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21st century skills : learning for life in our times / Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxi, 206 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9781118157060
  • 1118157060
Other title:
  • Twenty first century skills
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.73 TRI
Contents:
Learning to innovate, innovating learning -- Pt. 1. What is 21st century learning? The perfect learning storm: four converging forces -- Pt. 2. What are 21st century skills? Learning and innovation skills: learning to create together ; Digital literacy skills: info-savvy, media-fluent, tech-tuned ; Career and life skills: work-ready, prepared for life -- Pt. 3. 21st century learning in practice. 21st century learning and teaching ; Powerful learning: proven practices, researched results ; Retooling schooling: reshaping support systems ; Conclusion: learning for life--building a better world.
Summary: This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills. This book is filled with vignettes, international examples, and classroom samples that help illustrate the framework and provide an exciting view of what twenty-first century teaching and learning can achieve.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills. This book is filled with vignettes, international examples, and classroom samples that help illustrate the framework and provide an exciting view of twenty-first century teaching and learning.

Explores the three main categories of 21st Century Skills: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills Addresses timely issues such as the rapid advance of technology and increased economic competition Based on a framework developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21)

The book contains a video with clips of classroom teaching. For more information on the book visit www.21stcenturyskillsbook.com.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-195) and index.

Learning to innovate, innovating learning -- Pt. 1. What is 21st century learning? The perfect learning storm: four converging forces -- Pt. 2. What are 21st century skills? Learning and innovation skills: learning to create together ; Digital literacy skills: info-savvy, media-fluent, tech-tuned ; Career and life skills: work-ready, prepared for life -- Pt. 3. 21st century learning in practice. 21st century learning and teaching ; Powerful learning: proven practices, researched results ; Retooling schooling: reshaping support systems ; Conclusion: learning for life--building a better world.

This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills. This book is filled with vignettes, international examples, and classroom samples that help illustrate the framework and provide an exciting view of what twenty-first century teaching and learning can achieve.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Figures and Tables (p. xi)
  • Foreword to the Paperback Edition (p. xiii)
  • The Authors (p. xxi)
  • Prologue: The Search for Innovative Learning (p. xxv)
  • Introduction: Learning to Innovate, Innovating Learning (p. xxix)
  • The Four Question Exercise (p. xxx)
  • About This Book (p. xxxiv)
  • A Map of the Book (p. xxxv)
  • Part 1 What Is 21st Century Learning?
  • 1 Learning Past and Future (p. 3)
  • Learning a Living: The Future of Work and Careers (p. 7)
  • Learning Through Time (p. 11)
  • 2 The Perfect Learning Storm: Four Converging Forces (p. 21)
  • Knowledge Work (p. 24)
  • Thinking Tools (p. 25)
  • Digital Lifestyles (p. 27)
  • Learning Research (p. 30)
  • The Forces of Resistance (p. 35)
  • The Turning of Learning: Toward a New Balance (p. 36)
  • The Top 21st Century Challenge (p. 40)
  • Part 2 What Are 21st Century Skills?
  • 3 Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning to Create Together (p. 45)
  • The Knowledge-and-Skills Rainbow (p. 47)
  • Learning to Learn and Innovate (p. 49)
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (p. 50)
  • Communication and Collaboration (p. 54)
  • Creativity and Innovation (p. 56)
  • 4 Digital Literacy Skills: Info-Savvy, Media-Fluent, Tech-Tuned (p. 61)
  • Information Literacy (p. 65)
  • Media Literacy (p. 67)
  • ICT Literacy (p. 68)
  • 5 Career and Life Skills: Work-Ready, Prepared for Life (p. 73)
  • Flexibility and Adaptability (p. 75)
  • Initiative and Self-Direction (p. 77)
  • Social and Cross-Cultural Interaction (p. 80)
  • Productivity and Accountability (p. 82)
  • Leadership and Responsibility (p. 84)
  • Part 3 21st Century Learning in Practice 6 21st Century Learning and Teaching (p. 89)
  • Learning P's and Q's: Problems and Questions (p. 90)
  • Roads to Answers and Solutions: Science and Engineering (p. 91)
  • 7 Powerful Learning: Proven Practices, Researched Results (p. 95)
  • The 21st Century Project Learning Bicycle (p. 96)
  • Creativity Through Projects (p. 104)
  • Evidence That Project Learning Works (p. 107)
  • Obstacles to Collaborative Inquiry and Design Learning (p. 114)
  • 8 Retooling Schooling: Reshaping Support Systems (p. 117)
  • Shifting Systems in Sync (p. 120)
  • Support Systems (p. 125)
  • From Skills to Expertise: Future Learning Frameworks (p. 145)
  • 9 Conclusion: Learning for Life-Building a Better World (p. 151)
  • Appendix A Resources (p. 159)
  • 21st Century Skills Example Videos DVD (p. 159)
  • Resources from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (p. 161)
  • Selected Online Resources (p. 162)
  • Appendix B About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (p. 167)
  • What Is P21? (p. 167)
  • What Does P21 Do? (p. 168)
  • How the P21 Learning Framework Came into Being (p. 170)
  • Appendix C 3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Learning (p. 175)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 179)
  • Notes (p. 183)
  • References (p. 187)
  • Credits (p. 197)
  • How to Use the DVD (p. 199)
  • Index (p. 201)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Bernie Trilling is the founder and CEO of 21st Century Learning Advisors and former global director for the Oracle Education Foundation. He was the Foundation's board member at the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Charles Fadel is a global education thought leader and expert, author, and inventor. He is a former board member at the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and Change the Equation.

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