21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times Book

Introduction Learning to Innovate, Innovating Learning.

The Four Question Exercise.

Part One What Is 21^st Century Learning?

1. Learning Past and Future.

Education's Purpose: Historical Roles and Goals.

Learning a Living: the Future of Work and Careers.

The Perfect Learning Storm: Four Converging Forces.

The Turning of Learning: Toward a New Balance.

2. Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning to Create Together.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving.

Communication & Collaboration.

Creativity & Innovation.

3. Digital Literacy Skills: Info-savvy, Media-fluent, Tech-tuned.

Information Literacy.

Media Literacy.

ICT Literacy.

4. Career and Life Skills: Work-ready, Prepared for Life

Flexibility & Adaptability.

Initiative & Self-direction.

Social & Cross-cultural Skills.

Productivity & Accountability.

Leadership & Responsibility.

Part Two 21^st Century Learning and Teaching.

5. Powerful Learning: Proven Practices, Researched Results.

21^st Century Project Learning Bicycle Model.

Creativity through Projects.

Evidence that Project Learning Works.

Challenges to Inquiry and Design Learning.

6. Retooling Schooling: Reshaping the Support Systems

Shifting Systems in Sync: the West Virginia Experience.

Standards.

Assessments.

Curriculum & Instruction.

Professional Development.

Learning Environments.

From Skills to Expertise: Future Learning Frameworks.

Afterword Learning for Life: To Build a Better World.

Appendix A Resources.

DVD Contents.

Partnership for 21^st Century Skills Resources.

Other Online Resources.

Appendix B About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Appendix C 3Rs X 7Cs = 21^st Century Learning.

Acknowledgments.

References.

Index.

Credits.