Mass Training of

Teachers (MTOT)
on Common Topics for
Grade 12 K to 12 Basic
Education Program
21 Century Skills
st
Objectives
• Identify and understand the 21 st century
skills
• Share insights on integrating 21 st
century skills in the classroom
• Develop an engaging learning
environment by integrating 21 st century
skills
To do…
• Brainstorm with your groupmates
• Conceptualize your idea of a 21st
century learner with 21st century
skills using human figures
• Choose a reporter to explain the
concept
• Present it to the class in 2
minutes
How did you find the
activity? Why?

What helped you to come

up with the idea?
What hindering factors
have you encountered?

How did you resolve

these problems?
What insights did you
gain from this
activity?
If we teach today's students
as we taught yesterday's,
we rob them of tomorrow.
-John Dewey-
RA 10533 sec.5

(a) The curriculum shall be

learner-centered, inclusive
and developmentally
appropriate;

(b) The curriculum shall be

relevant, responsive and
research-based;
 (c) The curriculum shall be
culture-sensitive;

(d) The curriculum shall be

contextualized and global;
RA 10533 sec.5

(e) The curriculum shall use

pedagogical approaches
that are constructivist,
inquiry-based, reflective,
collaborative and
integrative;
RA 10533 sec.5
(f) The curriculum shall adhere to
the principles and framework of
Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual
Education (MTB-MLE) which starts
from where the learners are and
from what they already knew
proceeding from the known to the
unknown; instructional materials and
capable teachers to implement the
MTB-MLE curriculum shall be
available;
RA 10533 sec.5

• (g) The curriculum shall

use the spiral progression
approach to ensure
mastery of knowledge and
skills after each level; and
RA 10533 sec.5
(h) The curriculum shall be flexible
enough to enable and allow schools
to localize, indigenize and enhance
the same based on their respective
educational and social contexts.
The production and development of
locally produced teaching materials
shall be encouraged and approval
of these materials shall devolve to
the regional and division education
units.
21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills
The term 21st century skills refers to a
broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits,
and character traits that are believed—by
educators, school reformers, college
professors, employers, and others—to be
critically important to success in today’s
world, particularly in collegiate programs
and contemporary careers and workplaces.
1. Student-centered instruction
• Education is no longer about
listening to the teacher talk and
absorbing the information

• Different learning styles are

encouraged
Student-centered instruction

Engage in many different types of

hands-on activities

Learning is about discovery, not the

memorization of facts.
2. Education should be collaborative

•Work together to discover information,

piece it together, and construct meaning

•Dynamic collaboration
Education should be collaborative
Recognize the different strengths and
talents each person can bring to a
project, and change roles depending on
those attributes

Schools link with other educational

institutions
3. Learning should have context

Teacher still provides guidance as to

the skills that need to be acquired
Application of the learning is emphasized
A need to take a more general approach
and teach them the skills that are useful in
any situation
4. Schools should be integrated with society
Model what a responsible citizen is
Encourage students to join committees
or take part in school projects, and by
occasionally helping the community
around
Education needs to help students take
part in his/her community and society
What are the digital
skills every teacher
should have ?
a) Create, edit, and share digital
audio, video and image content
b) Create digital portfolios
c) use digital assessment tools to create quizzes
d) Create online content using social
bookmarking sites
Use of ICT in Education

Computers can be used to enhance

constructivist approaches in the classroom
by developing programs, computer-
assisted instruction, drills, and tutorials.
Use of ICT in Education
Social networking sites can be
used for forum or group
discussion where a lot of ideas
are being expressed by the
students
Use of ICT in Education

There are also sites in which

students can create their own
portfolio, scrap book, journals and
the like.
Use of ICT in Education
• Integrating ICTs with tools that
support constructivist learning
increases a learner’s ability to
participate in “peer interactions,
group reflection and discussion”
(Santally et al., 2012, p. 8) in a
variety of social-web formats to
support constructivist learning (Tsai,
2008).
Use of ICT in Education

Online social learning environments

designed using constructivist
framework allow students to “present
their views and critically analyze the
views of others” beyond a classroom
context (Gazi, 2009, p. 69).
How do you describe a
21st Century Learner?
As SH teachers, how can you
ensure that 21st century
skills are considered in the
delivery of your instruction?
Groups 1 & 2
Present a poster showing your roles
as teachers.
Groups 3, & 4
Perform a skit of a 21st Century
classroom.
Group 5
Observe how the skills are integrated
in the learning activities.