21st Century Skills
Submitted by maggie on Tue, 2007/05/15 - 6:29pm.
21st Century Skills: Literacyi in the Digital Age Today’s school leaders face a serious dilemma: Communities expect their graduates to be ready to thrive in the Digital Age, but the 21st century skills required for such success are not well defined. Those skills are not included in many state learning standards or measured on most state and local assessments. The current era of high-stakes testing will have a positive impact on students Without 21st century skills, students are being prepared to succeed in yesterday’s world—not tomorrow’s. Schools must do more to keep pace with rapid technology, researchi, and societal changes. To ensure that students will be ready to thrive in today’s knowledge-based, global society, three significant things need to occur: • The public must acknowledge 21st century skills as essential to the education of today’s learner. • Schools must embrace new designs for learning based on emerging research about how people learn, effective uses of technology, and 21st century skills in the context of rigorous academic content. • Policymakers must base school accountability on assessments that measure both academic achievement and 21st century skills. This publication represents an important first step toward Digital Age readiness. Readers are invited to use the More information at: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/engauge21st.pdf21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age
