Curriculum Development

1. The 21st Century
Curricular
Classroom

2. Emerging
Curricula of the
21st Century
Learners

3. The Different
Issues
• Globalization of economies and
independence on international
markets.

4. • Increase concerns and actions about
environmental degradation, water
and energy shortages, global
warming, pandemic.

5. • Nations competing for power block
thus generating conflict but gives
opportunities to build alliances and
cooperation.

6. • Increased global migration and
opportunities for working overseas.

7. • Sciences and technological
revolution.
• Knowledge economy as a generator
of wealth and jobs.

8. Characteristics of
the Curriculum
• Provides appropriate knowledge,
skills and values to face the future.
• Is based on knowledge drawn from
research.

9. • is a product of consultative,
collaborative development process.
• Supports excellence and equity for all
learners.

10. Need to Develop 21st
Century Skills of
Learners in the
Curriculum

11. What are the skills
needed by 21st
century learners in
order to cope with
the curriculum?

12. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
Learning and
Innovation Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
 Critical Thinking
and Problem
solving
Creativity and
innovation
 Oral and Written
Communication

13. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
 Knowledge,
Information,
Media and
Technology
Literacy Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
Content Mastery
 Information Literacy
 Media Literacy
 ICT Literacy

14. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
 Life Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
 Flexibility and
Adaptability
 Initiative and Self
Direction
Teamwork and
Collaboration
 Social and Cross-
Cultural Skills

15. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
Citizenship Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
 Valuing of
Diversity
 Global Awareness
 Environment
Awareness
 Values, Ethics and
Professionalism

16. The Five
Frames of
Thinking

17. Five Frames of
Thinking
 The Disciplined
Mind
 The Synthesizing
Mind
Descriptions
 Makes use of the ways
of thinking necessary for
major scholarly work and
profession
 Selects crucial
information from the
voluminous amounts
available, processing
such information in ways
that make sense to self
and others

18. Five Frames of
Thinking
 The Creating Mind
 The Respectful
Mind
Descriptions
 Goes beyond
existing knowledge.
Possess new
questions, offers
new solutions.
 Sympathetically and
constructively
adjusts to individual
differences.

19. Five Frames of
Thinking
Descriptions
• Considers one’s
role as citizen
consistently and
strives toward
good work and
good citizenship
The Ethical
Mind

20. The Seven
Survival Skills
for the 21st
Century
Curriculum

21. Agility and
Adaptability
Critical
Thinking
and
Problem
Solving
Collaboration
Across
Networks
and Leading
by Influence

22. Initiative
and
Entrepreneur
- ship
Effective
Oral and
Written
Communica-
tion
Accessing
and
Analyzing
Information

23. Curiosity and
Imagination