Skills of the 21st Century Teacher!

In teaching 21st century skills most teachers expressed motivation and commitment towards teaching their students the skills necessary for the future in technology, however, expressed frustration in lack of resources, policies, curriculum, and professional development available (Wilson, 2006). In the past decade there has been much more focus on curriculum development and teaching 21st century skills.

This is visible through curriculums such as Inquiry-based and Problem-based learning, where (through a social constructivist model) instructional design fosters opportunities for collaboration, team-based learning, online communication, and the ability to use various technologies (Chu et al., 2017). It is through experiential learning that students will acquire the skills necessary to navigate the future. Rote-learning will not be as effective in a virtual world as experiential learning (Which I am very passionate in this movement).  Experiential learning focuses on building competencies such as critical thinking and creativity (Habib et al., 2021).  It is through this student-centered approach that future generations will be able to share, brainstorm, and experiment with technology.

Further information below...

https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/15-characteristics-21st-century-teacher 

Habib, M. K., Nagata, F., & Watanabe, K. (2021). Mechatronics: Experiential Learning and the Stimulation

 of Thinking Skills. Education Sciences, 11(2), 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11020046

Chu, S. K. W., Reynolds, R. B., Tavares, N. J., Notari, M., & Lee, C. W. Y. (2017). 21st Century Skills

 Development Through Inquiry-Based Learning. Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2481-8

Wilson, J. I. (2006). Twenty-first century learning for teachers: Helping educators bring new skills into the  classroom. New Directions for Youth Development, 2006(110), 149–154. 

https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.175

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