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• Module 1: Understand the concept of 21st century learning design. Explore learning in the 21st century and innovative teaching practices that support the development of 21st century skills.

In this module, you will:

• Identify the needs of 21st century learners
• Explain the history and reason behind the 21st century learning designresearch project
• Identify the 21st century skills learners need for life and work in the 21stcentury
• Explain the purpose of 21st century learning design framework, rubrics, anddecision trees
• Module 2: This module introduces educators to the dimension of knowledge construction which helps learners build deep knowledge that they can transfer and apply in practice.

In this module, you will:

• Determine why knowledge construction is important
• Define knowledge construction
• Understand the 21CLD Knowledge Construction rubric and decision tree
• Identify Microsoft tools that support knowledge construction
• Design learning activities that focus on knowledge construction
• Module 3: This module helps educators design learning activities for learners to develop collaboration skills. It introduces the levels of collaboration: sharing responsibility, making substantive decisions together, and working interdependently.

In this module, you will:

• Determine why collaboration is important
• Define collaboration
• Understand the 21CLD collaboration rubric and decision tree
• Identify Microsoft tools that enhance learners’ collaboration
• Design learning activities that focus on collaboration
• Module 4: This module defines real-world problem solving for educators and explains the dimensions that must be present in such classroom activities to prepare learners with 21st century skills.

In this module, you will:

• Determine why real-world problem solving and innovation is important
• Define problem solving
• Explore the real-world problem solving and innovation rubric and decision tree
• Examine Microsoft tools that support real-world problem solving and innovation
• Design learning activities that focus on real-world problem solving andinnovation
• Module 5: This module introduces the concept of skilled communication to educators and supports them in designing learning activities to help young people develop this important skill.

In this module, you will:

• Determine why skilled communication is important
• Define skilled communication
• Understand the 21CLD skilled communication rubric and decision tree
• Identify Microsoft tools that support learners in skilled communication
• Design learning activities that focus on skilled communication
• Module 6: This module introduces the concept of self-regulation and teaches educators how to design learning activities to help learners develop this important skill.

In this module, you will:

• Determine why self-regulation is important
• Define self-regulation
• Explore the self-regulation rubric and decision tree
• Examine Microsoft tools that support self-regulation
• Design learning activities that focus on self-regulation
• Module 7: This module highlights for educators the need to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to transform learning experiences and create and design new information and ICT products.

In this module, you will:

• Determine why it’s important for learners to use ICT to support knowledgeconstruction
• Define ICT for learning
• Understand the 21CLD ICT for Learning rubric and decision tree
• Identify Microsoft tools that help learners use ICT in transformative ways
• Design learning activities that focus on ICT for Learning
• Module 8: Implement 21st century skills and learning into classes using 21CLD for lesson design. Practical activities help educators reflect on their practice and that of other educators.

In this module, you will:

• Describe the needs of 21st century learners
• Explain the 21st century learning design dimensions
• Create a plan of action for integrating 21st century learning design

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