement or global transformation The global landscape for learning is reshaping itself

The 21st century skills movement or global transformation

The global landscape for learning is reshaping itself.

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Learning Past and Future

“We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist . . . using technologies that haven’t yet been invented . . . in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.”

Richard Riley, Secretary of Education under Clinton

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21st Century Content

Global Awareness Civic Engagement Business, Financial & Economic Literacy

21st Century Learning Skills

Critical Thinking Problem Solving Communication Collaboration Creativity Self-Directed Learning Information & Media Literacy Accountability & Adaptability Social Responsibility

21st Century Content & Learning Skills

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These aims and programs introduce a

teaching approach based on developing learners’ competencies for life.

Competencies

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Discuss…

Competencies

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Why integrate competencies into our teaching?

• New tendencies• Students are confronted with new and different situations• Technology• Globalization• Success

Why integrate competencies into our teaching?

Competencies

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Why Reforms in Education, what are the aims of Education Policies?• Standarization of National programs.• Improve the quality of education.• Prepare students for life, according to

what society demands.

Competencies

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•Generic competencies•Disciplinary competencies•Professional competencies

There are 3 types of competencies that concern learning a foreign language:

Competencies

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Competencies

Generic Competencies:

The ability to perform tasks common to any professional strand. This competency involves personal, social and knowledge contexts that will become relevant throughout their life. These constitute the student´s main profile. (General)

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Competencies

  Disciplinary:

The ability to perform cross-curricular tasks (Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Communication). (Specific) 

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Competencies

  Professional: The ability to perform tasks that will be relevant in their professional life.

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But let´s concentrate on the Generic competencies for

now…

Generic competencies

GEN

ERIC COM

PETENCIES

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GEN

ERIC COM

PETENCIES

1. Self-Awareness 2. Effective Communication Skills3. Critical Thinking 4. Autonomous Learning Skills 5. Collaborative Learning Skills6. Ethics, Civics and Cultural Awareness

Generic Competencies

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Peace Education:

teaching individuals the information, attitudes, values and behavioral competencies needed to resolve conflict without violence and to build mutually beneficial, harmonious relationships

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Major reasons for peace educationMajor reasons for peace education

• To give students the competencies and values they need to build and maintain peace in their – Families– Peer group– Community– Workplace– Country– World– And within themselves.

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Major reasons for peace educationMajor reasons for peace education

• To constructively deal with the aftermath of war and the presence of violence in our daily lives– Increased violence and aggression– To ensure that previously warring

groups live together in harmony– Immigrant children from war-torn

countries who have experienced are socialized into a peaceful, democratic society.

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7 Worlds of Moral Education7 Worlds of Moral Education• Character Education• Cultural Education• Caring Community• Peace Education

• Social Action• Just Community• Ethical Inquiry

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Character Education

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Science / Math / Social Studies / Art / Physical Development

TheFour PillarsOf Learning

Learn to know

Learn to do

Learn to be

Learn to live

together

Awareness of world

issues and their

solutions

Active involvement in solution

building

Demonstrating respect for self

and others

Developing of attitudes

and commitment

of global citizenship

UNESCO: Four Pillars of Learning

UNESCO: Four Pillars of Learning

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“One of education’s chief roles is to prepare future workers and citizens to deal with the challenges of their times. Knowledge work—the kind of work that most people will need in the coming decades—can be done anywhere by anyone who has the expertise, a cell phone, a laptop, and an Internet connection. But to have expert knowledge workers, every country needs an education system that produces them; therefore, education becomes the key to economic survival in the 21st century.

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The future of work and careersAre students graduating from school really

ready to work?

“… students graduating from secondary schools, technical colleges, and universities are sorely lacking in some basic skills and a large number of applied skills:

• Oral and written communication• Critical thinking and problem solving• Professionalism and work ethic• Teamwork and collaboration• Working in diverse teams• Applying technology• Leadership and project management

As an English Teacher, are you preparing students to face their future?