Above is an emerging vision of how to define and support teachers as they develop their "Contemporary Teaching" (and Learning!) skills. The term comes from MCEETYA, which does a good job of describing what others have called "21st Century" or "ICT" teaching skills.
My goal in developing this Contemporary Teaching Skills checklist is to outline a continuum of skills for all teachers. In other words, level 1 is where all teachers can and should be. Levels 2 and 3 identify ways these skills can be developed.
The checklist is not definitive - on the contrary, I attempted to identify "the least someone needs to know" in order to enjoy success at integrating technology. There are a million other great things to do and explore, but the 21st Century isn't getting any younger... Finally, this is why I've opted for the current terminology of "Contemporary" teaching skills. There's nothing Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon about this stuff - video, animation, podcasts, blogging, Thinking Routines and personalized learning are just the paper and pencils of today.
So... Could you please, either send me an email, forward a comment or have at this page with Diigo. My main interests in feedback are twofold: 1) Is anything you see as a "core" skill left off - something people can't succeed without knowing, and 2) Is there an area that can just as well be left off?
