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Global Awareness
Using 21st century skills to understand and address global issues
Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts
Understanding other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages
Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices
Understanding the role of the economy in society
Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options
Civic Literacy
Participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes
Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels
Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions
Health Literacy
Obtaining, interpreting and understanding basic health information and services and using such information and services in ways that are health enhancing
Understanding preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance and stress reduction
Using available information to make appropriate health-related decisions
Establishing and monitoring personal and family health goals
Understanding national and international public health and safety issues
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Creativity and Innovation Skills
Demonstrating originality and inventiveness in work
Developing, implementing and communicating new ideas to others
Being open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives
Acting on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the domain in which the innovation occurs
Critical Thinking and Problems Solving Skills
Exercising sound reasoning in understanding
Making complex choices and decisions
Understanding the interconnections among systems
Identifying and asking significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
Framing, analyzing and synthesizing information in order to solve problems and answer questions
Communication and Collaboration Skills
Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing
Demonstrating ability to work effectively with diverse teams
Exercising flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal
Assuming shared responsibility for collaborative work
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Information Literacy
Accessing information efficiently and effectively, evaluating information critically and competently and using information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand
Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information
Media Literacy
Understanding how media messages are constructed, for what purposes and using which tools, characteristics and conventions.
Examining how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view are included or excluded and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors.
Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information
ICT Literacy
Using digital technology, communication tools and/or networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge economy
Using technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information
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Discuss Habits of Mind
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21st Century Standards
Focuses on 21st century skills, content knowledge and expertise.
Builds understanding across and among core subjects as well as 21st century interdisciplinary themes
Emphasizes deep understanding rather than shallow knowledge
Engages students with the real world data, tools, and experts they will encounter in college, on the job, and in life--students learn best when actively engaged in solving meaningful problems
Allows for multiple measures of mastery
Assessment of 21st Century Skills
Supports a balance of assessments, including high-quality standardized testing along with effective classroom formative and summative assessments
Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is embedded into everyday learning
Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21st century skills
Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate mastery of 21st century skills to educators and prospective employers
Enables a balanced portfolio of measures to assess the educational system’s effectiveness at reaching high levels of student competency in 21st century skills
21st Century Curriculum and Instruction
Teaches 21st century skills discretely in the context of core subjects and 21st century interdisciplinary themes
Focuses on providing opportunities for applying 21st century skills across content areas and for a competency-based approach to learning
Enables innovative learning methods that integrate the use of supportive technologies, inquiry- and problem-based approaches and higher order thinking skills
Encourages the integration of community resources beyond school walls
21st Century Professional Development
Highlights ways teachers can seize opportunities for integrating 21st century skills, tools and teaching strategies into their classroom practice — and help them identify what activities they can replace/de-emphasize.
Balances direct instruction with project-oriented teaching methods
Illustrates how a deeper understanding of subject matter can actually enhance problem-solving, critical thinking, and other 21st century skills.
Enables 21st century professional learning communities for teachers that models the kinds of classroom learning that best promotes 21st century skills for students
Cultivates teachers’ ability to identify students’ particular learning styles, intelligences, strengths and weaknesses
Helps teachers develop their abilities to use various strategies (such as formative assessments) to reach diverse students and to create environments that support differentiated teaching and learning
Supports the continuous evaluation of students’ 21st century skills development
Encourages knowledge sharing among communities of practitioners, using face-to-face, virtual and blended communications
Uses a scaleable and sustainable model of professional development
21st Century Learning Environments
Creates learning practices, human support and physical environments that will support the teaching and learning of 21st century skill outcomes
Supports professional learning communities that enable educators to collaborate, share best practices and integrate 21st century skills into classroom practice
Enables students to learn in relevant, real world 21st century contexts (e.g., through project-based or other applied work)
Allows equitable access to quality learning tools, technologies and resources
Provides 21st century architectural and interior designs for group, team and individual learning.
Supports expanded community and international involvement in learning, both face-to-face and online
