Simple Strategies to Build 21st Century Learning

Brief Description

In this Professional Development course, you will get simple pedagogies to build 21^st century learning in classrooms. The entire course comprises 8 short modules which focus on building a holistic, integrated and competency-based learning environment, through practical examples that work.

Simple assignments, reflective and metacognitive practice sheets help teachers build skills for powerful learning that can enable them to transact the same for their students.

Further Details

Who will benefit from this course?

• Any teacher wanting to transform classroom into experiential, Holistic and 21^st century skill builder
• Teachers nurturing Pre-primary, Primary and Middle schoolers
• Though this course is not very subject specific, it is most suited for Science and EVS teachers, simply because of the examples shared

Key topics covered:

• Understanding 21^st Century skills and competencies
• Experiential Learning
• Science Process skills
• Building skills of Observation and Experimenting
• Understanding Circle Time
• Worksheets to Build Critical Thinking
• Projects and Games to extrapolate learning

Key Features of the course

1. Each module has one or more of these tools for empowered training

• A cheat sheet with notes that serves as a ready reckoner.
• Cheat sheets can be as downloaded reference notes for quick revision and recall.
• A simple test with MCQs
• A thought-provoking question for to ponder upon and journal. To experience what metacognition is, and how it works in practical life.
• One or more short practical assignment to do
• This course also allows you to attend a live Q & A session, for which you have to book in advance. Book your slot as soon as possible because there are limited seats available in every slot.
• On successful completion of all the modules in the course, teachers get a free downloadable certificate from One Teacher One Scientist which can add huge value to their profile.

2. At the end of the course, you receive a free, downloadable OTOS Handbook, which contains a couple of sample activities or a combination of a sample worksheet, project and assignment which is additional support that you get free of cost, so that it is easy for you to practically transact the methodologies taught in this course.

3. You can use sample activities and worksheets given throughout the course as reference material, to create future assignments, worksheets and projects for your students on different topics. I would highly recommend you to store sheets of all OTOS courses in one place so that by the end you would have your own collection of reference material.

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