Readings

Welcome to the 21st Century. The Future Is NOW!
The rapid advances in technology, linked with reducing cost and increased connectivity are changing our lives. This page is devoted to the following recommended readings which are linked to these changes. //Scary to think that we are nearly a decade into it ////yet many of our schools are still in the process of preparing for it. Where Are You? //

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 * If you come across a reading to inspire, challenge or inform, please upload it here and enrich our learning. **

What's the Point Of School?
Click [|the link here] to visit this page to view Prof Guy Claxton as he shares ideas on how schools and teaching need to change in order to prepare children to become powerful lifelong learners, with the capabilities to meet the challenges of a changing world.

How Can Children Learn Better?
Professor Guy Claxton, [|in an interview for dysTalk], considers where schools are going wrong, what the implications are if nothing is done and how parents can help make a difference

[|Video - The Element]
media type="custom" key="4209627" Sir **Ken Robinson** talks about topics from his new book **The Element**. He explores education, creativity, **...**

[|Interview with Sir Ken Robinson - Jun 16,2009]

** THE MEDICI EFFECT - FRANS JOHANSSON ** 

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This discussion paper is the combination of several blog and wiki articles on Education in the 21st Century. The discussion focuses on the 21st Century Learner, and their learning needs. It asks questions about the 21st Century Educator, the 21st Century Classrooms and what is needed to facilitate 21st Century Learning. There are many questions posed and left unanswered. No one has all the answers, but if we collaborate, together we may come up with a few of them Worth simply scanning through the contents, the headings and the questions (in blue) if you really don't have time to read the whole article.



//"We usually find time for that which we value"//

Reaching The Reluctant Learner: Turning On The Lights ~ Mark Prensky //Marc Prensky//'s professional focus has been on reinventing the learning process, combining the motivation of video games and other highly engaging activities with the driest content of education and business. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on the connection between games and learning.





