Framework-for-21st-Century-Learning

LearningandInnovationSkills–4CsCoreSubjects–3Rsand21stCenturyThemesCriticalthinking•CommunicationCollaboration•Creativity21stCenturyStudentOutcomesandSupportSystems21stCenturyStudentOutcomesandSupportSystemsFrameworkfor21stCenturyLearningThePartnershipfor21stCenturySkillshasdevelopedavisionforstudentsuccessinthenewglobaleconomy.OneMassachusettsAvenueNW,Suite700Washington,DC20001202-312-6429’sworld,suchascriticalthinking,problemsolving,communicationandcollaboration.Whenaschoolordistrictbuildsonthisfoundation,combiningtheentireFrameworkwiththenecessarysupportsystems—standards,assessments,curriculumandinstruction,professionaldevelopmentandlearningenvironments—studentsaremoreengagedinthelearningprocessandgraduatebetterpreparedtothriveintoday’sglobaleconomy.Publicationdate:03/11OneMassachusettsAvenueNW,Suite700Washington,DC20001202-312-6429:•GlobalAwareness•Financial,Economic,BusinessandEntrepreneurialLiteracy•CivicLiteracy•HealthLiteracy•EnvironmentalLiteracyLearningandInnovationSkillsLearningandinnovationskillsarewhatseparatestudentswhoarepreparedforincreasinglycomplexlifeandworkenvironmentsintoday’sworldandthosewhoarenot.Theyinclude:•CreativityandInnovation•CriticalThinkingandProblemSolving•CommunicationandCollaborationInformation,MediaandTechnologySkillsToday,weliveinatechnologyandmedia-drivenenvironment,markedbyaccesstoanabundanceofinformation,rapidchangesintechnologytoolsandtheabilitytocollaborateandmakeindividualcontributionsonanunprecedentedscale.Effectivecitizensandworkersmustbeabletoexhibitarangeoffunctionalandcriticalthinkingskills,suchas:•InformationLiteracy•MediaLiteracy•ICT(Information,CommunicationsandTechnology)LiteracyLifeandCareerSkillsToday’slifeandworkenvironmentsrequirefarmorethanthinkingskillsandcontentknowledge.Theabilitytonavigatethecomplexlifeandworkenvironmentsinthegloballycompetitiveinformationagerequiresstudentstopayrigorousattentiontodevelopingadequatelifeandcareerskills,suchas:•FlexibilityandAdaptability•InitiativeandSelf-Direction•SocialandCross-CulturalSkills•ProductivityandAccountability•LeadershipandResponsibility21STCENTURYSUPPORTSYSTEMSDevelopingacomprehensiveframeworkfor21stcenturylearningrequiresmorethanidentifyingspecificskills,contentknowledge,expertiseandliteracies.Aninnovativesupportsystemmustbecreatedtohelpstudentsmasterthemulti-dimensionalabilitiesthatwillberequiredofthem.ThePartnershiphasidentifiedfivecriticalsupportsystemstoensurestudentmasteryof21stcenturyskills:•21stCenturyStandards•Assessmentsof21stCenturySkills•21stCenturyCurriculumandInstruction•21stCenturyProfessionalDevelopment•21stCenturyLearningEnvironmentsFormoreinformation,visitthePartnership’swebsiteat•AmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrarians•AdobeSystemsIncorporated•AppleInc.•Blackboard•CableintheClassroom•CengageLearning•CiscoSystems•Crayola•Dell•EducationNetworksofAmerica•ETS•EFEducation•GlobalScholar•HoughtonMifflinHarcourt•HewlettPackard•Intel®Corporation•JAWorldwide•KnowledgeWorksFoundation•LearningPointAssociates•LEGOGroup•McGraw-Hill•MeasuredProgress•MHzNetworks•MicrosoftCorporation•NationalAcademyFoundation•NationalEducationAssociation•netTrekker•OracleEducationFoundation•Pearson•PMIEducationalFoundation•Verizon•WaltDisneyCompany