This seminar keynote was conducted by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day Brazil in Sao Paulo in 2018. The seminar covers key trends and changes in the education sector and how educators and learners need to use different and varied approaches in order to succeed in the 21st Century. (c) 2018 James Hall - Please use content with citation of references. Thank you!
2. • James Hall has been working in education since
2004
• English Teacher in Canada & Korea
• Teacher Trainer in Canada, USA, Mexico, Egypt, Korea,
Japan, China, Thailand, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Peru,
Ecuador, Cambodia, & Taiwan
• Content Development Professional as a writer and
editor for more than twenty publications
• Academic Consultant providing course design and
curriculum planning to educational institutions
• Publisher with Compass Publishing
About the Speaker
15. Students needs
– Development of life and career-focused
competencies
– Exposure to CLIL current topics with
relatable and modern subjects (STEM and
STEAM)
– Digital literacy through new-media skills
– Communication, collaboration, creativity, and
critical thinking
17. 21st century worker needs
• Research literacy
• Interpersonal communication & public
speaking
• Problem-solving & critical analysis
• Technology literacy
• Growth mindsets
• Creative and design skills
• Global socio-cultural collaboration
18. What do I mean when I talk about
transformational productivity reforms that can
also boost student outcomes? Our K–12 system
largely still adheres to the century-old,
industrial-age factory model of education.
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (2010)
20. World Economic Forum
2016- 47 of current jobs are at risk of extinction - Forbes
2018- 52% of current jobs will not exist in 20 years- The Economist
https://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2016/jan/24/4th-industrial-revolution-brings-promise-and-peril-for-humanity-technology-davos
36. 1
• Comprehension to ensure
understanding
2
• Reading skill: develops
critical thinking and higher
order thinking skills
3
• Apply the reading skill to
summarize the content
learned in the passage
Reading Skill Development
37.
38.
39. 1
• Writing skill: develops critical
thinking and higher order
thinking skills
2
• Writing plan: synthesizes
reading skill from Lesson A &
Writing skill from Lesson B
3
• Apply the synthesized reading
& writing skill to complete a
h/w assignment in the PB
50. ELT + 21st Century Learning Broadening Standards
• language skills - listening, speaking, reading, writing
• content knowledge - math, science, social studies, etc.
• critical thinking - contrasting, categorizing, synthesizing
• learning & innovation strategies - brainstorming process
• information and technology skills - devices, the internet
• life and career skills - project-based learning, cooperation
51. 21C Areas to Improve in Education
The World Economic Forum presented 8 areas to be improved
in future education to prepare for the Fourth Industrial
Revolution
1. Invest in early childhood education
2. Develop educational curriculum to prepare for the future
3. Professionalize the teaching workforce
4. Educate about career guidance when they are young
5. Help with using digital skills skillfully
6. Offer respected technical and vocational training
7. Establish a new deal on life-long learning
8. Promote an openness to education innovation