Into the Driver's Seat

Last week, Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith released the revised edition of their classic book “Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning”.

This week, they open up in a free-flow conversation with QAspire on the art of effective mentoring. In my view, this interview is almost a definitive guide to become a great mentor!

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https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Mentoring+Instead+of+Teaching

https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Mentorship

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/coaching-instead-of-teaching-in-modern-education/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/teaching-was-yesterday-today-is-coaching-the-learners-students-for-learning-to-learn/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/

Preparing a child for the world that doesn’t yet exist is not an easy task for any teacher. Step back and look at that picture from a broad perspective. What are the critical 21st-century skills every learner needs to survive and succeed in our world? What abilities and traits will serve them in a time that’s changing and developing so rapidly?

They want to be challenged and inspired in their learning. They want to collaborate and work with their peers. They want to incorporate the technology they love into their classroom experiences as much as they can. In short, they have just as high a set of expectations of their educators as their educators have of them.

How Are Educators Responding?

The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, (ACARA), have identified the following as the General Capabilities they see as essential for learners:

Critical and creative thinking

Personal and social capability

Ethical understanding

Intercultural understanding

Information and communication technology capability

Literacy

Numeracy

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=modern-education

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Creativity

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=creativity

Empowerment of people through Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is an important prerequisite for fostering equitable access to information and knowledge and promoting free, independent and pluralistic media and information systems.

Media and Information Literacy recognizes the primary role of information and media in our everyday lives. It lies at the core of freedom of expression and information - since it empowers citizens to understand the functions of media and other information providers, to critically evaluate their content, and to make informed decisions as users and producer of information and media content.

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http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/media-development/media-literacy/mil-as-composite-concept/

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Creativity

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=creativity

Does your classroom offer one-and-done types of learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond? With tools like G Suite for Education that are available 24/7, the learning doesn’t have to stop when the bell rings at the end of class, or when the worksheet is turned in, or even when the school year ends. The learning takes on a life of its own; it becomes dynamic.

This concept alone should change the way you think about learning in general and change the way you facilitate learning in the classroom.

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https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Dynamic+Learning

https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Learning+2+Learn

https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Social-Learning

https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=makerspace

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=maker

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/luxembourg-education-interviews-5-creativity-and-maker-spaces-beecreative/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/maker-space-a-new-trend-in-education-and-a-big-responsibility/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/learning-path-for-professional-21st-century-learning-by-ict-practice/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/practice-creativity-examples-with-thinglink/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/practice-learning-to-learn/

https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Social-Learning

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/coaching-instead-of-teaching-in-modern-education/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/learn-every-day-a-bit-with-curation/

One thing is for sure, social media is here to stay. Never before have people been able to connect, share, and learn from one another as we do now. I can only imagine what might be next! As a result, our students need skills to win at life in a digital world. The ability to use social media to support life goals and possibilities can be a game-changer. I know it has been very powerful for me in my professional life.

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Social+Media

http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-and-its-influence

During this time of significant educational change, we are forced to ask ourselves, what is the role of the teacher?

Teachers continue to be central to learning, but the role is changing significantly. Our children still need to develop real skills and real knowledge, but they also need to be self-reliant, resilient, and fully capable of re-inventing themselves. This means students must learn how to self-direct their learning.

So if students are self-directing their learning, what's the role of the teacher?

Teachers build the curriculum/lessons with the individual student based on his/her needs and interests rather than move through a fixed curriculum en masse.

Teachers provide the experiences and tools to access new knowledge in specific areas of interest as facilitators of individual pathways, rather than being a provider of the content or expert in one or every area,Teachers become experts in how people learn, not only in teaching.

Teachers support a community of learners in teams, possibly of multiple ages, rather than alone in classrooms with fixed grades of students.

Teachers have more autonomy over their daily schedule, and can be flexible to adjust their schedules to support student needs.

Teachers provide opportunities for real-world, connected, practical learning rather than isolated academics.
These are the types of changes in the teacher's role that are fundamental to developing students who are capable of independent learning and reinvention in a rapidly changing world.

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/so-whats-the-change-for-teachers-in-21st-century-education/

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Creativity

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=creativity

My visual on Soft Skills For Students

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