nonprofit. research based. mission driven. since 1980

Nonprofit. Research Based. Mission Driven. Since 1980.

21st Century Skills: Teaching a New Generation of LearnersNonprofit. Research Based. Mission Driven. Since 1980.

© Developmental Studies Center

To help children develop to their

full potential -

academically,

ethically,

socially,

and emotionally

Developmental Studies Center

Non-profit organization, Oakland CA

Working with schools since 1980

Mission-BasedA Commitment to the Whole Child

Funding for DSC generously provided by:


DSC Guiding Principles

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• Build on intrinsic motivation in learners.

• Build an inclusive learning community.• Integrate academics with social and ethical learning.

• Set up the learning situation so learners do the thinking.

• Provide intellectual rigor and accessibility.

• Advance teacher practice.

Literacy Programs

• Reading Comprehension • Grades K-8• Making Meaning Vocabulary K-6

• Comprehensive Writing Curriculum• Grades K-6

• Intervention: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Sight Words• Single-syllable and polysyllabic

decoding• Grades K-12• Complete Spelling

Program • Grades 1-6

Character Education & After School Programs

• Community Building • Grades K-6

Class Meetings Cross-age Buddies Schoolwide Community-

Building Homeside Activities

Caring School Community

• KidzLit, K-8• KidsMath, K-6• Math Explorer, 6-8• Science Explorer, K-3• NEW! KidzScience 3-5

After School Enrichment


Think and talk about the skills students will need to be successful in the 21st Century

Reflect on the challenges to developing 21st Century learners

Explore the DSC approach to preparing 21st Century learners and teachers

Session Goals

21st Century Skills in Action

As you watch the video, ask yourself: What does it really mean to be equipped with skills for the 21st century?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCNlIif0hHY




Team Builder: Fold the Line

Q What are they going to need to know? What are the skills they are going to need to help them get there?

Q Think about a time when you learned something really well. What are some of the things that made your learning experience invaluable?


Design, evaluate, and manage one’s own work

Frame, investigate, and solve problems using a wide range of tools and resources

Collaborate strategically with others

Communicate effectively in many forms

Find, analyze, and use information for many purposes

Develop new products and ideas

Skills Required in the 21st Century


Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being recognized as the skills that separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. A focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future.

-Partnership for 21st Century Skills


Learning & Innovation Skills: The 4 Cs

Creativity and Innovation

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration

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The DSC WayIn the classroom. How we want our class to be.


Students Develop 21st Century Skills by

Working with a partner

Learning and using cooperative structures

Learning and using social skills

Discussing their work

Solving problems


Focus: Inferring About Causes and Effects

Students have experienced:

— Exploring expository text (text features & questioning)

— Analyzing literature

— Making inferences in literature and poetry

Lesson on Inference - Grade 61.34


Day 1: Read-aloud Class brainstorms prompts to extend conversation

Teacher introduces and reads Train to Somewhere

Students discuss plot, setting, and characters in the story

Students reflect on partner conversations

Day 2: Strategy Lesson Teacher reviews prompts to extend conversation

Teacher highlights clues to inferences in Train to Somewhere

Partners discuss inferences at various stops in the story

Grade 6 Lesson - Days 1 and 2


Day 3: Guided Strategy Practice Teacher reviews prompts to extend conversation

Partners work with an excerpt to explore causes in text

Class discusses excerpt together

Day 4: Independent Strategy Practice Students read texts at their independent reading level

Teacher models “Stop and Ask Why Questions”

Students reread to ask why questions in their own books

Partners use the questions to discuss their books

Grade 6 Lesson - Days 3 and 4


View the Video with a Partner

With your partner, decide who will focus on The students’ thinking and behavior

The teacher’s actions


Video Discussion Questions• What did you notice about students’ thinking and behavior?

• How did the teacher support students’ thinking and behavior?

• How might this approach help students develop the 4 Cs?

- Creativity and Innovation- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving- Communication- Collaboration


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Critical ThinkingThe Power of the Read Aloud

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Critical Thinking“What in the text made you think that?”


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Communication & CollaborationResponding in Pairs or Groups


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CreativityReading & Writing Independently


Social Values Responsibility

Respect

Caring

Fairness

Helpfulness


Explicitly Teach Cooperative Structures Think, Pair, Share

Turn to Your Partner

Think, Pair, Write

Heads Together

Group Brainstorming


Discussion Prompts: Explicitly Taught

“I agree with _______ because…”

“I disagree with _______ because…”

“In addition to what _______ said, I think…”

“I heard you say ________. Did I get that right?”

4th Grade “First Days” and “Mama Sewing” Genre: Personal

Narrative

Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir

By Eloise Greenfield and Leslie Jones Little


Quick-Write: Early Memories

If you were to write a story about your own “remembered life,” what memories could you write about?


Writing Time

Write about an early memory.

Write about anything you want.


Lesson Reflection

How might this lesson help students develop their writing?

What social skills might students need to participate in this lesson?


To teach students to write skillfully, creatively, abundantly, and with motivation in various genres

To teach students to work together and to help them develop socially and ethically

Dual Goals of an Effective Writing Program


Building intrinsic motivation

Abundant writing practice

Learning from published works and authors

Developing writing in the primary grades

Guided support through each step of the writing process

Learning skills and conventions when most helpful

Collaboration, sharing, and conferring

Best Practices in Writing Instruction


Video: Grade 1 Writing Stories About MeStudents have already experienced units on

The Writing Community (5 weeks)

Getting Ideas (6 weeks)

Telling More (4 weeks)

Unit 4: Writing Stories About Me (Personal Narrative)

In Week 1, students

—Explored stories with a Beginning, Middle and End

—Wrote stories of their own

In Week 2, students will:

—Revisit Chrysanthemum to explore feelings in writing

—Write stories that express feelings

—Learn how to Tell More by adding details

View the videoDecide with your partner who will focus on

• The students’ thinking and behavior

• The teacher’s actions


Discuss Video

What did you notice about the students’ learning and behavior?

How did the teacher’s actions impact the students’ learning and behavior?

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The DSC WayPartners give and get ideas


Prewriting

Drafting

Revising

Proofreading

Publishing

Collaborating Through the Writing Process


Immerse students in a genre

Provide models for specific aspects of craft

Demonstrate how professional authors approach writing

Stimulate imagination and fuel motivation

High Quality Read-aloud Texts

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The DSC WayAudience and Feedback


Students Develop 21st Century Skills by

Working with a partner

Learning and using cooperative structures

Learning and using social skills

Discussing their work

Solving problems


Children who feel connected thrive.

You see them: Listening to one another

Reaching agreement

Considering other points of view

Being respectful

Explaining their thinking

Asking questions

Supporting their own reasoning

Taking personal responsibility

Achieving more academically - and they like it!

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The DSC WayWhat resonated with you?


Class Meeting

What did you learn or experience today that you’ll take back into your classroom this year?


What questions do you have?

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