21st Century Skills : Learning for Life in Our Times

by Bernie Trilling; Charles Fadel

• ISBN13: 9780470553909
• ISBN10: 0470553901
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The new building blocks for learning in a complex worldThis important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills. This book is filled with vignettes, international examples, and classroom samples that help illustrate the framework and provide an exciting view of what twenty-first century teaching and learning can achieve. A vital resource that outlines the skills needed for students to excel in the twenty-first century Explores the three main categories of 21st Century Skills: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills Addresses timely issues such as the rapid advance of technology and increased economic competition Based on a framework developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) Includes aDVD with video clips of classroom teaching

Table of Contents

Introduction Learning to Innovate, Innovating Learning

The Four Question Exercise

What Is 21^st Century Learning?

Learning Past and Future

Education's Purpose: Historical Roles and Goals

Learning a Living: the Future of Work and Careers

The Perfect Learning Storm: Four Converging Forces

The Turning of Learning: Toward a New Balance

Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning to Create Together

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Communication & Collaboration

Creativity & Innovation

Digital Literacy Skills: Info-savvy, Media-fluent, Tech-tuned

Information Literacy

Media Literacy

ICT Literacy

Career and Life Skills: Work-ready, Prepared for Life

Flexibility & Adaptability

Initiative & Self-direction

Social & Cross-cultural Skills

Productivity & Accountability

Leadership & Responsibility

21^st Century Learning and Teaching

Powerful Learning: Proven Practices, Researched Results

21^st

Century Project Learning Bicycle Model

Creativity through Projects

Evidence that Project Learning Works

Challenges to Inquiry and Design Learning

Retooling Schooling: Reshaping the Support Systems

Shifting Systems in Sync: the West Virginia Experience

Standards

Assessments

Curriculum & Instruction

Professional Development

Learning Environments

From Skills to Expertise: Future Learning Frameworks

Afterword Learning for Life: To Build a Better World

Resources

DVD Contents

Partnership for 21^st

Century Skills Resources

Other Online Resources

About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills

3Rs X 7Cs = 21^st

Century Learning

Acknowledgments

References

Index

Credits

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