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The 21st century skills are a set of abilities that students need to develop in order to succeed in the information age. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills lists three types: New Skills for New Jobs These skills have always been important for students, though they are particularly important in our information-based economy.

The IMLS Project Team and Task Force considered the list of skills commonly referred to as "21st Century Skills" and modified it slightly to better align with library and museum priorities. 1 The resulting list includes the following additions: Basic Literacy, Scientific & Numerical Literacy, Visual Literacy, Cross-Disciplinary Skills, and Environmental Literacy.

Information on 21st Century Learning Skills

This list of necessary skills for 21st century students was developed by the ATCS, which is sponsored by many major technology companies. It is similar to ISTE's list.

Effective, research-based classroom strategies to help build and strengthen literacy skills in the following areas: print awareness, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.

Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy. The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.

At this website you will find a YouTube video titled, "Why do we need to build 21st Skills with our students?" You will also find the six key elements for fostering 21st century learning explained in detail. You will also find links to 21st C Connected classrooms.

Student-centered teaching strategies that nurture students' literacy and critical thinking skills within a respectful classroom climate.

This video shows how students are using LEGOs to develop STEM skills.

EiE is an excellent inquiry-based STEM curriculum that teaches students thinking and reasoning skills needed for success. Built around the engineering design process, EiE teaches kids how to solve problems systematically... creating skills, optimism, and attitudes important for their futures. Life is not multiple choice.

This website provides links to explanations of different pedagogical strategies and is organized according to five categories: Direct instruction, interactive instruction, indirect instruction, independent study, experiential learning, and instructional skills.

This news site adapts current events stories to different reading levels. It also asks questions that measure comprehension and other skills.

This website has a lot of great reading and language arts activities for younger students. It will help with learning letters and other skills for emergent and beginning readers.

The TCI Approach. Although these are correlated with Social Studies, they can be used across the curriculum

The Framework presents a holistic view of 21st century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes.

This is our groups summary of Web 2.0 tools, the difference between a traditional and 21st Century classroom, and ranking 21st Century Skills

Written by: Heaven Ball, Jaime Gordon, and Esra Conway

Concrete-Representational-Abstract Sequence of Instruction Continuous Monitoring/Charting of Student Performance Dynamic Assessment for Mathematics Explicit Teacher Modeling Instructional Games Planned Discovery Activities Self-Correcting Materials Scaffolding Instruction Structured Cooperative Learning Groups Structured Language Experiences Structured Peer Tutoring Teach Concepts/Skills Within Authentic Context Teach Using Big Math Ideas Teaching Metacognitive Strategies