21st Century Skills for Teachers and Educators
There are a number of well thought out websites providing information for teachers to help integrate 21st century skills into the curriculum.
To start we have the Partnership for 21st Century Skills presenting Route 21, a website offering information, resources and tools for teachers and educators. This is a must see site. There is so much to read, so many resources for teachers and educators!
From a blogger known as 21st Century Teacher, we have this excerpt from her blog: "Curriculum is the what of teaching. It becomes important at that point, when creating the curriculum, to have a grasp of 21st century skills. Instruction is the how of teaching. Understanding the 21st century skills in instruction becomes using knowledge to infuse 21st century skills into teaching."
She then refers to Route 21, "Route 21 describes in Curriculum and Instruction ways to meet the needs of the 21st century learner to achieve student outcomes described in its Framework".
A good start above and there is a lot more to see. I will just show a few examples. Here is one which is an Online Course of 7 Essential Questions, Big Ideas and Activities from Chad C. Osborne. Quite interesting... a must read...
Even Adobe is trying to give Microsoft a run for its money by sponsoring a number of initiatives. More here.
There is so much available that you may want to check this Google search. Google search for teaching the 21st century curriculum.
Here is a good resource called, Facilitating 21st Century Learning. A lot of information here.
A fascinating study called Psychological Bars To School Improvement should be read by all. Even though it was written almost 10 years ago By Douglas H. Heath, it is still applicable. Perhaps even more so today than before.
Finally, from the Conference Board of Canada we have this document, Employability Skills.
Good luck and good teaching...
Cheers - Mike

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