>
>Twenty first century learners and leaders must:
>
>1. Acquire strength in gaining knowledge and understanding through research, consolidation, synthesis, and analysis
>
>2. We must be able to work effectively in teams, which requires strength in communication, use of technology, networking, respect and open-mindedness.
>
>3. Learners and leaders must be able to respond appropriately to unexpected situations, which requires creativity, innovation, problem solving and comfort with ambiguity.
>
>4. With increased globalization we require learners and leaders who adhere to the principles of shared humanity and who have moral courage.
>
>
Sue
Dr. Susan R. Groesbeck
Principal, Havergal College
1451 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON M5N 2H9
416-483-3519
sgroesbeck@havergal.on.ca
www.havergal.on.ca
----- Original Message -----
We are a progressive school as opposed to traditional, and we too have given a great deal of thought to 21st century skills. Our coordinating committee, comprised of department heads, coordinators, division heads and head of school, spent 18 months
immersing ourselves in a variety of texts and articles regarding 21st century skills. We fashioned a list of literacies, skills and sensibilities that we considered crucial to our graduates. From that list, we did a red dot exercise to determine the six
deemed most important by the entire faculty. We formed study groups, now in their third year, for each of these important areas. They are:
Global perspectives
Life Skills
Diversity
Differentiated Instruction
Service Learning
Environmental Sustainability
Membership in these study groups is voluntary. When offered a menu of options, our faculty chose their "passions." To promote shared leadership, each group is led by two teacher facilitators, specifically NOT department chairs. Each study group has
forged a unique path. More importantly, the study groups have become the wellsprings for curricular reflection and change.
Marilyn Meyerson
Head, Libraries and Technology
The Key School
Annapolis, MD
[ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=128874 ]
Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=ISED-L
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This communication, including all attachments, is confidential and for the sole use of the addressees. Should you not be the intended recipient, any review, disclosure, dissemination, reproduction or other use of any portion of this communication is prohibited. Please notify us immediately and permanently delete the entire communication from all storage mediums if this communication was received in error.
[ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=128874 ]
Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=ISED-L
