21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times

&; strong> 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times 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. 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). 256 pages

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• Title: 21st Century Skills: Learning For Life In Our Times