In 21st century education, learning is evolving at a rapid pace. Whether it's in the classroom, library, or a makerspace, students need unique experiences to ensure readiness. At the same time, 21st century learning encompasses so many new areas. Students must develop a lot of key hard skills to have the best shot at future success. But, they also need the right mix of soft skills as well. For the best experiences, teachers often strive for active learning that helps students engage their heads, hearts, and hands. Using a perfect combination of pedagogical skills and useful STEM tools, they can help facilitate creative, inquiry-based, and meaningful experiences to better prepare students for the future. Here, you can find various thoughts on creating interactive learning experiences to increase preparedness. Plus, learn about some of the technologies that help drive inclusion and real-world collaboration for kids.
Our team aims to enlighten educators on the potential that exists within 21st century learning. Whether that's learning about new technologies or how to lead impactful experiences for students, we've made it our mission to share key information. In our eyes, 21st century learning does not necessarily have a specific blueprint. As long as students feel empowered to explore, create, and learn from mistakes, that is valuable in our opinion. In this section, you'll find posts on everything from teaching strategies to specific STEAM solutions. Whether it's utilizing blended learning, focusing a bit more on MakerEd, or even navigating the potential uses of virtual reality in instruction, there's truly a lot educators can do when afforded the opportunity. Scroll on through to find content on some of the most important and relevant topics in today's evolving world of education.
Following millennials, Generation Z emerged in the mid-90s and is now getting set to make its mark on the world. Many of them are now in high school (depending on when you define the end of Gen Z), meaning they are preparing for their lives and careers. Like other generations, they are facing some challenges and incredible opportunities.
While it’s tough to determine how much of each should be in this balance, it seems pretty clear that a combination of STEM skills and soft skills will vastly benefit today’s students once they enter the workforce. Even though many of tomorrow’s careers have not yet been invented or evolved yet, we have a pretty good idea of how to
This week as part of our Rising Resources blog, we’re introducing you to the highly teacher-oriented site, You for Youth. This website was created for educators to discover the resources and gain the knowledge they need to manage their 21st CCLC (century community learning center) program and make it the best after school experience possible.
We talked about a lot of these skills in last week’s Eduporium Weekly and now we are going to be discussing some of the ways they might be put to use. Jobs of the future could range anywhere from drone pilot to virtual reality creator. We simply don’t know what exactly lies ahead, but can do some things to help
The current state of education is, of course, crucial to the future success of today’s students. They need innovative learning opportunities and creative challenges that will help them succeed down the road. What’s equally important in education is what’s on tap next. As a whole, education needs to be continuously evolving to best prepare students.
Charter schools are becoming really popular alternatives among parents all across the country. Once thought of as a sure thing, now parents often find it to be a struggle to get their kids enrolled due to the high demand they’ve generated. It’s easy to see why charter schools are now so popular—these educators are doing great things for kids and
When students are given the freedom to invent unheard of solutions to problems and go about solving them in unique ways, they’re building a foundation for the future. A lot of the tools we’ll use in the next decade or two haven’t been invented yet. Most likely, a student somewhere in a K-12 school is going to be responsible for
When kids are sitting back, being spoken to, and completely passive about the content they’re absorbing in the classroom, how does that benefit them? They need active experiences and hands-on problem solving in order to become Future Ready. They need project-based learning and they need it to be of high quality.
Here’s the thing. It can get expensive when teachers are trying to obtain STEM tools for students to use in the classroom. We get that, which is why we offer an Educator Discount because we believe firmly that cost should never stand in the way of a child getting the education he or she needs. That being said, there are
Chances are your thoughts of traditional classrooms are different from how contemporary classrooms can—or at least should—be set up. Rows of desks and a chalkboard used to be staples but they don’t help prepare today’s kids for a hands-on future. They need collaboration, interaction, and active learning and it takes a different kind of classroom for this.
