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• 04 Sep 09
  

  Linda Rush

  U.S. schools must teach 21st-century skills for the nation to be globally competitive, it says
  From eSchool News staff and wire service reports

  education teaching learning students 21st_century_skills IT technology globalization

  • As the world continues to shift from an industrial economy to a service economy
    driven by information, knowledge, and innovation, cultivating 21st-century
    skills is vital to economic success
  • While the global economy has been changing, the United States has focused
    primarily on closing domestic achievement gaps and largely has ignored the
    growing necessity of graduating students capable of filling emerging job sectors
  • 4 more annotations...
  • • this goal has skirted the competitive demand for advanced skills
    • businesses now require workers who can handle more responsibility and contribute
      more to productivity and innovation
    • "It has become apparent that there isn't a lack of employees who are technically
      proficient, but a lack of employees who can adequately communicate and
      collaborate, innovate, and think critically," said Ken Kay, P21 president.
    • "21st
      Century Skills, Education, and Competitiveness"
• 10 May 09
  

  Lori Mayo

  education learning teaching 21st

• 08 Mar 09
  

  Eileen Coslett

  education learning

• 15 Sep 08
  

  Michelle Krill

  eschoolnews 21st reform

• 12 Sep 08
  

  Stephanie Affield

  education 21st century

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  Robin Talkowski

  education 21st century education

• 10 Sep 08
  

  Scott Merrick

  new report from P21, Partnership for 21st Century Skills

  21st century teaching learning education

  • The report says every aspect of the U.S. education system--from pre-kindergarten to postsecondary and adult education, including after-school and teacher preparation programs--"must be aligned to prepare citizens with the 21st-century skills they need to compete."

    
    

    It encourages U.S. schools to do a better job of teaching and measuring advanced, 21st-century skills beyond simply assessing science, reading, and math. In addition, it outlines several actions at the national, state, and local levels that U.S. leaders must undertake to improve economic results and better prepare citizens to participate in the 21st-century economy.

    
    

    "All Americans, not just an elite few, need 21st-century skills that will increase their marketability, employability, and readiness for citizenship," the report says.  These skills include critical thinking and judgment, complex problem solving, creative thinking, and communication and collaboration.

• 

  Jennifer Dorman

  U.S. schools must teach 21st-century skills for the nation to be globally competitive, it says
  From eSchool News staff and wire service reports

  education teaching learning students 21st_century_skills IT technology globalization

  • As the world continues to shift from an industrial economy to a service economy
    driven by information, knowledge, and innovation, cultivating 21st-century
    skills is vital to economic success
  • While the global economy has been changing, the United States has focused
    primarily on closing domestic achievement gaps and largely has ignored the
    growing necessity of graduating students capable of filling emerging job sectors
  • 4 more annotations...
  • • this goal has skirted the competitive demand for advanced skills
    • businesses now require workers who can handle more responsibility and contribute
      more to productivity and innovation
    • "It has become apparent that there isn't a lack of employees who are technically
      proficient, but a lack of employees who can adequately communicate and
      collaborate, innovate, and think critically," said Ken Kay, P21 president.
    • "21st
      Century Skills, Education, and Competitiveness"

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