Comparison of 20th vs. 21st century skills needed to be successful in education.
Text of Literacy For The 21st Century
1. Literacy for the 21 stCentury A Brave New World By Viki Gardner
2. Literacy for the 21 stCentury
is not based on do you know it?
3. Literacy for the 21 stcentury
rather on can you find it, analyze it, adapt it, and synthesize it?
4. Literacy for the 21 stcentury
is not just about
reading,writing,and arithmetic
5. Literacy for the 21 stcentury
rather on analyzing the differences between viewpoint-clashing Web sites, blogging responsibly, and cash management online
Reading Writing Arithmetic 6. Literacy for the 21 stCentury
should be about:
resilience and strategies to cope with constant change, including dealing with failure and taking risks.
the ability to easily learn, unlearn and relearn.
how to deal with massive amounts of information and what to do with it.
creativity, global awareness, diversity, critical thinking, problem solving, and digital citizenship.
7. Literacy for the 21 stCentury is about the Digital Immigrant learning from the Digital Native www.teach42.com/2007/10/22/815/ 8. Literacy for the 21 stCentury
should permit more opportunities in the curriculum for play and imagination because we are preparing students for jobs that havent even been invented yet.
9. Literacy for the 21 stcentury
should include teacher preparation and professional development programs that integrate and model 21st Century skills in method and delivery, and guide teachers in utilizing new technology.
should bring teachers together to build communities so that they can get the support they need outside of the classroom.
should include teachers sharing best practices first with each other and then beyond their own schools through virtual learning communities.
10. Literacy for the 21 stcentury
doesn't mean our schools are failing
11. Literacy for the 21 stCentury
rather, the times are changing so rapidly that our schools can't keep up.
12. Literacy for the 21 stCentury
We must adapt and advance our education system or the world will leave us behind.