The
Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a unified, collective vision
for 21st century learning that can be used to strengthen American education. The key elements of 21st century learning are represented in the
graphic and descriptions below. The graphic represents both 21st
century skills student outcomes (as represented by the arches of the
rainbow) and 21st century skills support systems (as represented by the
pools at the bottom):
Above all, they say, partners must come together and agree not just on common goals, but shared ways to measure success towards those goals. They must communicate on a regular basis. And there must be a “backbone” organization that is focused full-time on managing the partnership.
war rooms” in each school. Teachers have meetings every two weeks, where they closely monitor students’ progress
the network can engage in continuous learning based on evidence.
In education, data has traditionally been used for punitive purposes, not for improvement
“The key to making a partnership work is setting a common vision and finding a common language. You can’t let people get focused on ideological or political issues,” says Edmondson. “You need a common language to bring people together and that language is the data.”