21st Century Skills

Rethinking How Students Learn

James A. Bellanca

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9781935249900
• eBook ISBN: 9781935542377
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Inclusive Education

This anthology introduces the Framework for 21st Century Learning from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills as a way to re-envision learning and prepare students for a rapidly evolving global and technological world. Highly respected education leaders and innovators focus on why these skills are necessary, which are most important, and how to best help schools include them in curriculum and instruction.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• About the Editors
• Preface
• Foreword 21st Century Skills: Why They Matter, What They Are, and How We Get There
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Five Minds for the Future
• Chapter 2 New Policies for 21st Century Demands
• Chapter 3 Comparing Frameworks for 21st Century Skills
• Chapter 4 The Role of Professional Learning Communities in Advancing 21st Century Skills
• Chapter 5 The Singapore Vision: Teach Less, Learn More
• Chapter 6 Designing New Learning Environments to Support 21st Century Skills
• Chapter 7 An Implementation Framework to Support 21st Century Skills
• Chapter 8 Problem-Based Learning: The Foundation for 21st Century Skills
• Chapter 9 Cooperative Learning and Conflict Resolution: Essential 21st Century Skills
• Chapter 10 Preparing Students for Mastery of 21st Century Skills
• Chapter 11 Innovation Through Technology
• Chapter 12 Technology Rich, Information Poor
• Chapter 13 Navigating Social Networks as Learning Tools
• Chapter 14 A Framework for Assessing 21st Century Skills
• Afterword Leadership, Change, and Beyond the 21st Century Skills Agenda
• Index