21st Century Teacher

I think that the ability to flexibly adapt and problem solve are crucial aspects of 21st
century learners, and that these qualities need to be reflected in teaching and
pedagogy. The world of work, and the displaced nature of work, means that students
need as core qualities adaptability and innovation. This is even more so now that it is likely
that a student of 2016 may face multiple changes of career/ job and may need to learn,
relearn and adopt new skills for each new career, work place and occupation. It is more
important than ever that students become independent learners and be aware that their
learning and ability to adapt and reinvent themselves is lifelong.

I also am challenged by the ideas from Don Idle that we are textured for technology and
that technology has always been and will ever be a part of the deepest learning that we
do. Learning to move technology and the digital technology of the 21st century into the
heart of the learning process is an ongoing challenge for educators. So, the practice of
being a literacy educator in the 21st Century must be, has to be, inclusive of digital
literacies, including, most importantly, the use of social media.

At the same time there are deep issues with the use of the technology and its implications
in terms of equity and the displacement of human labour. Careers and jobs that were
once pathways for students are being lost. We already see the trend to part time work
and the movement of work to Asian countries, Moreover, the changes to core literacies
skills afforded by digital technologies is not all positive and indeed can be regressive in
terms of the core literacy skills of students.

Moreover, the advent of so-called techno-imperialism, through companies such as

Apple, means that we have technologies imposed on us which must be evaluated and
critically examined. We must reject the idea of techno-utopianism and take a critical
stance as educators, sorting out that which is helpful and useful and that which is pure
business acumen.

All in all, education now exists in a challenging multi-modal, multi-digital and rapidly
changing environment in which there are numerous ways of delivering education
content at primary, secondary and tertiary level. However, in such an environment
students need critical skills and adaptability to negotiate and traverse this environment.
 CHED SSU
A. General Education Courses (Cmo No. 20, S 2013) A. General Education Courses (Cmo No. 20, S 2013)
B. Professional Education Courses B. Professional Education Courses
 The Child And Adolescent Learning And  The Child And Adolescent Learning And
Learning Principle Learning Principle
 The Teaching Profession  Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching
 The Teacher Community, School Culture And  Assessment In Learning 1
Organizational Leadership  Foundation Of Special And Inclusive
 Foundation Of Special And Inclusive Education
Education  Technology For Teaching And Learning 1
 Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching  Assessment I Learning 2
 Assessment In Learning 1  Building And Enhancing New Literacies
 Assessment I Learning 2 Across The Curriculum
 Technology For Teaching And Learning 1  The Teacher And The Curriculum
 The Teacher And The Curriculum  The Teaching Profession
 Building And Enhancing New Literacies  The Teacher Community, School Culture And
Across The Curriculum Organizational Leadership
 Field Study 1  Field Study 1
 Field Study 2  Field Study 2
 Teaching Internship  Competency Enhancement 1
C. Major Courses  Competency Enhancement 2
 Genetic (Lec And Lab)  Teaching Internship
 Cell And Molecular Biology C. Major Courses
 Anatomy And Physiology  Earth Science
 Inorganic Chemistry  Environmental Science
 Organic Chemistry  Fluid Mechanics
 Biochemistry  Anatomy And Physiology
 Analytical Chemistry  Thermodynamics
 Modern Physics  Inorganic Chemistry
 Thermodynamics  The Teaching Of Science
 Electricity And Magnetism  Genetics
 Wave And Optics  Electricity And Magnetism
 Fluid Mechanics  Astronomy
 Earth Science  Meteorology
 Astronomy  Microbiology And Parasitology
 Environmental Science  Biochemistry
 The Teaching Of Science Teaching The  Waves And Optics
Specialized Fluid  Technology For Teaching And Learning 2
 Research In Teaching  Modern Physics
 Meteorology  Cell And Molecular Biology
D. Mandated Courses  Analytical Chemistry
 Physical Education  Research In Teaching Science
 Nstp 1&2 D. Mandated Course
 Physical Education
 Nstp1&2
CHED
General Education Courses 36 units
Professional Education Course 42 units
Major courses 73 units
Mandated Courses 14 units

SSU
General Education Courses 54 units
Professional Education Course 42 units
Major courses 73 units
Mandated Courses 14 units
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