Curriculum+and+Pedagogy

Curriculum and Pedagogy in 2025
====Learning 2025 firmly believes that education will, and must change, drastically to meet the needs of our changing learners and to adapt to the changing global economy and trends. Learning in 2025 will be characterized by collaboration and personalized learning, and guided by the learning theories of constructivism and connectivism. The learning environment will not just include schools, and will expand to the community, to online environments and worlds, and students will experiences classes and learning from a variety of sources. While the traditional elements of the curriculum will be taught (math, science, English, social studies), they will not exist in separate entities as well know them today. All classes will be multidisciplinary, cross curricular and place a great emphasis on students learning from and reflecting upon experiences. Teachers will shift from instructors of knowledge, to facilitators of learning, geared towards helping students organize and connect their learning in a meaningful way. Our students will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate and use their knowledge to create purposeful artifacts. ====

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===="Educational technologies expert George Siemens evaluates the differences between the traditional schooling model and an ideal educational model based on personal preferences and student engagement. Is this new educational model the way your kids will be schooled tomorrow or is it just wishful thinking?"====

The [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills] states that 21st century learning should incorporate the following:

 * ====Teaching "21st century skills discretely in the context of core subjects and 21st century interdisciplinary themes"====
 * ====Focusing "on providing opportunities for applying 21st century skills across content areas and for a competency-based approach to learning"====
 * ====Enabling "innovative learning methods that integrate the use of supportive technologies, inquiry- and problem-based approaches and higher order thinking skills"====
 * ====Encouraging "the integration of community resources beyond school walls"====

So what will our children learn in 2025?

 * ====Learning will be highly personalized. Today's buzzword seems to be differentiated instruction, where students are being taught the same content but receiving the information in a variety of ways and demonstrating their learning or growth in formats that match their learning styles or abilities. Differentiated instruction will give way to personalized instruction, which will allow students to choose what they learn and how they learn it. Students will become involved in their educational process through the use of Personal Learning Environments (PLE) and work in partnership with their teacher to develop a course of study.====


 * ====Learning won't just take place in the classroom at our local schools. OpenCourse content will allow students, even at young ages, to take courses that are offered at other learning institutions. Students may even take part in global classes using digital technology. Students will not be limited by what is offered at their home schools, and will be able to take advantage of a variety of courses.====


 * ====What about reading,math, science, and social studies? The core subjects will still be emphasized and taught, but not in separate contexts. Learning will be blended across the curriculum and content areas and will not be taught separately. Courses will be cross-curricular and multidisciplinary.====

====What we will teach will become just as important as how we teach it. Teaching and learning through Constructivism, Connectivism, and Collaboration will be utmost important to ensure students are meeting their full potential. The teacher as a facilitator of knowledge must become actively engaged in a Personal Learning Environment or Network (PLE and PLN) that will help the teacher to grow his or her practice as an educator and reflect on his or her abilities. Teachers must be risk takers, collaborators, innovators, and lifelong learners themselves. They will need to know, understand, and teach digital competencies along with global citizenship. Past are the days of only teaching a specific contenet without any other topic integrated. Students will also be asked to interact and grow via problem-based learning. Problem-based learning provides a great opportunity to consult with experts outside of their school, constrcut their own viewpoints, and solve real world issues. We at Learning 2025 also believe that formal and informal assesments need to evolve to meet the needs of digital age students. All assessments should no longer be paper and pencil based, but should rather incorporate technologies and tools with which students are familiar. ====