Rubric:Elementsof21st CenturyLessonPlans

UsethistoevaluatelessonsyoufindontheInternetorelsewheretodeterminewhich21stCenturyelementstheyinclude.
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Usethistoguideyourownlessonplanningtoincludeasmanyrelevant21 Centurycomponentsaspossible.

Nameoflesson:________________________________________________________________
URLorsourceoflesson:____________________________________________________________________________
21stCenturyTopicsandTools:
NeedsImprovement
Acceptable
Exemplary
21stCenturyContent(Checkthosefound)
__GlobalAwareness
__Financial,Economic,&BusinessLiteracy
__CivicLiteracy
__Health&Wellness
21stCenturyContext(Checkthosefound)
__Contentrelevanttostudentslives
__Bringingworldintoclassroom
__Takingstudentsintotheworld
__Creatingopportunitiesforinteractionand
authenticlearningexperiences
TechnologyTools(Checkthosefound)
__Information/CommunicationTechnologies
(probes,iPods,electronicwhiteboards,
etc.)
__Audio,video,multimedia,otherdigital
tools
__Accesstoonlinelearningcommunitiesand
resources
__Aligneddigitalcontent,software,adequate
hardware,appropriatetechsupport.

21stCenturyAssessments
(Checkthosefound)
__Summative
__Benchmark
__Formative/Classroom

21stCenturyLearningSkills:
Information/CommunicationSkills
(Checkthosefound)
__Information/MediaLiteracy
__VisualLiteracy
__CommunicationSkills

Thinking/ReasoningSkills
(Checkthosefound)
__CriticalThinking
__SystemsThinking
__ProblemSolving
__CreatingandInnovating

Personal/WorkPlaceProductivitySkills
(Checkthosefound)
__Interpersonal/CollaborationSkills
__SelfDirection
__Adaptability
__EthicalBehavior
__Social/PersonalAccountability
__Leadership
__ProjectPlanning/Development

Lessondoesnottargetany
ofthe21stCenturycontent
areas.

Lessontargetsoneofthe
21stCenturycontentareas.

Lessontargetstwoor
moreofthe21stCentury
contentareas.

Lessondoesnotengage
studentsviaany21st
Centurycontext/method.

Lessonengagesstudents
viaoneofthe21stCentury
contexts/methods.

Lessonactivelyengages
studentsviatwoormore
st
21 Century
contexts/methods.

Lessondoesnotmake
effectiveuseofany21st
Centurytechnology
tools/techniquesto
facilitatelearning.

Lessonutilizesoneofthe
21stCenturytechnology
tools/techniques
effectivelytofacilitate
studentlearning.

Lessoneffectivelyutilizes
several21stCentury
technology
tools/techniquesto
facilitatestudentlearning.

Lessonincludesonlya
summativeassessmentof
learningafterthelessonis
finished.

Lessonincludesatleast
oneformative/classroom
assessmentwhichcanbe
usedtoguideinstruction
priortotheconclusionof
thelesson.

Lessonincludesanarrayof
st
balanced21 Century
authenticassessmentsfor
learningtoinformand
guideinstruction
throughoutthelesson.

NeedsImprovement

Acceptable

Lessondoeslittleto
promotedevelopmentof
any21stCentury
informationand
communicationskills.
Lessonlimitsthe
applicationofhigherorder
thinking/reasoningskillsin
anyofthelesson
components.

Lessonpromotessome
developmentofoneofthe
21stCenturyinformation
andcommunicationskills.

Lessonactivelypromotes
developmentofmultiple
21stCenturyinformation
andcommunicationskills.

Lessonencouragesthe
applicationofoneofthe
higherorder
thinking/reasoningskillsin
acomponentofthelesson.

Lessonprovideslittleorno
opportunitytopractice
personalandworkplace
productivityskillsduring
anyofthelesson
components.

Lessonprovidesan
opportunitytopractice
oneofthepersonaland
workplaceproductivity
skillsinacomponentof
thelesson.

Lessonstrongly
encouragestheactive
applicationofvaried
higherorder
thinking/reasoningskills
withinseveralofthelesson
components.
Lessonprovidesmultiple
opportunitiestopractice
severalofthepersonaland
workplaceproductivity
skillsinthelesson
components.

Commentsaboutthelessonyoureviewed:

Whataboutthislessondoyouthinkneedsimprovedtomakeitmoreofa21stCenturylesson?

Whataspectsofthislessonwouldyouliketoincorporateintoyourown21stCenturylessonplan?

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Whatisyouroverallratingofthislessonwithregardto21 Centuryelements?

SusanE.Alkire2007

Exemplary