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21ST CENTURY EDUCATION •An education that enable and equip a child to embrace the future

with necessary skills (21st century skills) to survive and develop

further according to the global changes.

IMPORTANCE OF 21ST EDUCATION

FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, JOBS AND BUSINESSES

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY BASED ON

MANUFACTURING HAS SHIFTED TO A SERVICE ECONOMY DRIVEN BY

INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION.

20TH CENTURY VS 21ST CENTURY LEARNING 20th Century Classrooms 21st Century Classrooms

Time-based Outcome-based

Focus on memorization of discrete facts Focus on what students KNOW, CAN DO and ARE LIKE

after all the details are forgotten

Lessons focus on lower level of Bloom’s Taxonomy –

knowledge, comprehension and application

Learning is designed on upper levels of Bloom’s – synthesis,

analysis and evaluation

Textbook-driven Research-driven

Passive learning Active learning

Learners work in isolation – classroom within 4 walls Learners work collaboratively with classmates and others

around the world – the Global Classroom

Teacher-centered: teacher is center of attention and provider

of information

Student-centered: teacher is facilitator/coach

Little or no student freedom Great deal of student freedom

Fragmented curriculum Integrated and Interdisciplinary curriculum

21ST CENTURY TECHING LEARNING

Students

Outcomes

Education

System

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Teaching

Methodology

Problem based learning

e-Learning

Student centered learning

Integrated learning

Collaborative Learning

Streaming STEM Education

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES (School Top Management, LPS & PIBG)

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Wifi

connections

Color &

Inspiring

atmosphere

Facilities

(table,chair

& LCD)

21st

century or

STEM

classroom

Light

Intensity

& O2 ( )

School Top

Management

PIBG

LPS

PROFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS & ASSESSMENTS Summative vs Formative assessment

CHARLES DARWIN THEORY

IT IS NOT THE STRONGEST OF THE

SPECIES THAT SURVIVES, NOR THE

MOST INTELLIGENT, BUT THE ONE

MOST RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE