- Educators explore learning in the 21st century and innovative teaching practices that support the development of 21st century skills.
In this module, you:
Identify the needs of 21st century learners
Explain the history and reason behind the 21st century learning design research project
Identify the 21st century skills learners need for life and work in the 21st century
Explain the purpose of 21st century learning design framework, rubrics, and decision trees
- Introduce educators to the dimension of knowledge construction which helps learners build deep knowledge that they can transfer and apply in practice.
In this module, you'll:
Determine why knowledge construction is important
Define knowledge construction
Understand the 21CLD Knowledge Construction rubric and decision tree
Identify Microsoft tools that support knowledge construction
Design learning activities that focus on knowledge construction
- Educators design learning for learners to develop collaboration skills: shared responsibility, substantive decisions making, and interdependent work.
In this module, you:
Determine why collaboration is important
Define collaboration
Understand the 21CLD collaboration rubric and decision tree
Identify Microsoft tools that enhance learners’ collaboration
Design learning activities that focus on collaboration
- Explore real-world problem solving for educators and the dimensions that must be present in such classroom activities to prepare learners with 21st century skills.
In this module, you'll:
- Determine why real-world problem solving and innovation is important
- Define problem solving
- Explore the real-world problem solving and innovation rubric and decision tree
- Examine Microsoft tools that support real-world problem solving and innovation
- Design learning activities that focus on real-world problem solving and innovation
- Educators learn the concept of skilled communication to supports them in designing learning activities to this important skill.
In this module, you'll:
Determine why skilled communication is important
Define skilled communication
Understand the 21CLD skilled communication rubric and decision tree
Identify Microsoft tools that support learners in skilled communication
Design learning activities that focus on skilled communication
- Educators learn about the concept of self-regulation and to design learning activities to help learners develop it.
In this module, you'll:
Determine why self-regulation is important
Define self-regulation
Explore the self-regulation rubric and decision tree
Examine Microsoft tools that support self-regulation
Design learning activities that focus on self-regulation
- This module highlights for educators the need to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to transform learning experiences and create and design new information and ICT products.
In this module, you:
Determine why it's important for learners to use ICT to support knowledge construction
Define ICT for learning
Understand the 21CLD ICT for Learning rubric and decision tree
Identify Microsoft tools that help learners use ICT in transformative ways
Design learning activities that focus on ICT for Learning
- Educators implement 21st century skills and learning into classes using 21CLD for lesson design.
In this module, you:
Describe the needs of 21st century learners
Explain the 21st century learning design dimensions
Create a plan of action for integrating 21st century learning design
