21st+century+learning+through+the+eyes+of+students

(You can hear the interviews we had with students by clicking on the players on the homepage)


 * Bea, Sanutep, Scott, Caleb and Rachel brainstormed what we thought 21st century learning is/should be...**


 * Lessons...**
 * Doing less handwritten work as it is not such an important skill in a lot of jobs. There’s no point in handwriting work then publishing it on computer, when you could type it straight onto a computer/laptop. There is still a place for handwriting in school though.
 * Everyone should have their own laptop which can be transported between home and school
 * Hands-on learning should become a big part of 21st learning as it suits the majority of learners better than sitting down at a desk doing worksheets, hands-on learning would especially suit boys learning.
 * Maths is better with a group as you can collaborate. Whereas some activities such as writing it is better to do individually for the majority of the time.
 * Learning to touch type should be a very important lesson as computers are becoming more and more part of everyday life.
 * No pointless activities. (e.g. Why do two strategies for maths when you have one that works?)
 * Learn about what we want to learn about. Inquiries really worked as it was hands on learning.

**How can we make schools where boys don’t get into trouble and are still learning?**
 * Teachers don’t sweat the small stuff e.g. pushing and shoving – consensual physical contact, running in the corridor, talking, uniform.
 * Hands on work, being messy, ICT based learning.
 * Boys like to create their own things, not do what someone else says.
 * More physical stuff.
 * Be in a class where it’s ok to talk loudly.
 * If there aren’t ‘rule-breaking’ games like bullrush, boys are more likely to break rules in class.
 * Teachers let us learn by ourselves and not try to control us.
 * Look for the educational value in games/technologies

**What goes through our minds as we prepare for the future?**
 * Why are we doing this? Is there a point in doing this activity for my job in the future?
 * Is it rewarding? Is it something I want to do? We don’t want to do stuff we already know.
 * This is boring
 * Is there any other choice? Any other way to do this?
 * It would be better if we were put in groups of like-minded people instead of skill level.
 * What do you like doing at school just for the sake of doing it?
 * Like being in committees because it is a group of like-minded people doing something meaningful.

**What is good about having learning online?**
 * We can show parents what we’re doing at school– if I can’t be bothered telling them what we’re doing you can show them.
 * Discussion forums – can talk to teacher – if you get in trouble at school you can talk to your teacher about it online after school so we’re both in a good mood the next day.
 * You need to have a good teacher/student relationship so that teachers know your needs and you can tell them online if you are too scared to tell them face to face.

We asked them 5 questions about classrooms and learning... 1.Do you think classroom set-up, for example desk groups affect your learning? 2.What type of learning suits you best? 3.Do you think learning in an online environment would help your learning? 4.What changes would you make around the school to help your learning? 5.What activities have you done in the past that have helped your learning?
 * We then interviewed some students at Tawa Intermediate...**

these are some of the results that we got:

Lauren Year 8 Girl Friends would talk || Grace Year 7 Girl Friends together would be distracting || together || PC by themselves || Maea Year 7 Girl There’s more info || Teachers || Jordan Year 7 Boy Face to face ||
 * #1. Setup || A bit
 * #2. Type of learning || Hands on, in groups ||
 * #3. Learning Online || On-line environment/ not sure ||
 * #4. Changes || No change ||
 * #5. Activities that worked || None ||
 * #1. Setup || Yes
 * #2. Type of learning || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Groups, working
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#3. Learning online || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Not sure ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#4. Changes || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">More PC
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#5. Activities that worked || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">None ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#1. Setup || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">No ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#2. Type || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Independently ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#3. Online || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Yes,
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#4. Change || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Bullies,
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#5. Activities that worked || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Not much ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#1. Setup || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#2. type || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Hands on, gender groups ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#3. Online || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">No,
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#4. Changes || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">No classrooms ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#5. Activities that worked || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Inquiry ||

James Year 7 Boy

Everyone likes to talk while they work || More subjects / Spec ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#1. Setup || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">No
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#2. Type of learning || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Independently ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#3. Learning online || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#4. Changes || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Not sure
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">#5. Activities that worked || <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohansifontfamily: Calibri;">Not sure ||