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Joyce Igo' s Interpretation of 21st Century Learning

MATERIALS

 * desks have been retired along with most copy machines
 * bulky computers are replaced with individual student handhelds

LEARNING ENVIRORNMENT

 * for a class of 20 students, there are 21 teachers in the room
 * adult is a facilitator as well as a teacher
 * students are working in groups to create questions and solve problems
 * facilitator works within groups to foster critical thinking skills


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 * learning is not limited to the classroom


 * students are reading from their handheld computers; there are no textbooks
 * teachers know more about individual students and their preferred learning modalities
 * students enthusiastically share in lesson planning

ASSESSMENT

 * students are proving knowledge in various, self selected mediums
 * students are able to teach concepts to other students
 * students are not limited to grade level learning

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 * teachers have individual goals agreed upon by administration
 * professional development days are used to provide teachers with time to work on their goals
 * outsourced professional development wokshops are so 20th century
 * teachers work on goals within a team of similar development goals
 * teachers collaborate on **__all aspects__** of student development and learning
 * administrators have become a teaching resource for educators