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Using 21st century skills to responsibly exercise rights and responsibilities at local, state, national and global levels.
Civic Literacy
Use 21st century skills to understand and address global issues
Global Awareness
This have always been important, they've become essential in a worldwide market that moves faster by the day.
21st learning skill
This life skill is someone's penchant for setting goals, walking a team through the steps required, and achieving those goals collaboratively.
Leadership
This life skill is the expression of someone's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Flexibility
This literacy skill is the practice of identifying publishing methods, outlets, and sources while distinguishing between the ones that are credible and the ones that aren't.
Media literacy
This literacy skill is the foundational skill. It helps students understand facts, especially data points, that they'll encounter online.
Information literacy
This take a look at intangible (focus on both personal and professional qualities) elements of a student's everyday life.
Life skills
Flexibility, Leadership, Social Skills, Initiative and Productivity.
Life skills
Information Literacy, Media Literacy and Digital Literacy
Literacy skills
Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Collaboration and Communication.
Learning skills
Set of abilities that students need in order to flourish in the digital age.
21st learning skill
the act of talking with someone and discussing something together
communication
working with others
collaboration
thinking outside of the box; the ability to produce new and valuable ideas
creativity
finding solutions to problems
critical thinking
Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions.
critical thinking
Students individually articulate different ways to interpret the same musical passage. Students then compare the various interpretations and determine which one is most effective, taking into account age-appropriate considerations such as the style and genre of the music.
critical thinking
Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming).
creativity
Students investigate alternative energy projects in a target language country (e.g., Solar Decathlon Europe) and use ideas gleaned from their investigation to design and explain an original design of an electric car, solar house, or renewable energy alternative specific to their school. Students vote on the best use of renewable energy and defend their choice in an alternative energy publication.
creativity
Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation.
critical thinking
Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams.
collaboration
While each framework has slightly different list of critical 21st century skills, all agree on four critical areas for development: This one is NOT one of the 4 C's.
curriculum
Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.
communication
Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal.
collaboration