21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn

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Author: James A. Bellanca

ISBN-10: 1935249908

ISBN-13: 9781935249900

Category: Psychology of Education

21st Century Skills brings the ideas and recommendations of many renowned leaders in education into one resource for educators working to help students achieve at ever-higher levels. Each chapter contributes to a sound conceptual framework and offers strategies for reenvisioning learning and preparing students for a rapidly evolving global and technological world.

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21st Century Skills brings the ideas and recommendations of many renowned leaders in education into one resource for educators working to help students achieve at ever-higher levels. Each chapter contributes to a sound conceptual framework and offers strategies for reenvisioning learning and preparing students for a rapidly evolving global and technological world.

About the Editors viiPreface Ron Brandt ixForeword: 21st Century Skills: Why They Matter, What They are, and How We Get There Ken Kay xiiiIntroduction James Bellanca Ron Brandt 1Chapter 1 Five Minds for the Future Howard Gardner 9Chapter 2 New Policies for 21st Century Demands Linda Darling-Hammond James Bellanca 33Chapter 3 Comparing Frameworks for 21st Century Skills Chris Dede 51Chapter 4 The Role of Professional Learning Communities in Advancing 21st Century Skills Richard DuFour Rebecca DuFour 77Chapter 5 The Singapore Vision: Teach Less, Learn More Robin Fogarty Brian M. Pete 97Chapter 6 Designing New Learning Environments to Support 21st Century Skills Bob Pearlman 117Chapter 7 An Implementation Framework to Support 21st Century Skills Jay McTighe Elliott Seif 149Chapter 8 Problem-Based Learning: The Foundation for 21st Century Skills John Barell 175Chapter 9 Cooperative Learning and Conflict Resolution: Essential 21st Century Skills David W. Johnson Roger T. Johnson 201Chapter 10 Preparing Students for Mastery of 21st Century Skills Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey 221Chapter 11 Innovation Through Technology Cheryl Lemke 243Chapter 12 Technology Rich, Information Poor Alan November 275Chapter 13 Navigating Social Networks as Learning Tools Will Richardson 285Chapter 14 A Framework for Assessing 21st Century Skills Douglas Reeves 305Afterword: Leadership, Change, and Beyond the 21st Century Skills Agenda Andy Hargreaves 327Index 349