This is an interesting blog post by Jeff Utecht, who is an educator, consultant and author. He writes about the Four Cs and says there is nothing new in the list that educators haven't been doing for years. How we view them now is new. He expands and gives ideas on these:
- Communication: Teaching to communicate the way the world communicates
- Collaboration: Across space and time
- Creativity: To a global audience
- Critical Thinking: Creating Problem Finders
Then he adds one more, the 'C' word of education, CONTROL. He says, "When we talk about giving up control in the classroom we do not mean giving up structure. If you are going to give the control of the learning over to the students it means you need more structure in place not less. Routines need to be in place, timing needs to be clearly delineated, and a system needs to exist so that students can have control of the learning. Giving over control of the learning to students does not mean less prep-time, less work for the teacher…..at the beginning it actually means more work as teachers learn a new way of structuring their classroom around student interest, student questions and take on a new role as a facilitator and coach of learning."
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