3 LEARNING METHOD EVERY
21ST CENTURY TEACHER
SHOULD KNOW
g questions. Through asking challenging questions learners get intrinsically motivated to start delving deeper to
osedof many different stages starting with asking questions.
1-Inquiry-Based Learning
plex, challenging problems and collaboratively work toward their resolution. PBL is about students connecting d
2- Problem-based learning
3- Projectbased Learning
an instructional approach built upon
authentic learning activities that engage
student interest and motivation. These
activities are designed to answer a question
or solve a problem and generally reflect the
types of learning and work people do in the
everyday world outside the classroom.
How Do You Define 21st-Century
Learning?
Students demonstrate the three Rs, but also the three Cs: creativity, communication, and collaboration. They
Barnett Berry
Founder and CEO, Center for Teaching Quality
Twenty-first-century learning embodies an approach to teaching that marries content to skill. Without skills, s
Sarah Brown Wessling
2010 National Teacher of the Year
Technology allows for 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created a
Karen Cator
Director, Office of Educational Technology
Twenty-first-century learning builds upon such past conceptions of learning as core knowledge in subject area
Milton Chen
Senior Fellow & Executive Director
Increasingly out-of-sync not just with parents, educators, and administrators watching the Internet Revolution
Steve Hargadon
Founder, Classroom 2.0; Social Learning Consultant
Students in the 21st century are more inclined to find information by accessing the Internet through
Keith Moore
Director, Bureau of Indian Education
Get personal
Think outside the classroom
box
Tap into students digital
expertise
Open up lessons
Get real with projects
10 ideas for 21st century education
Help (and expect) teachers to
be students
Expect (and help) students to
be teachers
Work with families, not just
children
Measure what matters
Power to the student