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Education in the new millennium - challenges and possibilities!
Motivation - Students today live, learn and play in a media-saturated society, in a world of “infotainment” and spectacle. For many students the curriculum is not relevant, and they become disengaged from learning.
Media Literacies - Rapid developments in technology have brought many exciting changes to life in the new millennium, presenting new challenges for schools. Multiple new literacies are required to navigate the “forest of signs and symbols” of our globalized media culture. (Douglas Kellner, UCLA)
Diversity - Globalization and immigration have created a society of increased diversity. Old and new social issues demand an informed, concerned and empowered citizenry.
Standardized testing mania has made meaningful curriculum an endangered species. Find out why it's not an "either-or" situation - you can still teach the way you know you should and your kids will excel on their standardized tests! Read the research!
Technologies and Multimedia - utilize these 21st century tools as the vehicles to implement your curriculum! (Note: this is not a workshop that centers on educational technologies, but centers on curriculum design which incorporates, or utilizes as a vehicle, these technologies in order to achieve curriculum and instruction aligned to the realities of the 21st century.)
In this workshop we will address these issues, and more, as you . . .
Learn Curriculum Design and Classroom Strategies to:
Meet the needs of your students
Bring your classroom into the 21st century
Exceed the standards
Raise standardized test scores
Maintain meaningful, authentic curriculum!
Designing the 21st Century Classroom - about the workshop . . .
Who Should Attend:
Classroom Teachers and Principals K-12
Staff Developers
Curriculum Specialists
University Professors of Education
University Students in Teacher Education Programs
What You'll Do:
Participate in a variety of groups while learning classroom strategies experientially
Gain new perspectives as you collaborate with other educators
Develop a unit designed for your classroom reflecting the goals, needs and interests of your students, campus and community
Analyze and apply current educational research and best practices in education as you design your 21st century classroom
Incorporate new technologies and multimedia into your curriculum design
What You'll Learn:
Curriculum Design
Project-based Learning
Problem-based Learning
Interdisciplinary
Integrated
Thematic
Research-oriented unit design
Service Learning projects
Standards - aligning to and exceeding State and National standards
Technologies and Multimedia - utilize these 21st century tools as vehicles to implement your curriculum
Multiple Literacies needed for living and learning in the 21st century
Classroom Strategies to develop Self-Directed, Independent and Interdependent Student Learning
Global Classroom - use the Internet to create collaborative projects and conduct authentic research, nationally and internationally
Student Motivation — utilize these strategies to ensure that your students are engaged with the curriculum
Classroom Organization and Management - structures to support the 21st century classroom
Addressing Diversity and Social Issues— the “Isms” - Racism, Classism, Sexism, anti-Semitism and religious oppression, Linguicism, Ableism, Ageism
Media Literacies— introduction to use of multiple forms of media to motivate students, implement the curriculum and for assessment as students learn Media Analysis, Media Critique and Media Production skills!
Multiple Intelligences
Differentiated Instruction
Media Literacy - accessing, analyzing, critiquing and creating products in a variety of media.
Classroom Climate
Physical Environment
High Expectations
Emotional Climate
Cooperative and Collaborative Grouping
Parental and Community Involvement - authentic involvement, truly contributing to the curriculum and instruction the learning process - not the "please come to the school and run off these papers for me, or shelve these books, or cut out these items." True, highly motivated and valuable participation.
Themes - what kind of themes you can select, and how to incorporate everything, taking learning to greater levels.
What You'll Take With You"
21st century project-based unit that you have designed for your classroom
Certificate for Professional Staff Development
Designing the 21st Century Classroom, a toolkit, containing all this and more:
Yearly Curriculum Planning Guide
Sample Units—various themes and grade levels
Themes Bank - jump-start your curriculum planning with this bank of possible themes
Classroom Strategies - from physical room arrangements to student grouping and activities
Guide to the Global Classroom
Unit and Lesson Design Tools
Media Literacy - Ideas & Resources
Authentic Assessment Tools
Recommended Resources
Multiple Intelligences Inventories & Lesson Ideas
Current research & best practices in education
The "Whole Teacher"
We take pride in our goal to meet the needs of the “whole teacher”. We believe that professional staff development should be not only a time of learning, but of renewal.
Efforts are made to hold workshops at locations offering opportunities to visit historical sites, explore exciting cities, or visit theme parks with the family.
Registration Fee includes:
Few workshops include snack breaks! You can pay our price or more for professional development workshops that don't even provide morning coffee. We make great efforts to treat you special, like the professional you are who deserves luxury treatment.
Continental breakfast
Mid-morning snacks
Mid-afternoon snacks
Buy that plane ticket and join us for two days of exciting professional development in one of these fun-filled cities! Register today!
Now is the time to reserve your dates for planned professional staff development at your campus or district. We can bring you one of our workshops, or we can work with you to develop a unique professional development plan tailored to the needs and goals of your district and community.
Call Anne Shaw, Director of 21st Century Schools, to discuss your needs for the upcoming school year and to reserve your preferred dates. See our web site for additional information. Call (850) 457-2946 or email us at Director@21stCenturySchools.com
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Registration Form:
Please complete the registration form online, or register by phone, email or snail mail your registration form to 21st Century Schools at the address below. Payment in full is due six weeks prior to the workshop. Be sure to visit our web site to find information on the hotel where the workshop is being held and to obtain schedule details. You will also find information on things to see and do in each city.
Registration Information and Terms - Refer to our web site for complete registration information, including terms, registration deadlines, and online registrations.
www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm
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