21st+Century+Teachers+as+Learners

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**The digital revolution has potentially made the 21st Century classroom a very exciting place.With the advent of Web 2.0 tools,today's students are digital learners,acessing information from their computers and mobile devices from anywhere and anytime.Away from school they have at their fingertips tools for socialising,communicating and creating.Their world outside of the classroom is a global one and we as educators have the challenge of updating our own practices so that our classrooms can remain engaging and relevant. We need to embrace technology that improves teaching and learning in our classrooms and provide our students with 21st century skills that will adequately prepare them for their everchanging future.**

**The 21st Century Teacher looks at the characteristics we would expect to see in a 21st century teacher.** **Steve Hargadon's blog post in** ** Education,Technology,Social Media,and You ** **in 2008 is still very worthy of a read.He talks about the seven trends in education.** **[|Web2.0 is the Future of Education]** **Personal Learning Network**
 * Lifelong learning is one of the essential characteristics found amongst effective educators.With the many changes in educational technology,curriculum and pedagogy it is imperative that teachers receive opportunities for growth. At Gippsland Grammar there are already many opportunities within our school to participate in professional learning.The ICT Professional Development Program has been running for many years and in 2011 The Professional Learning Project was introduced. However, another excellent way to develop 21st century teaching practices is to develop your own personal learning network that extends outside of the school walls.T his self directed informal way of learning gives you the opportunity to connect with experts, leaders and other like minded learners around the globe.This can all be done at a time that suits you **!

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**Lisa from the EdTech blog has written [|21 signs you are a 21st century teacher]. Have a look to see where your classroom is at.**

**Also read [|7 Solutions for Educators Who Want 21st Century Students To Tune In]**