21st+Century+Learners

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media type="youtube" key="9QOcwXkYH6E" height="344" width="425" [|21st Century Framework]

Route 21 [] Global Awareness - A Night in the Global Village [] Integration of Technology - A Product of Learning Kids Represent Their Work Through Tech [] Assessment of Civic Literacy - A Civic Engagement Quiz []

**Essential 21st Century Skills []** • **Accountability and Adaptability**—Exercising personal responsibility and flexibility in personal, workplace, and community contexts; setting and meeting high standards and goals for one's self and others; tolerating ambiguity

• **Communication Skills**—Understanding, managing, and creating effective oral, written, and multimedia communication in a variety of forms and contexts

• **Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity**—Developing, implementing, and communicating new ideas to others; staying open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives

• **Critical Thinking and Systems Thinking**—Exercising sound reasoning in understanding and making complex choices; understanding the interconnections among systems

• **Information and Media Literacy Skills**—Analyzing, accessing, managing, integrating, evaluating, and creating information in a variety of forms and media

• **Interpersonal and Collaborative Skills**—Demonstrating teamwork and leadership; adapting to varied roles and responsibilities; working productively with others; exercising empathy; respecting diverse perspectives

• **Problem Identification, Formulation, and Solution**—Ability to frame, analyze, and solve problems

• **Self-Direction**—Monitoring one's own understanding and learning needs; locating appropriate resources; transferring learning from one domain to another

• **Social Responsibility**—Acting responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind; demonstrating ethical behavior in personal, workplace, and community contexts

=The value of teaching 21st-century skills= By [|Maura Banta] This is not about teaching either academics or skills; this is about blending the two and teaching one using the other. Some teachers will need additional training to get there, the frameworks will need to be enhanced, and the vision of a "typical" classroom will need to be rethought. Taking these and other necessary steps will move us in the direction the global economy demands and help provide students with the education they will need to compete with their international peers. []

Thinkfinity [] Concerned about preparing today's children for tomorrow's world, the [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills] and [|International Society for Technology in Education] have drafted frameworks and guidelines that outline what our students need to know to meet the challenges of the modern age. Mastery of core content areas, such as English (reading or language arts), mathematic, science and history, remains the centerpiece. But these two organizations emphasize the importance of cultivating interdisciplinary themes, such as global awareness and financial, civic and health literacies, and weaving key skill areas (creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, research and information fluency, and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making) into core subject matter. These skills and themes are not new to educators. We expect them to be a part of any good teaching practice. The challenge is to be more explicit in their inclusion in core content, incorporating real world problems to bring them into focus for students and drawing on digital tools and resources that can support them.

[|NETS Standards]

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[] Ten Steps to Better Student Engagement

ISTE International Society for Technology in Education
NETS- Teachers(2008) NETS- Students(2007)

Bloom'sTaxonomy
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

[|Partnership for the 21st Century]
[|Framework] [|Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes] [|Learning and Innovation Skills] [|Information, Media and Technology Skills] [|Life and Career Skills]

Professional Development Link
TIENET This is a site that has been organized through the collaboration of multiple school technology coaches in the LIU 12 Region. This site will provide you with insite into the type of professional development available for teachers with regard to technology integration.

Learning Style Link