21st Century Resources

Want to learn more about the 21st Century Skills and the movement to reform education? Visit these sites:

• 21st Century Learning: Rethinking How Students Learn. After conducting a book study on “21st Century Learning: Rethinking How Students Learn,” a group of Lake Forest elementary teachers put together this slideshow of quotations that captures the book’s important message.

• The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. P21 is pleased to offer Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools.
  
  

• 21st Century States. A list of the states working with Partnership for 21st Century Skills and the strategies involved in a successful initiative
  
  

• Who else is driving this movement besides educators? From the authors of 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times. A selection of organizations and programs the authors have found helpful in moving aspects of the 21st century skills movement forward.
  
  

• Listen to a discussion about the 21st Century Skills Movement. An NPR audio podcast/forum from.
  
  

• What does it really mean? The term "21st Century Student" or "21st Century Classroom" gets thrown around a lot. We're so used to hearing and supporting our pedagogy with it, but have you ever stopped to think about what it really means? Article from the Huffington Post.
  
  

• Exemplary 21st Century US Schools. Who’s doing a nice job of infusing 21st century skills, digital technologies, problem- or inquiry-based learning, and other innovative practices into their school organization? Visit this wiki site.
  
  

• The Catalina Foothills School District. Learn more about one Tucson, Arizona school district’s commitment to learning in the 21st Century.
  
  

• Resources and research reports from the Metiri Group. Information and links from the consultants who worked with the Tri-District team in the Fall of 2010.