Why we need 21st century skills:
Skills such as problem solving, innovation and creativity have become critical in today’s global
economy.
What is the Partnership?
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has emerged as the leading advocacy organization focused on
infusing 21st century skills into education. The organization brings together the business community,
education leaders, and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21st century education and to ensure
that students emerge from our schools with the skills needed to be effective citizens, workers, and leaders
in the 21st century.
Who are your members? Members are from businesses, educators and government.
What is the Framework for Learning in the 21st Century? Encourage learning in the 21st century is
based on the essential skills that our children need to succeed as citizens and workers in the 21st century.
What is your mission? Serve are a catalyst and provide collaboration.
Why do students need 21st century skills? To become productive workforce in today's global,
knowledge-based economy.
What are 21st century skills? http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/
To help education leaders implement 21st century teaching and learning, the Partnership for 21st
Century Skills has developed Route 21, an online, one-stop shop for 21st century skills-related
information, resources and community tools. Route 21 showcases how 21st century skills can
be supported through standards, assessments, professional development and teaching and
learning. The site represents the go-to online resource for high-quality content, best practices,
relevant reports, articles and research to assist practitioners in implementing 21st century
teaching and learning outcomes. Web 2.0 features allow users to tag, rank, organize, collect and
share Route 21 content based on their personal interests. Individuals will continuously update the
site with relevant examples as well as share their reactions and insights on implementation of
21st century skills in their state, district or school.
Web 2.0 based learning is not always 21st century skills-based. For example, when students
twitter about their surrounding in short sentences and are not goal-oriented, they are not critically
thinking.
21st century skills are not always Web 2.0 based. Students can create a video about their field
experience. If it is not interactive, then it is isolated thinking and Web 2.0 is more global
thinking. Students need content and practice.
In order to integrate 21st century skills through Web 2.0 characteristics of both need to be met.
21st century sills >
Core subjects
Creativity &
Info, Media &
Life & Career
Web 2.0 V
Innovation
Technology
skills
Skills
Openness
Collective intelligence
Connectivity
Credits and Links:
http://www.slideshare.net/hgtuttle/digital-age-assessmentassessing-web-20-learning
http://www.amphi.com/schools/donaldson/teacherres/21st.html
http://eduwithtechn.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/21st-century-skillslearning-and-web-2-0/
http://www.edutopia.org/east-technology-lab-video (longer video)
EAST -- A Way Forward: Tech Inspires Self-Directed Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/east-technology-lab-student-teacher-video
Going EAST: Student and Teacher POVs
Web 2.0 tools and links:
Google: http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Google help:
http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=portal_more.cs
Web 2.0 Users:
http://google.about.com/b/
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/lissalord.html
Links to study tools
http://quizlet.com/778869/the-department-flash-cards/
http://jingproject.com/
http://www.studystack.com/menu-206844
Interactivity (List created by Linda Wapelhorst)
http://lindaw.glogster.com/sidlit/ Useful blogs:
http://itfieldproject.blogspot.com http://mplenahan.blogspot.com