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=FRAMEWORK FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING - LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS = toc = = SOURCE: [|21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills] Group Members: Donna, Kelly, Kurt, Rolin, Angel

OVERVIEW
Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being recognized as those that separate students who are prepared for a more and more complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. A focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future. > [] > []
 * 1) Leading educators from around the country discuss 21st century skills and the need for change: []
 * 2) Educators discuss the need for change in our education system because of the huge discrepancy between technology use in the real world versus technology in the classroom: []
 * 3) 21st Century students speak out to encourage teachers to use technology in the classroom: []
 * 4) 21 Century teachers answer back with integrating technological skills skills in the classroom by using wikis, blogs, smartphones, etc.
 * 1) An answer on how to get students ready for the 21st Century world:
 * 1) SmartLab are designed to prepare students for the future: []

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
 Creativity is as important in education as literacy (Robinson, 2007). However, as a society, our definition of creativity widely varies. Is it synonymous with the arts? Is it designed in business? What does it look like, how does one go about teaching it, and how can it be measured? These are questions that have yet to be answered, and government officials seem resolved to avoiding the question and responding in platitudes and colloquialisms. Despite this roadblock, a number of individuals and groups are dedicating their time and energy into studying the creative phenomenon and looking at how creativity can become a part of 21st Century education.

**Think Creatively **
//Where Good Ideas Come From// - New Media & Modern Culture author Steven Johnson studies the development of ideas and how the connectedness of 21st Century culture will allow for a greater ability to be creative, if we understand what creativity is. A video about where good ideas come from and a TED talk from 2010 are strong indicators of his thoughts on the creation of creativity.

 //Learning to be Creative// - The focal point of noted author and educator Sir Ken Robinson, whose writings and studies focus on the importance of cultivating a creative spirit in our youth and how to put that into an educational system that at present discourages creativity. Videos include a TED talk from 2007, a lecture at the Hammer Museum at UCLA in 2009, and an [|interview with former Republican Governor Mike Huckabee].

 //Lateral Thinking// - A term created by Edward de Bono, it refers to a form of thinking that values moving from an existing idea and following thought to new ideas. It is different from critical thinking in that it does not care about truth of errors in thought, but more in the reasoning behind ideas and following that reasoning to new thought. While de Bono is a polarizing figure in academia due to the commercialization of his books and his lack of interest in assessing the creative output of students, lateral thinking on its own is worth studying when asking students to think creatively. Videos include what makes lateral thinking different from linear thinking, [|an introduction to lateral thinking], and a 2008 workshop at Speakers' Spotlight in Canada,

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work Creatively with Others **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> //TPCK// - Stands for Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge, a process of thought for teachers to utilize 21st Century skills with a focus on creativity. Founded by Drs. Matthew Koehler & Punya Mishra, doctors of Educational Technology at Michigan State University. Their keynote presentation on creativity was recorded in 2008. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.

//Collaborative Creativity// - An idea that creativity can be furthered in the 21st Century through the creating of networks of like-minded individuals. While many focus on in-person meetings, such as the Center for Creative Emergence who believe in using improvisation during meetings or think-tank sessions, others see the Internet and Web 2.0 as a catalyst for this interaction, as discussed at Zeitgeist Europe 2009.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Implement Innovations **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> //Triarchic Theory of Intelligence// - A model of thinking set forth by Yale Professor of Psychology Robert Sternberg which does not look at intelligence as something that can be assessed but instead as something that evolves throughout life, and is determined mostly by an individual's ability to adapt to environmental situations. Creativity is one of the three tenants of this theory, and Sternberg's focus not only sits with the ability to cope with novel situations, but also to apply that novel approach to unique situations and real-world experiences. The Templeton Foundation hosted a three-part conversation between Rex Jung and Robert Sternberg regarding creativity, recorded in 2009. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

//Mashup// - a multimedia presentation that utilizes a number of sources to create a new, derivative piece of media. Examples of mashup are widely available (very widely) through various video hosting services. The question of copyright protection is prevalent in mashup discussions, but copyright lawyer Lawrence Lessig sees all creation as derivative, and the evolution of mashup is instrumental to the creativity of the 21st Century and the way kids speak and think.

//Creativity as Result// - The end result of creativity is a new creation, or an amendment or addendum to an existing work. To this end, creativity should not be looked at only as an artistic endeavor, nor should it be limited to theoretical discussions for CEOs. A video about how creativity has positively affected the 20th and 21st Centuries is a good start at seeing the end result, as is a video discussing the abilities for creativity in all individuals.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Associate Dean Joe Fox from Washington University discusses the importance of critical thinking and problem solving: []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mark Hoffman discusses the importance of critical thinking and its direct application to the classroom and out in the real world:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reasoning

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A brief overview of the meaning of inductive and deductive reasoning: []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With deductive reasoning, a conclusion must be true if the premise is true. A video demonstrating a child who uses common sense over reasoning: []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inductive reasoning is a type of reasoning that makes inferences from a finite set of observations or facts. A quick review of inductive reasoning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzEOwleZNnA
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Micah and Adam give examples of strong and weak inductive reasoning and discuss some of the pitfalls of inductive arguments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM7n9KxlcJ8
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dilbert demonstrates faulty reasoning with his [|prisoner dilemma] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Multimedia reasoning skills are vital for the 21st century learner. Here, Professor Jabari Mahiri of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Education discusses the importance and need for multimedia reasoning skills and how these are incorporated into the Learning To Connect curriculum: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Systems Thinking

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Part 1: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Part 2: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Part 3: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Part 4: []
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Instructors may consider having students use think block to better understand the fundamentals of systems thinking. Here is a demonstration: []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cards are use to creatively demonstrate the various components of systems engineering: []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Example of systems thinking in education: Students at McKinley Middle Charter School used a grant to develop and implement a community plan based on systems management and thinking. It is a four part award winning series.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Judgement and Decisions

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edward de Bono's "six thinking hats" is a tool used to help groups work together and think critically. Using this system also allows for better judgement and decision making. A review of the "six thinking hats": []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using mind maps is another tool to assist with decision making: []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A tutorial on how to evaluate websites for credibility : [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qR5lpnXBE&feature=relate]
 * 4) 8th grade students demonstrating critical thinking skills by identifying arguments and reasoning of an article: []
 * 5) A description of reflective practice: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Problem Solving

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">﻿Problem solving at its finest, an example: []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educators should consider using games, puzzles, and other fun tools as a way to teach students how to think critically and problem solve. Dr. Mar of the Stoney Brook Philosophy Department Logic Lab speaks purpose and effectiveness of using these tools: []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Problem solving is often a collaborative effort. Here is an example using group work to promote problem solving techniques in students: []
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learning problem solving techniques often us useful for maintaining a comfortable workplace environment: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COMMUNICATION

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Communication **
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts **//

**Communicate effectively**
How to Communicate effectively - [] Improving your communication skills - []

Learning From Obama's Effective Communication Skills - []
 * Oral **

Oral communication in the workplace - []

Improving writing skills - [] Writing a strong essay - []
 * Written **

Nonverbal Communication - [] Reading body language - [] Nonverbal Communication, Body Language Expert - []
 * Nonverbal Communication **


 * **//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intention //**

Communication & Understanding Others : Developing Effective Communication Skills - [] Active listening - []

Using Communication

 * //** Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade) **//

A video using motivation as the tool of communication: [] A video of a motivational speaker using a story to motivate a crowd - []

A video informing about information - []
 * Inform **

Learning the art and skill of persuasion - []
 * Persuade **

A video demonstrating how to pick a golf grip - []
 * Instruct **

Multimedia

 * //** Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact **//

**Using media and technology** []

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Diversity

 * //** Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual) **//

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 * In different situations **

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 * For different cultures **

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COLLABORATION

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">General
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Collaboration in the 21st Century - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> What it means to Collaborate - Listening and Learning and Collaboration - Excertp. OWP Evening Session with sewabeats.com - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Social Media in Plain English - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Clay Shirky: Institutions vs. collaboration - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> TEDxSeattle - Scott Macklin - Community through Stories - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Failure Project - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creative Places + Spaces: Collaboration Fuels Innovation <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Overview: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Collaboration Fuels Innovation: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> What they learned: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Authentic Innovation for 21st Century Learning by Cheryl Lemke & KDS - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age - Session I, II, III. The Next Revolution in Learning <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Media Collaboration - The Green Screen - YMCA Nederland - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">K-12
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Teacher and Student Collaboration - Google Docs, Twitter, Class Websites - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Pixar's - Randy Nelson on the Collaboration Age - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Teachers Support Differentiated Learning Through Professional Development and Collaboration - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Prelude - A 21C Learning Community Toolkit - School and Community Collaboration - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The DNA of Learning: Teens Tackle Animal Poaching Through Genetics - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Differentiated Instruction Ignites Elementary School Learning - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Expeditionary Learning - Project Learning: Teachers Discuss the Daily Challenges - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Chicago's YOUmedia - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Schools that Innovate
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 21st Century Curriculum - 24/7 Schoolhouse Provider - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Principal Mike McCarthy Sustains a Culture of Collaboration - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Chaucer Cluster Innovation Project 2010 (Mathematics)- Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> P.A.C.E. project - A story of innovation in Adriatic schools (International Cooperation) - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Project Learning: Expeditions in Portland, Maine (Art) - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Common Sense: An Overview of Integrated Studies - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Using Today's Technology Tools to Study Yesterday's (Science, Math, Art, English, History - Use of Passports in the Classroom) - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Higher Education
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 2008 Celebration of Teaching - Pedagogical Innovation - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Benefits of Collaboration in Higher Education - [] & <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Using the PAR Approach - Participatory Action Research - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Student Collaboration - Shakespeare - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Collaborative Researchers - Prof. Bussell - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Collaborative Teaching - Films - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaboration Software
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Business - The Latest Advances in Collaboration Software - [] & [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Education 2.0 - WiZiQ Free - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> InnoTube Brief Introduction - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaboration in Business
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Team Collaboration - Playingmantis - Innovation and Change Consultants - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Accepting and building on an idea - []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collaborative Games
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> LittleBigPlanet: Sackboys and the Mysterious Proof (720HD) (Geometry) - [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Preparing for College: A Game Created by Researchers at USC - []