A Vision of 21st Century Teachers

Eighteen classroom teachers "speak out" on the topic of tech integration and 21st Century skills for students.

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[gwenyork1]

INSPIRING! Yes, it is difficult to leave our comfort zones, but it also exhilerating to imagine the possibilities for teaching and learning using digital media. Wouldn't it be the perfect world to engage every student in learning? I know what uncertainty feels like as I train to be an online teacher, but I am embracing the possibilities that technology is offering. I just sent a group text to my students: Tomorrow our warm up is for you to come in with ideas about technology and learning.

[TheMCESC]

@gwenyork1

Online learning offers great possibilities for extending the reach of education. Your "embracing" technology should help you take the extra steps required for fostering a sense of community with online learners--sometimes a challenge. Thanks for your comment and good luck in your career.

[huiqin33]

A friend introduced this video to me as I'm currently in charge in my school's digital learning and teaching project. As there are some teachers who can't really understand English, I made a version with Chinese subtitles. But, if you think it's inappropriate, I can remove it anytime. Thanks for sharing!

[TheMCESC]

@huiqin33

We are very pleased that you have made the video's message accessible to Chinese-speaking teachers, students, parents, and community members. Together, for the sake of all, we can help inspire a forward-thinking approach to education. Thank you for your efforts!

[duncanpatti]

Love it! Showing that back to back with the "Vision of the 21st Cent. Student" really hits home. Helps in my PD sessions! Thanks!

[TheMCESC]

@duncanpatti

Professional development is an essential for change. Thank you, Patti, for your work and your comment.

[makeiteasyable]

ye it is truly nice.

[cecalma]

Absolutely inspiring!

[NJInternetProf]

Wonderful

Sure would love a "transcript"

Adapting and evolving, teachers digitally empower diverse learners to connect, communicate, collaborate and create in a interactive technology-rich environment.

[AlabamaAxeman]

@eescienceteacher I don't think that all of those who are reluctant to embrace technology fear it as much as they are afraid that our children are losing basic skills. Our great-grandparents designed this entire country with nothing but pencil, paper, and their minds and they built it with blood, sweat, and tears. Technology should be a tool to enhance education, not become the curriculum. If we continue with our complete and total reliance on technology, we are doomed as a society.

[sgibson1626]

Great video. We need to grow and learn as educators to reach our students.

[mayawoodall]

Thank you for sharing your video. I will be using it next week at a county inservice on digital writing. Thanks for helping us bridge the digital divide.

[eescienceteacher]

As an administrator in a technologically advanced high school, I still find that even given all the tools, toys, and training, our teachers fall into two categories - those who completely embrace the 21st opportunities to teach via tekki tools and have fun with it and those who still fear the "terminology" , the training, the "change" of what the future learners need now. My challenge is to help those teachers embrace rather than fear the 21st century technology teaching opportunities.

[blessing879]

inspiring video...perfect

[dyahmuslichdah]

Very inspiring, wonderful video . Actually, its difficult to do that in my school wth my students cos minim medium that the students have n another reasons. But, i will start to do ,n share wth another teachers, yes ..i can do that..., we can do that....

[ahouni2003]

Wonderful video! I am researching 21st century teaching and learning and am so inspired by this. I will definitely share it and thank you for creating and sharing it!