The 21st century teacher must possess 21st century skills which are categorized into 4 areas: 1) communication skills, 2) learning and innovation skills, 3) information, media, and technology skills, and 4) life and career skills. Effective communication skills include teaming, collaboration, interpersonal skills, and interactive communication. Learning and innovation skills involve creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, problem solving, and risk taking. Life and career skills comprise flexibility, leadership, social skills, initiative, productivity, ethics, and values. Information and technology literacy encompasses visual literacy, media literacy, scientific and technological literacies, and multicultural literacy.