P21 and Standards

Module 1: Standards and P21

Module 1 addressed ISTE standards as well as P21. ISTE is the International Society for Technology Education. ISTE produces standards related to technology for teachers, coaches, administrators, and computer science teachers. These standards help educators implement technology into the curriculum. 

After learning about ISTE, I plan to implement the standards into my curriculum. I try to use technology on a daily basis in my classroom. However, I do not use set standards for the technology instruction. My students will know what the objective of their technology use is prior to the implementation of the technology in the lesson.

P21 is the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. The partnership has created a framework for educators to help students become career ready and be successful in a technology based world. P21 embraces four C's: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. The main goal of P21 is to have all students ready to succeed when the students leave elementary and high school. The students need skills necessary to compete with other nations' in the growing job markets. 

I plan to try to incorporate some aspects of 21st Century Skills into my classroom. One skill that was addressed is collaboration. I like my students to work in groups. However, I feel my students would benefit greater from collaboration and using creativity to solve a common problem. I also feel it would be important for students to learn about other nations outside of the United States. Some of my students may be working in a global market in the future, and it is important that the students have knowledge of these other nations. 

Sources: 

• https://bb.vcsu.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-605952-dt-content-rid-6372806_2/courses/EDUC_675_SUM_2015/Mod1-EDUC675%282%29.pdf
• http://www.iste.org/standards
• http://www.iste.org/standards/essential-conditions
• The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2015, from http://www.p21.org/ 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTbuFN8_D_s
• http://www.bibme.org/