Skills for the 21st Century

Seven “survival skills” for college and career readiness

1. critical thinking

2. collaboration

3. effective oral and written communication

4. agility and adaptability

5. initiative and entrepreneurialism

6. accessing and analyzing information

7. curiosity and imagination

Tony Wagner: The Global Achievement Gap

Best Practice and 21st Century Skills. Are they in conflict?

The social construction of knowledge VygotskyWe learn best when we learn with others:

reading, writing, listening, and speakingWe learn best when we apply newly learned

concepts to a new situationHow much is this like and unlike 21st Century

skills?

Discussion group

Audio-Visual presentation

Demonstration

Lecture

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Lecture

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Discussion Group 50%

Practice by Doing

75%

Teach Others/Immediately Apply Understanding (90%)

In an information age, success will depend upon…

“The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”- Alvin Toffler

How many 21st Century Skills will we use today?

1. critical thinking2. collaboration3. effective oral and written communication4. agility and adaptability5. initiative and entrepreneurialism6. accessing and analyzing information7. curiosity and imagination

How many 21st Century Skills did we use today?