Republic of the Philippines

MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

Fatima, General Santos City
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Bachelor in Secondary Education Department

CPE 109: Building and Enhancing New Literacies Across

The Curriculum

MODULE 1
Curricular Landscape in the 21st Century Classrooms

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
- Describe the curricular landscape of the 21st century;
- Identify the 21st-century skills to be developed in the curriculum;
- Illustrate their own vision of a 21st century landscape; and
- Explain the importance of the integration of curriculum and 21st-century skills.

ENGAGE

A dramatic technological revolution ushered the 21st century. We live in a society that
has become diverse, globalized, complex, and media-saturated. Current education breaks the
mold that we know of in the past. It has to be flexible, creative, challenging, and complex. In this
lesson, students must be made aware of the current landscape that the curriculum has to
develop. What is the importance of curriculum in the context of 21st-century pedagogy? Why is
there a need to develop 21st-century skills of learners in the curriculum?

EXPLORE

The world has shrunk because of technology. Classrooms have become virtual and
global. Current students are facing emerging issues like global warming, poverty, health issues,
war, population growth, and many more. How does the curriculum for the 21st century look like?
What are the emerging factors and conditions that’ll shape the curriculum of the century?

Discussions in various groups here and abroad revolve along with the different issues:

- Globalization of economies and independence on international markets; - Increased

concerns and actions about environmental degradation, water and energy shortages, global
warming, pandemic (HIV, Ebola,etc.);
- Nations competing for power block thus generating conflict but gives opportunities to build
alliances and cooperation;
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 - Increased global migration and opportunities for working overseas;
- Science and technological revolution; and
- Knowledge economy as a generator of wealth and jobs.

EXPLAIN

All these issues need a curriculum that will address global solutions to environmental
problems, environmental sustainability, cultural diversity, global conflicts, technology
revolution, and scientific breakthrough.

Thus an integrative approach to curriculum is absolutely necessary. There should be

unity in core academic subjects where life and career skills are included. The curriculum
includes interdisciplinary themes, development of essential skills for modern pedagogies and
technologies.

The curriculum incorporates higher-order thinking skills, multiple intelligences, technology

and multi-media and multiple literacies of the 21st-century skills. The 21st-century curriculum
includes innovation skills, information and media, and ICT literacy.

The curriculum for this century should inspire and challenge both the teacher and the
learner. These are some of the characteristics of this curriculum. It is a curriculum that:

- provides appropriate knowledge, skills, and values to face the future.

- is based on knowledge drawn from research.
- is a product of consultative, collaborative development process.
- supports excellence and equity for all learners.

Why is there a Need to Develop 21st Century Skills of Learners in the Curriculum? And
what are the skills needed by 21st-century learners?

According to the Singapore Ministry of Education, such clusters of the competencies are
seen in the matrix below:
A Cluster of Skills for the 21st Century Specific Descriptions

Learning and Innovation Skills Critical Thinking and Problem

Solving Creativity and Innovation
Oral and Written Communication

Knowledge, Information, Media and Content Mastery

Technology Literacy Skills Information Literacy
Media Literacy
ICT Literacy

Life Skills Flexibility and Adaptability

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 Initiative and Self-Direction
Teamwork and Collaboration
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and Responsibility

Citizenship Skills Valuing of Diversity

Global Awareness
Environmental Awareness
Values, Ethics and Professionalism

On the other hand, Howard Gardner (2006) from his book Five Minds of the Future, sees
that the five frames of thinking which would help in the development of thinking skills. Each
frame of thinking is attributed to the type of mind the learner has to use in order to survive the
future.

Lastly, Tony Wagner in his book The Global Achievement Gap mentioned the seven
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survival skills for the 21st-century curriculum.

Reference:

Bilbao, P., Corpuz, B., & Dayagbil, F. (2015). Curriculum development for teachers. Quezon
City, Metro Manila: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

April 5, 2021

Discussion of Various groups revolve along the ff.

 Globalization and Independence

 Environment and concerns
 Power block
 Global migration
 Science and technological revolution
 Knowledge economy

Curriculum is the key!

Curriculum in the 21st Century

 Unity in core academic subjects (with Life and Carer Skills)

 Interdisciplinary themes
 Development of essential skills
 HOTS
 MI
 Technology and multimedia
 Multiple literacies
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 “The formulation of the problem is often more essential than the solution”- Albert
Einstein

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