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21st Century Learning Skills

The document discusses the importance of 21st century skills for students. It explains that 21st century skills are needed to bridge the gap between how students live and learn. These skills include core subjects, 21st century themes like global awareness and financial literacy, learning and innovation skills like creativity and problem solving, life and career skills such as flexibility and leadership, and information and technology skills including information literacy. Mastering these skills helps ensure students are prepared for the modern world.

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21st Century Learning Skills

The document discusses the importance of 21st century skills for students. It explains that 21st century skills are needed to bridge the gap between how students live and learn. These skills include core subjects, 21st century themes like global awareness and financial literacy, learning and innovation skills like creativity and problem solving, life and career skills such as flexibility and leadership, and information and technology skills including information literacy. Mastering these skills helps ensure students are prepared for the modern world.

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21st CENTURY Learning Skills

Lott Middle School


Parent Information
Introduction

Why are 21st century skills important?

What are 21st century skills?


Why are
21 century skills
st

important?
why are 21st century skills important?

students

Today’s education faces irrelevance unless


we bridge the gap between how students
live and how students learn.
why are 21st century skills important?

Relationship to no child left behind

•Emphasizes student achievement and requires


assessments in core subjects.

•Skills are to be integrated in core subjects

•Requires that every student be technologically


literate by 8th grade
What are
21 century skills?
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21st Century Learning: What does it involve?

Framework for 21st century learning

Learning Core Subjects

21st Century Themes

Learning and Innovation Skills

Life and Career Skills

Information, Media and Technology Skills


21st Century Learning: What does it involve?

Core Subjects
English
Reading/Lang Arts
World Languages
Arts
Mathematics
Economics
Science
Geography
History
Government
Civics
Core academic subjects remain the foundation of a good education.
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?

21st Century Themes (21st Century Content)


Global Awareness (Use 21st century skills to understand and address global issues)

Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy


(Understanding the role of the economy all the way down to personal financial choices.)

Civic Literacy (Using 21st century skills to responsibly exercise rights and responsibilities at local,
state, national and global levels.)
21st Century Learning: What does it involve?

Learning and Innovation Skills


Creativity and Innovation Skills

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Communication and Collaboration Skills


21st Century Learning: What does it involve?

Life and Career Skills


Flexibility and Adaptability

Initiative and Self Direction

Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Productivity and Accountability

Leadership and Responsibility


21st Century Learning: What does it involve?

Information, Media & Technology Skills


Information Literacy

Media Literacy

ICT Literacy (Information, Communications, and Technology)

Information and Communication Technologies, such as Computers,


Networking and other Technologies
Audio, Video, and Other Media and Multimedia Tools

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