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Final MakeCourse ObjectivesTo establish 21st century skills in alignment with connect learning goals.

21st Century CompetenciesKnowing more about the world. Kids are global citizens now, even in small-town America, and they must learn to act that way. Thinking outside the box. Jobs in the new economy--the ones that won't get outsourced or automated--"put an enormous premium on creative and innovative skills, seeing patterns where other people see only chaos. Kids also must learn to think across disciplines. Becoming smarter about new sources of information. With overflowing information and proliferating media, kids need to rapidly process what's coming at them and distinguish between what's reliable and what isn't. "It's important that students know how to manage it, interpret it, validate it, and how to act on it." Developing good people skills. Emotional intelligence "EQ" is as important as IQ for success in today's workplace. "Most innovations today involve large teams of people." Online safety, ethics, appropriate use Excerpt from Time Article

Students will be able to…Reasoning: use reliable evidence and sound logic to generate and support arguments Mathematics: use mathematics to solve problems, model phenomena, and support reasoning Collaboration: acquire and synthesize information from both peers and real-world participants Business Writing: write letters and documentation/procedures Copywriting: for more effective marketing and promotions Public Speaking: so you can sell your ideas to others Social Networking: blogging, profiles, forums, and etiquette Offline Networking: trade shows, organizations, strategic partnerships Multimedia Digital Presentations: students should be able to present a topic through video, web, text and interactive discussion (blogs), audio, and video production and editing Introduction to Free and Open Source Software Development. Students could be required to collaborate on a Scratch application with another student in the course, or better yet with a student (or students) in a remote location. Keyboarding

Course OutlineIntroduction to Moodle Learning Management SystemHow to Use MoodleDigital CitizenshipKeyboardingWhat is Digital LiteracyBasic Computer EducationPrograms and ApplicationsResearchingTroubleshootingAdvanced Program Skills

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Opportunities for Professional DevelopmentReading Material21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn, Bellanca and Brandt, editors, Solution Tree Press, 2010.Developed Course Presented by Ken Kay & James Bellanca (See Excerpts below)

Opportunities for Professional DevelopmentReading Material21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn, Bellanca and Brandt, editors, Solution Tree Press, 2010.Developed Course Presented by Ken Kay & James Bellanca (See Excerpts below)

Still Needed…Specific pre-assessment for students to identify areas of strength and weaknessDevelopment and implementation of new 21st Century/Connected Learning Courses for students and teachers alikeFurther individualized Professional Development opportunities for educators and administration to help establish common goals and focus across the schoolFurther Group Professional Development on Connected Learning and how to make it a key part of cyber educationFurther Group Professional Development on types of Connected Learning and incorporating it into the curriculumCertified Computer Education and Connected Learning educators who will be able to create, implement, and assess our current practices and offer new resources and strategies to be used

ResourcesBellanca, J., & Kay, K. (2015). 21st Century Skills [PDF]. New York, New York: Solution Tree.Gibson, J., & Dixon, R. (2015). University of the Pacific 21st Century Skills-I [PDF]. PD Learning Network.21st Century Learners: Reaching and Teaching the iGeneration [PDF]. (2012). The Connecting Link.