Last week I met with my 21C teaching and learning team and we began the process of updating our vision. As a Board we have done a lot of the heavy lifting to make 21C possible and now we need to focus in on the next steps.
We began the process by doing some "Blue Sky" thinking. I asked folks to picture what they would like a classroom in Peel to look like in five years. Once they had the picture, I asked them to answer the following questions:
1. What will the role of the teacher look like in an effective 21C classroom?
2. What will the role of the student be in an effective 21C classroom?
3. What role does technology play in a 21C classroom?
4. What are some of the key pedagogical strategies important to a 21C learning environment?
5. What does assessment look like in a 21C classroom and how does the teacher ensure quality and rigour with differentiated products?
6. What is our vision for a 21C learning space?
7. What role does curriculum play in a 21C environment?
As a committee we believe the more voices we can capture to inform our work, the more compelling our updated vision will be. I am asking for your input.
If you were blue sky thinking, what would your ideal 21C classroom look like. Add your comments to the bottom of this blog to allow us to build your great ideas and thoughts into our deliberations as we create our vision for moving forward. One we have established our statement I will share it out.
The vision is of course only the first step in moving forward. Once we know where we want to go we will then have to work on scaffolding the steps to get us there. Looking forward to your comments and ideas.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your input Sarah. I will add your thoughts to my 21C group's brainstorming.
DeleteHaving voice and choice in the learning and construction of the environment.
ReplyDeleteToday I was introduced to the term spiraling of the curriculum.
ReplyDeleteDocumentation of what students say, do and how they represent their thinking in the 21 C classroom. What does documentation of student thinking look like in the 21C classroom? What does evidence of student learning/thinking look like in the 21C classroom?
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