21st+Century+Learning

=21st Century Skills= We are living in a globalized society that poses a whole new set of challenges for public schools. The Internet and other innovative technologies have brought tremendous change to all aspects of our lives. Our future graduates’ work prospects are ever changing. Unlike their parents who were told to prepare to change jobs seven times in their career, our students must prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist or ones that will become obsolete during their lifetime. Their future is here and it is multiethnic, multicultural, and multilingual...global!

Our students check e-mail, surf E-bay, hang on their cell phones, text, play XBox, and talk to several friends via social networking sites all at the same time. My challenge as an administrator and that of the teachers is to channel students’ technology knowledge, their multitasking skills, their energy and enthusiasm into learning both classroom and real world content. We are up for the challenge and have scheduled and attended many professional development events to improve our teaching skills and our tech immersion knowledge. We have to! It is crucial to teach our students the critical thinking skills they'll need to adapt and compete in the future because borders and boundaries are a thing of the past.

Living in the 21st Century means living with constant change. In keeping up with the needs and trends brought to us by greater access to emerging technologies, and social and economic trends, we at the Pinedale High School are embracing change.

Our classrooms are equipped with computer access and Smart Board technology. These innovative tools provide the Pinedale secondary students with an expanded access to information, increased opportunities for learning and to collaborate with others on more school projects. All of which will help our students develop the skills they’ll need to thrive in our 21st Century world. Some of the 21st Century skills include critical thinking, problem solving, communicating, the ability to do research, collaborate with others, and work on a team. I commend our staff for shifting paradigms and doing everything possible to prepare our students for post secondary education, the military, and the 21st Century workforce.

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