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=Fort Rucker Primary School 21st Century Learning = **// "Together We Can!" //** toc media type="custom" key="3067470"

Learning can be FUN!
Marc Prensky in his article "[|Listen to the Natives]" relates how children will become engaged learners through games with a design for learning. With Web 2.0 tools we can engage our students in fun, real-world, learning experiences aligned with our standards.

Vision
"Our goal is to prepare students intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically to be responsible citizens in an ever-changing world."

Mission Statement
"We at Fort Rucker Schools believe that children in our schools are our highest priority. We **promote a cooperative partnership among students, parents, community and staff** . Our mission is to build a strong foundation for **lifelong learning ** by nurturing, guiding, and challenging all of our students to achieve their maximum potential."

Our mission statement supports 21st century learning. We recognize that the children who come to us have already been influenced by tools and toys of the 21st century. This interaction with new technology has profoundly changed the way children think and learn. The best way to engage our children in meaningful learning experiences that will prepare them for the demands of the 21st century workforce is to use techniques that mesh Web 2.0 and other emerging technologies with curriculum standards and Bloom's Revised Taxonomy using the Partnership for 21st Century Skills' [|Route 21] as a framework. We promote cooperative partnerships through collaborative activities. We lead children to become skilled as lifelong learners by becoming lifelong learners with them. We must be willing to take risks, collaborate, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create new understanding from our experiences.

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
The illustration below can be a useful guide to help us develop lessons that meet the cognitive requirements of 21st century learning.

 Andrew Churches created a chart that shows the relationship between different digital approaches to learning and Bloom's New Taxonomy. You may find this chart a useful starting place as you begin to think of how you might use technology with PreK to 1st grade students. Just substitute our age appropriate tools for similar tools listed in the chart.