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    20th Century Classroom vs. the 21st Century


    Classroom

    20th Century 21st Century

    USA 1960’s typical classroom – teacher-centered, A classroom at the School of Environmental Studies,
    fragmented curriculum, students working in isolation, aka the Zoo School, in Minneapolis. A perfect
    memorizing facts. example of real-life, relevant, project-based
    21st century education.

    Time-based Outcomes-Based (Learning activities &


    assessment are driven by outcomes)

    Focus: memorization of discrete facts Focus: what students Know, Can Do and
    Are Like after all the details are forgotten.

    Lessons focus on the lower level of Bloom’s Learning is designed on upper levels of
    Taxonomy – knowledge, comprehension and Blooms’ – synthesis, analysis and
    application. evaluation (and include lower levels as
    curriculum is designed down from the top.)

    Textbook-driven Research-driven

    Passive learning Active Learning-AL

    Learners work in isolation – classroom within Learners work collaboratively with


    4 walls classmates and others around the world –
    the Global Classroom

    Teacher-centered: teacher is center of Student-centered-SCL: teacher is


    attention and provider of information facilitator/coach

    Little to no student freedom Great deal of student freedom

    “Discipline problems – educators do not trust No “discipline problems” – students and


    students and vice versa. No student teaches have mutually respectful
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    20th Century 21st Century


    motivation. relationship as co-learners; students are
    highly motivated.

    Fragmented curriculum Integrated and Interdisciplinary curriculum

    Grades averaged Grades based on what was learned


    (Outcomes-Based Grading -OBG)

    Low expectations High expectations – “If it isn’t good it isn’t


    done.” We expect, and ensure, that all
    students succeed in learning at high levels.
    Some may go higher – we get out of their
    way to let them do that.

    Teacher is judge. No one else sees student Self, Peer and Other assessments.
    work. Public audience, authentic assessments.

    Curriculum/School is irrelevant and Curriculum is connected to students’


    meaningless to the students. interests, experiences, talents and the
    real world.

    Print is the primary vehicle of learning and Performances, projects and multiple
    assessment. forms of media are used for learning and
    assessment (Outcomes-Based Teaching
    & Leaning Activities-OBTLA &
    Outcomes-Based Assessment-OBA)

    Diversity in students is ignored. Curriculum and instruction address


    student diversity

    Literacy is the 3 R’s – reading, writing and Multiple literacies of the 21st century –
    math aligned to living and working in a globalized
    new millennium.

    Factory model, based upon the needs of Global model, based upon the needs of a
    employers for the Industrial Age of the 19th globalized, high-tech society.
    century. Scientific management.

    Driven by the NCLB and standardized Standardized testing has its place.
    testing mania. Education is not driven by the NCLB and
    standardized testing mania.

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    What is 21st century curriculum?


    Twenty-first century curriculum has certain critical attributes. It is interdisciplinary, project-
    based, and research-driven. It is connected to the community – local, state, national
    and global. Sometimes students are collaborating with people around the world in various
    projects. The curriculum incorporates higher order thinking skills, multiple
    intelligences, technology and multimedia, the multiple literacies of the 21st century,
    and authentic assessments. Service learning is an important component.

    The classroom is expanded to include the greater community. Students are self-directed,
    and work both independently and interdependently. The curriculum and instruction
    are designed to challenge all students, and provides for differentiation.

    The curriculum is not textbook-driven or fragmented, but is thematic, project-based


    and integrated. Skills and content are not taught as an end in themselves, but
    students learn them through their research and application in their projects.
    Textbooks, if they have them, are just one of many resources.

    Knowledge is not memorization of facts and figures, but is constructed through


    research and application, and connected to previous knowledge, personal experience,
    interests, talents and passions. The skills and content become relevant and needed as
    students require this information to complete their projects. The content and basic skills are
    applied within the context of the curriculum, and are not ends in themselves.

    Assessment moves from regurgitation of memorized facts and disconnected


    processes to demonstration of understanding through application in a variety of
    contexts. Real-world audiences are an important part of the assessment process, as
    is self-assessment.

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