21st+Century+Skills+Map

As technology natives the skills our students need to succeed in the 21st century are changing.

"In the context of science education, 21st Century Skills offer some new ways of framing what have long been valued approaches in the science classroom and some new ideas for enriching students’ investigations with cross-disciplinary modes of learning. The inverse is also true. Science contributes its rich traditions of critical and creative thinking, applied technologies, and collaborative work— along with high standards for communication and personal responsibility— to the benefit of 21st Century Skills discussions in all discipline areas. The linkages between the 21st Century and Science skill sets detailed in this map are rooted in the inquiry, process knowledge, experimental design, and scientific habits of mind elements of these traditions, as referenced in the AAAS Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy1 and the Atlas of Science Literacy2, and the National Science Education Standards3, and extrapolated from the practices of scientific research as they are changing in the 21st Century.Derived from key principles and reflecting emerging best practices, this document is intended to provide snapshot images of what K-12 science education can look like when students are provided opportunities for technology-rich collaboration, creation, contribution, and metacognition in authentic ways that enhance—not replace—robust science content. This document is neither a set of standards nor a comprehensive sequence of activities, but rather a starting point for ideas and discussions that begin with current practice and look forward."

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

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New Media and New Literacies: Reconstructing Education for the New Millennium Douglas Kellner ([] http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/)