CERCA Slides: 21st Century Learning

CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3 (1)

Grade 3: Playing To Learn

Are computer games an effective way to learn? (CCSS.RI.3.1-3.10; CCSS.W.3.1-3.10)

Grade 4 (2)

Grade 4: Adventures In Educational Video Games

Is it possible to learn about the real world through video games? (CCSS.RI.4.1-4.10; CCSS.W.4.1-4.10)

Grade 5 (2)

Grade 5: 1968's Computerized School of the Future

How did people in the past envision learning in the 21st century, and have their predictions come true? (CCSS.RI.5.1-5.8, CCSS.W.5.1)

Grade 6 (2)

Grade 6: How Is Technology Being Used In The 21st Century?

How is technology being used in the 21st century to learn more about how we learn? (CCSS.RI.6.1-6.4, CCSS.W.6.1)

Grade 7 (2)

Grade 7: Are AudioBooks As Good For You As Reading?

Based on the reading, how does learning through audiobooks compare to reading actual printed materials? (CCSS.RI.7.1;CCSS.W.7.4)

Grade 8 (2)

Grade 8: Here's Why Students Don't Revise What They Write

Of all the arguments for writing revision as a way to empower learners, which do you believe is the most important and how should teachers and schools motivate students to do it? (CCSS.RI.8.1; CCSS.W.8.6)

Grade 9 (2)

Grade 9: Taking A Second Look at the Learn-to-Code Craze

Should all students learn computer science even if the intentions of technology companies sponsoring the efforts are questionable? (CCSS.RI.9-10.6; CCSS.W.9-10.1)

Grade 10 (2)

Grade 10: The Surprising Thing Google Learned

Which skill - or set of skills - will make today’s students most successful in their careers? (CCSS.RI.9-10.6, CCSS.W.9-10.1)

Grade 11 (2)

Grade 11: Education Isn't A Commodity

Is the author’s claim about the purpose for education equally relevant to everyone?(CCSS.RI.11-12.6; CCSS.W.11-12.1)

Grade 12 (2)

Grade 12: Chadwick Boseman

What is the main lesson Boseman shares, and how does he use storytelling to prove his argument for what we should do with our education over the course of our lives? (CCSS.RI.11-12.6; CCSS.W.11-12.1)