The Changing Global Landscape for the 21st Century Teachers

Presenter: JAYVEE JOHN LOUIE A. DE GUZMAN

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 Globalization has opened doors that led nations to
co-exist and be interdependent.

However, the common future will still be more dependent on the

knowledge, skills, and values of its people, thus glocalization can be the
response.
 There is an urgent need to understand the new landscape that is
brought about by the changes in leaps and bounds of the century.
Zhou, 2006 as mentioned in SEAMEO, INNOTECH 2011, identified
some key categories of the different changes and developments in the
21st century teaching and learning.

To understand the categories, we will attempt to:

1. describe the new learning environment,

2. identify the new learning contents,
3. explain the new processes of learning and how these will be
facilitated,
4. describe the new type of learners, and
5. describe the new type of teachers.
The New Learning Environment .

It is characterized by the
following:
1. learner-centered,
2. new spaces and borderless;
3. enhanced opportunity for
creativity and innovations,
and
4. Use of ICT
use of ICT
The New Learning Contents
Learning has the following
characteristics:
1. integrated/Interdisciplinary;
2. demand-driven;
3. emphasis on learning tools
on how to retrieve
knowledge;
4. balance of scientific,
technological, cultural,
global, local concepts.
The New Processes of Learning and
How These will be Facilitated
These include the idea of
multiple ways of learning
which can be mediated by the
following:
1. Face-to-face
2. Distance Learning
3. Blended modalities
4. Experiential and lifelong
The New Type of Teachers

The new type of teachers

must possess the following
characteristics:
1. Clear standards and
accountability that their
learners should know and be
able to do at the end of their
schooling;
The New Type of Teachers
2. Use broad pedagogies
including inquiry-based
learning, cooperative
learning, other pedagogies;
3. Skillful in the integration of
ICT in pedagogy;
4. Skillful in the use of
assessment to guide teaching
and learning;
The New Type of Teachers

5. Great understanding of local

and global cultures;
6. Skillful in action research to
diagnose and solve classroom
problems based on evidence;
7. Practice the core values of
inspiring teachers; and
8. Develop life and career skills for
the 21st century and beyond.
The New Processes of Learning and
How These will be Facilitated
1. A confident person who
thinks independently and
critically and who
communicate effectively;
2. Self-directed and who
questions, reflects and takes
responsibility for his/her own
learning;
The New Processes of Learning and
How These will be Facilitated
3. A concerned citizen, informed
about the world and local affairs,
has a strong sense of civic
responsibilities and participates
actively in improving the lives of
others;
4. A member of the new
generation: pop-culture, different
ways of thinking, responding.
Every learner to address the challenges of the century, he/she has to
develop:

Life and career skills are

enhanced in schools as part of
the learning outcomes, Life
and career skills include the
following:
Learners to adapt to various
roles, responsibilities and
schedules.
Goals are set and managed by
themselves.
Require learners to respect
cultural differences and work
effectively with others, to be
open-minded to different
ideas in order to innovate and
improve quality of work.
Should be developed by all
learners and teachers
UNESCO’s Four Pillars of Learning from Delor’s Report:
Learning to Know

This implies thirst for

knowledge and
acquisition of such
knowledge.
Learning to Do

Learning by doing is a
pragmatist’s view of life.
Knowledge acquired is
nothing unless applied in
daily life.
Learning to Be

It implies developing the

potentials of each
individual.
Learning to Live Together

Bringing in together a
community to work
harmoniously, to live in
peace and prosperity and to
show respect and concern
for others.