TITLE:
Educating for the Future: A Structured Course to Train Teachers for the 21st Century
AUTHORS:
Eyal Weissblueth, Yonit Nissim, Shimon Amar
KEYWORDS:
21st Century Skills, Pedagogy, Learning, Adoption of Innovation
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.5 No.11,
June
24,
2014
ABSTRACT: The current study relates to the construction of a course entitled “Educating
for the Future” (EFTF) to equip student-teachers with high order thinking
skills. The course included several stages, programs, mini projects and
learning environments adapted for a “technology-assisted pedagogy” based on
Intel methodology. Student-teachers learned to combine new teaching methods
with information technologies while stimulating interest, thinking and
creativity in their students. 454 student-teachers completed the course.
Evaluation after one year showed a necessity to switch to using also other
pedagogical methodologies. Second year evaluation showed that students demonstrated
required behaviors and skills during their “student teaching” experience and
that they change their attitudes towards adopting 21st century skills.