21st Century Classroom - A teacher perspective

21st century classroom

A day in the life of a teacher

As the teacher arrives at school the first thing on the agenda is to meet with the other teachers on the curriculum team to discuss the progress of the students they share. Checking in with each other to identify which students are ready to move onto the next learning objective and which students need additional help. Once back in their room the teacher gets on a video conference with teachers in their subject matter to discuss and trade different interactive learning activities that each has found or developed.

As the students arrive at school they choose which of their curriculum teachers to check in with first. The student is provided a choice of learning activities based on their needs which may entail individual study, collaborative work with students at other schools using the internet to explore, discuss, and develop material to demonstrate their understanding of the objectives. The collaborative work will frequently be working on multi-disciplinary concepts at the same time so the students see how different items are connected with each other. By allowing students choice of learning activities they may choose the learning style that fits them best or interests them that day. Once the students have completed their learning activity they will move onto their other curriculum teachers. Students may have different amount of time that they spend at school depending on how quickly they grasp the concepts they are working on that day.

Teachers take on many roles during the day. Assessment of meeting academic standards will be based on students demonstrating their knowledge of the learning objectives. This may be from webquests, videos, projects, tests, or successful completion of interactive games that are correlated to the learning objectives.