Core+Subjects+&+21st+Themes

==CORE SUBJECTS AND 21ST CENTURY THEMESmedia type="youtube" key="mxJUQtoe0TU" height="340" width="421" align="right" == **Session**: January 26, 2010

Class Goal/Objective for Session 2:

 * In this class session, class participants will explore 21st Century Themes and discuss and apply the concepts to current units of study in their classrooms.

Quote for the Session:
 //"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot// //read and write,// //but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."// // -- Alvin Toffle //
 * Links Used: **
 * [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills]

Activities for Objective:
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 * **Using the Class Reading for Week 1**: [|How to Bring Schools Out of the 20th Century]we will create a Google Document together than includes the requirements or reading in this course.
 * **KWL Information in Wikispace Discussion Tab** (from last week)
 * **River of Change Card Sort Activity:** Each member of class will be helping the group sort cards into a river of change, they will put themselves, their students and their schools somewhere in the river.
 * **Gallery Walk:** two stations (21st Century Skills) that includes activities and readings
 * **Intro to Wikispaces:** ( We will be doing the creation piece together. You will be adding a bulk of the content tonight (1-26-2010) and adding to it this week as part of your assignment)
 * 1) **Create an education site in Wikispaces:** http://www.wikispaces.com (education sites do not contain advertising) Add this account information to the one you created for Google Docs last week. @http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
 * 2) **Add the following pages with the following content:**
 * 3) **Main Page:**
 * 4) Links that are helpful to you, Partnership for 21st Century Skills Link
 * 5) Your three words for 21st Century Skills
 * 6) 21st Century Skills Overview (you will be writing this over the course of the semester)
 * 7) **Google Docs Page:**
 * 8) Link to Google Docs
 * 9) Description in your own words of what it is
 * 10) Application: How you are going to use this in your classroom/subject area description/lesson idea
 * 11) 21st Century Skill Addressed
 * 12) Link to Your Google Form
 * 13) **Smart Searching Page**
 * 14) Link to Google
 * 15) Description of why students need to learn "smart searching skills"
 * 16) Application: How are you going to use this with students/lesson idea
 * 17) 21st Century Skill Addressed

Assignment for Next Week:

 * Finish your article reaction by Friday, January 29, 2010.
 * Finish up on the three pages of your Wikispace above if you have not already done so
 * In the discussion tab of the class Wikispace (this page) add YOUR THREE WORDS for 21st Century Learning
 * **Reading for Class**: Digital Natives, Digital Immigrantsby Marc Prensky We will be completing an activity using this article in class next week--you can print this article if you would like, or you can read it on-line.