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If you give students complete freedom within a course, where does that leave us with common assessment of the learning of the individuals who may arrive at different points at different times

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A challenge is to try to balance the educational aspect vs students wanting to be entertained, but make the learning interesting.

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Children are so used to being entertained that sometimes I feel that they begin school expecting that my role is entertainer.  It's interesting and challenging to guide a child to suit up and get into the game....to see themselves as a player, with me as the coach.

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Children are so used to being entertained that sometimes I feel that they begin school expecting that my role is entertainer.  It's interesting and challenging to guide a child to suit up and get into the game....to see themselves as a player, with me as the coach.

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Tapping into choice being the #1 motivating factor for meaningful learning. Meeting the challenge of constantly interacting

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Tapping into choice being the #1 motivating factor for meaningful learning. Meeting the challenge of constantly interacting

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I would have to agree with what Ronna said.  The students are so excited about the technology, but it sometimes is hard to get them motivated to think on their own.  They want the answer right away and don't want to do the work to get it.  I think many are afraid to be wrong and we as teachers of this new generation need to work with them to know it is okay to be wrong, but they have to think on their own.  Getting them to feel comfortable enough to try is difficult challenge today!

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I would have to agree with what Ronna said.  The students are so excited about the technology, but it sometimes is hard to get them motivated to think on their own.  They want the answer right away and don't want to do the work to get it.  I think many are afraid to be wrong and we as teachers of this new generation need to work with them to know it is okay to be wrong, but they have to think on their own.  Getting them to feel comfortable enough to try is difficult challenge today!

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Carrie Haak

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I think students need to be taken from the place where they are and be challenged to move to the next level. Some students need more of a "nudge" than others. Students who have a choice are more apt to be into being involved in the learning.

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I have seen several positive changes in classrooms related to the needs of 21st century learners. There is group work in the classes, stations, use of interactive tools like PearDeck and NearPod to keep students engaged, and flipped classrooms.  I think we are moving in the right direction!

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One of our challenges is to place power of self-guidance in the students' hands, and to balance their creativity with their immaturity in decision making!

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Reaching students where they are helps them learn and motivates them to want to learn. We should keep in mind the list of values that digital natives hold. However, I do have some concerns that if digital natives are only ever given "what they want" or are consistently permitted to make their own choices, they will not have the skills to survive when life doesn't work that way. (Certainly, most colleges do not work that way). As I do so often, I feel moderation is key.

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This can be very challenging because it requires educators to trust in a process that is unknown. The difficulty stems from balancing the freedom of choice with the need for structure.

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21st century learning is going to evolve into the hybrid model with a focus on SAMR. Students must become adept at thinking outside the box which will require teaching more concepts rather than facts and having them put these concepts into application. The question becomes for teachers of traditional humanities (such as history) is how much do we lose the knowledge of the classics. Is being able to apply a concept worth not knowing items such as the Trojan Horse, Waterloo, and John F. Kennedy?

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Productive use of technology is a difference between social use of the technology that is different in the educational system compared to their everyday life. Tech is a great tool that can allow students to communicate more effectively and efficiently, collaborate outside of the walls of the classroom and connect to current information in a number of different ways. Teachers play the role of balance between tech as an information gathering device and method of understanding the world that the student lives in.

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Students need to feel ownership over their learning.    

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Students need to feel ownership over their learning.    

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They need to be given choices.

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21st century students need the 4 C's!  They need to be  CRITICAL THINKERS,

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21st century students need the 4 C's!  They need to be  CRITICAL THINKERS,

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COMMUNICATORS,
COLLABORATORS and CREATORS of high quality work.

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I am reading the book Curriculum 21 by Hedi Hayes Jacobs. Interesting is a focus on socio- technology trends. My biggest take away from this book and other research and readings about 21st Century Learning is the need to develop problem solvers. I m amazed at the lack of effort sometimes put forth by my students. hey quickly raise their hands for help without trying to problem solve themselves. My answer to them is always tell me what you have tried so far. Usually the answer is NOTHING!

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I feel that customized learning is essential in providing each student with an atmosphere where they can develop the skills necessary to achieve. The key is to find the balance between customized learning and individualized learning. Rather than specialized learning plans for each individual child (which are very difficult to manage with a classroom of 20+ students), teachers need to customize their teaching to reach the different learning patterns visible throughout the group of students (visual, audio, etc.). I feel that utilizing Hybrid Learning allows student to learn in a variety of ways while including a customized learning component in the student's independent station.  

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I feel that customized learning is essential in providing each student with an atmosphere where they can develop the skills necessary to achieve. The key is to find the balance between customized learning and individualized learning. Rather than specialized learning plans for each individual child (which are very difficult to manage with a classroom of 20+ students), teachers need to customize their teaching to reach the different learning patterns visible throughout the group of students (visual, audio, etc.). I feel that utilizing Hybrid Learning allows student to learn in a variety of ways while including a customized learning component in the student's independent station.  

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What are your thoughts on 21st Century learning? 

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What are your thoughts on 21st Century learning? 