As I reflect upon the P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning and the process of design thinking, I considered what my vision statement would include. My vision for today's learners includes working to create a learning space which promotes global learning through technology. Learners will be taught the skills to engage and share responsibly as a global digital citizen. Learners will have experiences in thinking critically, problem solving, and collaboration. Reaching that goal will include a school-wide commitment to:
Providing equal access to technology with an emphasis in collaboration for all learners.
Ensuring equity, student choice, and student voice in student learning and culture
Exposing students to Common Core Standards to promote college and workforce readiness.
Overall, my vision encompasses 21st century learning to meet the needs of 21st century learners in a world where technology is the tool to research, experience, analyze problems, and problem solve.
Currently, my school site promotes the use of technology and 21st century blended learning. We have begun focusing on digital citizenship, as well as digital literacy and a focus on college readiness by including a relevant level of rigor and demand of academic language used in learning experiences. I would like to see a shift from traditional learning spaces to a space that is clearly a 21st century learning space that promotes personalized and project based learning that encompasses real world problems and design thinking attempts at reaching solutions. A focus on communicating their results to an authentic audience is also a necessary skill that will promote college and career readiness. All in all, I feel that my site is towards creating a learning environment that will promote these ideas. It may be at a slower pace than I would like to see, but moving forward at any pace is movement nonetheless.