21st Century Education

I think that 21st education is a great thing for students and teachers. It gives us, as new educators, more options and ways to teach students. No longer do they want our classroom to be teacher based but student based. This will give the student more opportunities to learn and ask questions. Instead of being text book driven we now need to be research driven. Give students the opportunity to go to a computer and research the topic they are learning about. I am very glad that they want us as teachers to move outside of the classroom with desks and chairs in rows. We should take advantage of different styles of rooms and the outside environment. My favorite thing about 21st century learning is that the students get the chance more often to work in groups. I think that this is the best thing a teacher can do for their students. As students they will learn from each other and take away new knowledge that they might now have known before.
Here is West Virginia's vision for using 21st century skills:












Here is a link to a list of 21st century standards:
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