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21st century skills : learning for life in our times / Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trilling, Bernie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational planning--United States.
- Educational planning.
- Education--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education.
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- Life skills--Study and teaching--United States.
- Life skills.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Learning for life in our times
- Twenty first century skills
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- 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
- Contents:
- 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times; Contents; Figures and Tables; The Authors; Prologue; Introduction; The Four Question Exercise; About This Book; A Map of the Book; Part One: What is 21st Century Learning?; Chapter 1: Learning Past and Future; Chapter 2: The Perfect Learning Storm; Part Two: What are 21st Century Skills?; Chapter 3: Learning and Innovation Skills; Chapter 4: Digital Literacy Skills; Chapter 5: Career and Life Skills; Part Three: 21st Century Learning in Practice; Chapter 6: 21st Century Learning and Teaching; Chapter 7: Powerful Learning
- Chapter 8: Retooling SchoolingChapter 9: Conclusion; Appendix A: Resources; 21st Century Skills Example Videos; Resources from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills; Selected Online Resources; Appendix B: About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills; What Is P21?; What Does P21 Do?; How the P21 Learning Framework Came into Being; Appendix C: 3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Learning; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Credits; How to use the DVD; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612303425
- 9781282303423
- 1282303422
- 9780470553916
- 047055391X
- 9780470553909
- 0470553901
- OCLC:
- 498376594
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