THE 21 ST

CENTURY TEACHER

If we teach today as we taught

yesterday, we rob our children of
tomorrow.
-John Dewey
 Under each of these four (4) clusters
of 21st century skills are specific skills.

teaming,
collaboration,
interpersonal skills,
local, national and global orientedness
; and
interactive communication.
 The learning and innovation
skills are the 3 Cs namely:

creativity,
curiosity,
social and cultural skills, and
risk taking.
 Life and career skills embrace

flexibility and adaptability,

leadership and responsibility,
social and cross-cultural skills,
initiative and self-direction,
productivity and accountability, and
ethical, moral and spiritual values.
 Information, media and
technology skills are :

visual and information literacies,

media literacy,
basic, scientific, economic and
technological literacies, and
multi cultural literacy.
 Visual literacy

is the ability to interpret, make meaning

from information presented in the form of
an image. It is the ability to evaluate,
apply, or create conceptual visual
representations.
 Information literacy

is the ability to identify what

information to identify what
information is needed, identify the
best sources of information for a given
need, locate those sources, evaluate
the sources critically, and share that
information.
 Media literacy

is the ability to critically analyse

the messages that inform, entertain
and sell to us everyday.
 Scientific literacy

encompasses written, numerical and

digital literacy as they pertain to
understanding science, its
methodology, observation, and
theories.
 Economic literacy

is the ability to apply basic

economic concepts in situations
relevant to ones life.
 What is technological literacy?
The US Department of Education (1996)
defined technology as computer skills
and the ability to use computer and other
technology to improve learning,
productivity, and performance.
Technological literacy is the ability to
responsibly use appropriate technology to:

Communicate
Solve problems
Access, manage, integrate, evaluate,
design and create information to
improve learning in all subject areas
Acquire lifelong knowledge in the 21st
century
Another way of grouping the 21st
century skills is shown below:
Ways of thinking
Creativity, critical thinking, problem
solving , decision making and
learning.
Ways of working.
Communication and Collaboration
 Tools for working.
Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information
literacy.

Skills for living in the world.

Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility.
Relate these 21st century skills to the
characteristics of the 21st century educator
presented in the graphic organizer below.
Effective
Communicatio
n Skills

21st
Info, Media and Century Learning and
Technology Skills Skills Innovation Skills

Life and Career

Skills
It takes a village to raise a child.
-African Proverb
The school and the
community are the
mainsprings of effective and
powerful forces that can
create a wholesome climate
for mutual gains and
betterment.
Parents from the community
are ready to offer much-
needed assistance in terms of
resources while teachers are
equally committed to spend
time, effort and expertise in
serving the school children.
 A. THE TEACHERS, PARENTS
AND THE COMMUNITY

Parents are the first teachers in the

home. They are responsible for the
development of values, attitudes and
habits that will be needed as their
children associate with classmates in
school.
 Difficulties
Teachers are endowed with caring and
compassionate attitudes that are expressed in their
love and unending sacrifice in guiding the young.
Despite conscious effort, children experience
difficulties and problems regarding:
Ability to accomplish assignments,
Irregular attendance,
Study habits in school,
Negative attitudes, and
Problem with self-discipline.
 Solutions
The best way to thresh out causes and come up
with solutions is to conduct a dialogue wherein
parents may be invited to drop by the school or the
teacher may pay a visit to their home.

A calm and friendly face to face exchange of

observations could straighten some disturbing
interactions ending with a promise of undertaking
remediation in both quarters.
Positive attitudes of kind heartedness and patience
are developed through modelling.
 Regularity in attendance and doing daily
assignments need strong motivation and
encouragement from both sides.
Letter and praises to parents for outstanding
performances build confidence and strengthen
determination to continue the good work.
Interesting lessons never fail to motivate students
to be present everyday for an enjoyable
participation in them.
Extremes of behaviour need detailed consideration
of past experiences in school and at home.
 Values Developed

Values and strong inclinations are instilled starting

from the home and are developed further in
the school. Some of the most desirable are:
Respect for elders and for the rights of others,
Cooperation,
Willingness to share,
Deep sense of responsibility, and
Persistence.
 Interests

Special interest and innate talents noticed at a

young age such as heightened propensity for
music and drama, athletics and the arts must be
attended to by sensitive mentors and guardians
in order to provide them with continued
opportunities to attain full realization of their
natural gifts
 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

The school is usually located at the centre of

the town or city.
As such, it is subjected to daily scrutiny by the
members of their community seeing their
students at play or work, personnel busy with
everyday tasks and teachers with the usual
eyeful watch, everyone passing by witnessing
such would feel proud of their school.
 1. Collaborative Relationships
a. The school officials actively participate in community
products such as literature assistance project for out-
of-school children and house campaign for healthful
practice.
b. The municipal city officials are likewise ready to
provide help not only in improving the physical
facilities of the school but also in paying the salaries of
the teachers who, for the moment, do not have
teacher items. There are a number of School Board-
paid teachers in the country
 2. Organized Associations
Schools have organized Parent-teacher
Associations (formerly referred to as Parent
Teachers and Community Associations) with
the officers coming from both their members.
The Brigada Eskwela is another example of
collaborations among school, parents and
community. Brigada Eskwela conducted at the
beginning of the school year is now
institutionalized at the Department of
Education and has resulted to strong
partnership of the school with the community.
 3. Public, Safety, Beautification and
Cleanliness
The peace and order, safety in the
public conveyances and compliance
with ordinance afford ample
protection and disciplinary measures
deserved by all.
 4. Values Exhibited

Outstanding school personnel as well as

barangay officials are honored. This serves
as a motivation for both parties and their
followers to continue with their
commendable practice. Respect for
Authority ad self-discipline is modelled for
the young to follow.
 5. Instructional Centers and Materials

The community can serve as rich sources

of instructional materials. The clean rives,
town library, factories and other industrial
establishment could be learning centers
for field trips. Recreational areas and
concert halls offer enjoyable
entertainment for all.