21st century skills : learning for life in our times

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Title:

Author:

Trilling, Bernie.

ISBN:

9780470475386

Personal Author:

Trilling, Bernie.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 206 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)

General Note:

"Partnership for 21st Century Skills."

Contents:

Prologue: The Search for Innovative Learning -- Introduction. Learning to Innovate, Innovating Learning -- Pt. 1. What Is 21st Century Learning? -- 1. Learning Past and Future -- 2. The Perfect Learning Storm: Four Converging Forces -- Pt. 2. What Are 21st Century Skills? -- 3. Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning to Create Together -- 4. Digital Literacy Skills: Info-Savvy, Media-Fluent, Tech-Tuned -- 5. Career and Life Skills: Work-Ready, Prepared for Life -- Pt. 3. 21st Century Learning in Practice -- 6. 21st Century Learning and Teaching -- 7. Powerful Learning: Proven Practices, Researched Results -- 8. Retooling Schooling: Reshaping Support Systems -- 9. Conclusion: Learning for Life - Building a Better World -- App. A. Resources -- App. B. About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills -- App. C. 3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Learning.

Subject Term:

Educational planning -- United States.

Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States.

Educational change -- United States.

Life skills -- Study and teaching -- United States.

Added Author:

Fadel, Charles.

Added Corporate Author:

Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

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Summary

The new building blocks for learning in a complex world

This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills. This book is filled with vignettes, international examples, and classroom samples that help illustrate the framework and provide an exciting view of twenty-first century teaching and learning.

Explores the three main categories of 21st Century Skills: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills Addresses timely issues such as the rapid advance of technology and increased economic competition Based on a framework developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21)

The book contains a DVD with video clips of classroom teaching. For more information on the book visit www.21stcenturyskillsbook.com.