The Changing Face of Education in Iowa: 21st Century Skills = fluff? - The Diigo Meta page

• 20 Jan 09
  

  Peg Maddocks

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• 14 Jan 09
  

  Judy O'Connell

  A corollary to that is the question of whether 21st century skills truly are separate from content, or if they are subject dependent. Another way to think of this last question is, are the "21st century learning skills" needed in math the same or differen

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  Padraig Hyland

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  Britt Watwood

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  Christy Tucker

  Reflection on recent discussion about the value of 21st century skills in education, arguing that 21st century skills are more critical to success than much of the deep content knowledge currently expected in schools

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  • Our problem is not that we can't teach 21st century skills unless it is content specific, it is rather that we are content specific to begin with. When we compartmentalize our content in an effort to put it on a pedestal, we compartmentalize our learning of it, so that it has no relevance to the larger picture. 21st century skills, like the term or not, have that ability.

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