21st CENTURY Learning Skills
Gülin KIZIKLI
English Teacher
Introduction
Why are 21st century skills important?
What are 21st century skills?
Why are
st
21 century skills
important?
why are 21st century skills important?
students
Today’s education faces irrelevance unless
we bridge the gap between how students
live and how students learn.
why are 21st century skills important?
Relationship to no child left behind
•Emphasizes student achievement and requires
assessments in core subjects.
•Skills are to be integrated in core subjects
•Requires that every student be technologically
literate by 8th grade
What are
st
21 century skills?
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?
Framework for 21st century learning
Learning Core Subjects
21st Century Themes
Learning and Innovation Skills
Life and Career Skills
Information, Media and Technology Skills
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?
Core Subjects
English
Reading/Lang Arts
World Languages
Arts
Mathematics
Economics
Science
Geography
History
Government
Civics
Core academic subjects remain the foundation of a good education.
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?
21st Century Themes (21st Century Content)
Global Awareness (Use 21st century skills to understand and address global issues)
Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy
(Understanding the role of the economy all the way down to personal financial choices.)
Civic Literacy (Using 21st century skills to responsibly exercise rights and responsibilities at local,
state, national and global levels.)
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?
Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
Communication and Collaboration Skills
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?
Life and Career Skills
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self Direction
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and Responsibility
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?
Information, Media & Technology Skills
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
ICT Literacy (Information, Communications, and
Technology)
Information and Communication Technologies, such as Computers,
Networking and other Technologies
Audio, Video, and Other Media and Multimedia Tools