The Partnership for 21st Century website states that students need to be equipped with learning and thinking skills to succeed in life and the workplace for the 21st century. These skills consist of:
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
* Communication Skills
* Creativity and Innovation Skills
* Collaboration Skills
* Information and Media Literacy Skills
* Contextual Learning Skills
Visit the website for more detailed information at:
http://www.p21.org/
Karen,
ReplyDeletePartnership for 21st Century is the site I based most of my action research on. I love this organization, they keeps things simple and applicable to the classroom. It is amazing that it has take this long for such practical skills to be promoted by an organization.
A lot of teachers apply practices that promote these skills in their classroom without even realizing. Standardized testing is such a dominating factor, the skills that allow our students to be successful in the 21st century workforce are at times pushed aside. It is so sad that these priorities are so mixed up.