_Welcome administrators to the December 1, 2011 "21st century skills for transforming teaching and learning in the Social Studies" workshop.  Below you will find links to further explore the information we presented today.  This presentation will be a brief overview of the skills and work of our students.  

Direct Links:
Student-created Digital Textbook
Shared Classroom Blog

"...multimedia technologies, which use text, audio, video, graphics and animation to communicate information, offer today's teachers a mechanism to move from a 'linear' learning environment to a 'nonlinear' environment - one which offers users interactivity, control 
                                                      of progress, and choice in their construction of knowledge."
                                                                                      -Cuper and Lambert cited in Hanover Research Council 
                                                                                       Maintaining Competitiveness in the 21st Century, 2010

                                                 ...and so we will...

Presentation Links:
Creativity & Innovation
Collaboration  
Mastery Learning
Communication                   


"Schools and teachers must be challenged to use the tools and techniques of today,  not the ones of the past." 
                                                                   -Association for the Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009.