Partnership for 21st. Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

Their mission is to promote the allignment of U.S. school classrrom environments with real work environments through the 21. century skills. This website provides an amazing amount of information. I was especially impressed by the collaboration of companies such as the Ford Motor Company Fund and the Intel Foundation.

There is one section that would not apply to my teaching circumstances which is that relating the state initiatives. I personally could not find anything I would disagree with. I highly recommend the site. I found this link especially interesting: Information and Communication Technologies, ICT Digital Literacy http://www.ictliteracy.info/ .

As an educator, we must face the challenges of incorporating these skills into our classroom to equip our students to face the workplace environment.

As of February 3, I will be teaching Advanced English (EFL) to sixth semester High School students. Through my blog, extra texts will be provided regularly, together with comprehension and vocabulary exercises. Links to other relevant websites will be posted here and students will have a forum to feedback comments and suggestions on the course. I look forward to your comments and recommendations.


Miriam

Integrating Technology in the Language Classroom

I am currently taking a graduate course in integrating technology in the classroom. Although I have been teaching since the 80’s, I am new in the blogging world. I am interested in exploring web tools to promote teaching and learing English as a foreign language (EFL) and I feel excited about sharing ideas and sites of interest.