To succeed at change within the next twenty-four months, schools must be (1) led by forward-thinking administrators,(2) willing to view the student as the center of knowledge obtainment (3) prepared to re-examine learning spaces beyond brick and mortar self contained classrooms (4) willing to take on the challenges of expanding ways to deliver content beyond classroom walls, (5) able to apply technology resources with effective instructional practices (6) inspired to learn the necessary technology tools to implement the essential elements needed to construct connected learning environments and (7) willing to move away from the traditional approach of student measurement and devise new methods of assessment. These seven elements of connected learning principles will be central to a schools focus when they embrace ideas that are at the hub of changing the learning spaces for the millennial learner.
There is no magic formula for developing a connected learning school. Today’s school leaders face with an even greater challenge. Within the next twenty-four months communities across the nation will expect students to graduate and to be college and career ready. These are the same challenges that are compounded by the need for Digital Age literacy, but the 21st century skills required for such success are not well defined. These are the skill sets that are not clearly characterized in the new standards or have they been well identified in most "College and Career" readiness definitions. Yet, in every transformation certain elements must exist to make substantial change. Therefore, policymakers and educators alike must define 21st century skills, highlighting the relationship of those skills to academic standards that are aligned with college and career readiness. Along with the emergence of 21st century skill sets and standards of learning, schools will need to develop the seven habits of highly effective tech learning principles.
To succeed at change within the next twenty-four months, schools must be (1) led by forward-thinking administrators,(2) willing to view the student as the center of knowledge obtainment (3) prepared to re-examine learning spaces beyond brick and mortar self contained classrooms (4) willing to take on the challenges of expanding ways to deliver content beyond classroom walls, (5) able to apply technology resources with effective instructional practices (6) inspired to learn the necessary technology tools to implement the essential elements needed to construct connected learning environments and (7) willing to move away from the traditional approach of student measurement and devise new methods of assessment. These seven elements of connected learning principles will be central to a schools focus when they embrace ideas that are at the hub of changing the learning spaces for the millennial learner.
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Along with the emergence of 21st century skill sets and standards of learning, schools will need to develop the seven habits of highly effective tech learning principles.
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