The document outlines effective teaching ideas focused on building 21st century skills. It identifies skills like collaboration, critical thinking, communication and creativity as necessary for success. It also discusses teaching approaches like being a coach, connecting learning to real-world problems through inquiry-based and collaborative projects, and focusing on how to learn rather than just content knowledge. The document provides links to additional resources on 21st century skills frameworks.

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2.  Building Blocks for Success
 Necessary Skills for Success in Today’s World
 Achieve an understanding of academic
content at much higher levels by merging
21st century themes into core subjects
 The ability to navigate the multifaceted life
and work environments in the global
competitive information age
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3.  Collaboration
◦ Working together
◦ Compromising
◦ Sharing
 Critical Thinking
◦ Making complex choices and decisions
◦ Understanding the interconnections among systems
◦ Asking significant questions
◦ Analyzing and combining information to solve problems
 Communication
◦ Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively
◦ Demonstrating ability to work effectively with diverse teams
◦ Exercising flexibility and willingness to be helpful
◦ Assuming shared responsibility for collaborative work
 Creativity
◦ Demonstrating originality
◦ Developing & implementing new ideas
◦ Being open and responsive to different ideas & views
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4.  Flexibility and Adaptability
◦ Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities
 Initiative and Self-Direction
◦ Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices
◦ Establishing and monitoring personal and family health goals
 Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
◦ Ability to productively work with others
◦ Leveraging the collective intelligence of groups when appropriate
◦ Bridging cultural differences
◦ Using differing perspectives to increase innovation
 Productivity and Accountability
◦ Using skills to enhance productivity
◦ Going beyond basic mastery of skills
◦ Explore and expand one’s own learning gain knowledge
 Leadership and Responsibility
◦ Defining, prioritizing and completing tasks without supervision
◦ Utilizing time efficiently and managing workload
◦ Demonstrating a positive work ethic
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5.  Information Literacy
◦ Accessing information efficiently and effectively
◦ Evaluating & analyzing information
◦ Using information accurately and productively
◦ understanding the ethical/legal issues involving the access and use of
information
 Media Literacy
◦ Understanding how people interpret messages differently
◦ Understanding how media can influence beliefs and behaviors
◦ Understanding how media messages are created & their intended purpose
◦ Observing how people interpret messages differently
 Information, Communications and Technology Literacy
◦ Using digital technology, communication tools and/or networks
appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create
information
◦ Using technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and
communicate information
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6.  Be a Coach, Collaborator, Communicator
 Get Connected!
◦ Move from isolation to connection
 Refining knowledge and skills in
different environments
◦ Need expertise in 21st century skills
◦ Flexibility with classroom dynamics
◦ Observing other teachers
 Changes in practice
◦ focus on real-world problems and processes
◦ support inquiry-based learning
◦ provide opportunities for collaborative projects
◦ focus on teaching students how to learn, not just “what” to learn
◦ Move away from “seat time”
◦ Interdisciplinary themes
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7.  http://www.nysut.org/files/21st_Century_Skills_
Handout.pdf
 http://p21.org/storage/documents/p21-
stateimp_learning_environments.pdf
 http://www.skills21.org/about/our-vision/six-
critical-skills/creativity-innovation/
 http://www.ksbe.edu/spi/PDFS/21%20century%20s
kills%20full.pdf
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