21st Century Learning Opportunities

21st century is the years we could considered as modern because technology and people are collaborating or helping hand in solving problems here in our country. technology is one of best tool now in learning and teachers only act as a facilitator. All information needed by the students can be found in the different sites. Traditional way of teaching which using of manila papers, writing on the board, copying in the notebook and searching on the book are seldom to seen because there is another way of teaching and this called a modern way of teaching were computers, laptops, ipods, cellphones with 
different applications are now the tools brings by the students which more convenient and fast in showing, receiving and giving an information.


Things are changing around us very dramatically, very quickly. The world is becoming more interconnected, the environment is becoming less stable, and technology is continuously altering our relationship to information. Changing global conditions demand that we rethink what, but even more important, how and where we learn. We need education for the 21st century.But what do we mean by 21st century education? The following are what we believe to be their characteristics:

Students learn through meaningful projects.

When students design, plan, carry out, and publicly exhibit a project of genuine value (to themselves, to the community, or to a client), it has a trans formative effect on their perception of themselves, their relationship to learning, and their sense of their place in the world around them. It is also the best way to develop the diverse portfolio of skills that that are increasingly in demand from employers.

School is a ‘base camp’ for inquiry.

Now that many mobile phones can access more information than is held in any library, the idea of school as the place you go to acquire knowledge is an anachronism. However, schools still have an important role to play as the ‘base camp’ for inquiries that will take students into their communities, and online.

Educators regard themselves as learners as well as teachers

An interest in learning is the key characteristic that teachers share with their students, and teachers need to be able to conduct action research and be aware of developments in their field, in order to develop their practice (and share it with their colleagues).

Learners collaborate in their learning, rather than ‘consuming’ it

Students are experts in their own learning – they know how they learn best, and what they are most interested in, and schools stand to benefit from working with them rather than performing for them. In other words, rather than trying to put on a fancier show for their students, teachers should let them backstage.

Education takes advantage of digital technologies and helps students become both digitally literate and digitally adept

Attentive readers may be noticing that there is nothing ‘new’ about the preceding characteristics of 21st century education. These ideas are at least 100 years old - John Dewey is probably their most famous advocate, though they go back much further. However, digital technology has made this vision more attainable, for more people, than ever before. It has also vastly increased the number of education providers that a learner can choose from. Schools no longer have a monopoly on ‘academic’ learning, and if they do not adapt, the world may simply leave them behind.

Learning or education is very essential to us though this we can gain respect, honor and good impression from the society. Education we can gain a good living . Let us face the reality that if are educated person we can easily get a job and provide the needs of our family. Without education all the technologies, gadgets, materials making our lives comfortable are not invented. in my opinion we cannot totally live without education. 

Learning will help us to be a better person and makes us successful someday. Make learning as a motivation to get what you dream to be.