21st Century DIGITAL Learning Environments

May 18, 2006

New eSN Resource Center provides insights into how the latest technologies engage the varied learning styles of all students

21st Century Learning Environments

In this brand-new FREE Resource Center from eSchool News, you'll...

See how technology helps special-needs kids pass key tests

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Discover that 'interactive teaching' engages learners

We're living in the 21st century. Unfortunately, the flying cars are still years away. What we do have is an exciting world of new technology that educators can apply to their efforts in the classroom. One might think that all of the great new technologies would have been adopted by now and that the nation’s classrooms would have been updated for the 21st century, but this still is not the case.

For some schools, the biggest challenge is understanding the true nature of 21st-century learning. For others, it’s transforming their clear understanding into a functional reality.For either, the core mission is to provide differentiated instruction tailored to the needs of individual students.

In this new learning environment, all students are able to learn because technology makes individualized instruction a practical possibility. Differentiated instruction enables teachers to address the broad array of learning styles they encounter in the contemporary classroom.

In the 21st-century classroom, educators are empowered to be proactive in their quest for the "teachable moment." As the latest entry in our Educator’s Resource Center, the content in "21st Century Learning Environments" is packed with information, guidance, and ideas that will both help you update your classroom and help you apply this new technology in an effective manner.