Category Archives: 21st century skills

Jennifer Bevill
Jan 21

“When you are satisfied and inspired, you inspire and make a difference not only to your students, but to other professionals, parents, just about anyone you come in contact with. Your passion will be contagious.” – Jennifer Bevill, USA

Focus
Jan 6

Focus: Inside a 21st Century Classroom

Is your classroom set up to optimize 21st century learning? There’s a great deal of information out there on this subject (we collected some of it back in November in this post), and it can be tough to sort through. … Continue reading →

julie hembree
Dec 21

“The best part is that any teacher can bring tech tools into their lessons. You don’t have to be a digital native. It works for digital converts, too!” – Julie Hembree, USA

Colette Cassinelli
Dec 8

“Our profession is challenging and many schools and administrators have cut positions because they have not experienced what a dynamic school library program can be. The Library is the learning commons of the school and should be involved in every aspect of student learning.” – Colette Cassinelli, USA

Sara Hallerman
Dec 3

“Project-based learning is one of the best ways to prepare students for the demands of life, citizenship, and work in today’s world.” – Sara Hallermann, USA

Lauren Woodman
Nov 30

“One of the greatest moments for all of us at Partners in Learning is when a teacher comes up to us and says, ‘Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share my experience with other teachers and really feel the work I’m doing is appreciated and can help other teachers and students around the world.’” – Lauren Woodman, USA

Taryn Benarroch
Nov 20

“If we can harness the power of our network and the collective knowledge of the best educators in the world even more effectively than we are already doing – I believe we will see some incredible changes that will be able to scale in ways never before seen in education.” – Taryn Benarroch, USA

Nov 12

Focus post: Collaboration and 21st Century Skills

If you did a search on this blog for “21st century skills,” you’d likely find that, for nearly all of the innovative educators we talk to at Daily Edventures, the issue is top-of-mind. And for good reason. It’s widely recognized … Continue reading →

Nov 2

“We must have the courage to speak out and provide leadership for changes needed as we transition from a World of Schooling to a World of Learning.” – Kathy Hurley, USA

Focus
Oct 26

Focus: 24 schools in 24 hours: Windows 8 Launch around the world in education

Oct 24

“Language is so much more than words and grammar – it’s ultimately about appreciating and respecting our fellow human beings.” – Nataly Kelly, USA

Oct 14

“The kids are part of the teaching process and now we just become facilitators and guide them.” – Ana Eloisa Carrillo, Mexico

Oct 7

“Outside the classroom, students use technology in all their activities (TV, Internet, video games and others). Teachers must be updated, or students will get bored.” – Celestino Osorio Pérez, El Salvador

Oct 5

“We need to be careful not to take the ‘human’ aspect out of education. While our students need to be technologically advanced as they compete for future jobs, they also need to have communication skills and a solid work ethic.” – Katie Pemberton, USA

Sep 30

“To student teachers: “Don’t think that you are ready, because you are never ready. You have to keep your antennae tuned to new things.” – Petri Ahokas, Finland

Sep 1

“Dare to use media and technology. Communicate with your peers in education and their students and create alliances with other innovative teachers, nationally and internationally.” – Walter Marin, Colombia

Aug 28

“Having taught on two continents, the obstacles to quality education seem to be the same the world over: funding, resources, burdensome bureaucracy, time, and class size.” – Pauline Roberts, USA

Aug 22

“I am worried that some schools are simply spending thousands of dollars on laptops and devices without any real thought behind their use or changing the pedagogy of the teachers using them.” – Denise Jeffs, Australia

Aug 18

“Literature develops critical thinkers and is an important part in creating critical and respectful citizens.” Dalina Flores– Mexico

Aug 14

“We need to change the notion of ’employment for my whole life‘ to ’employability for my whole life‘ because nobody knows where your next chance to succeed will be.” – Ovidio Barceló, Spain