3 compasses to 21st century education

3 Compasses to guide you to 21st Century Schools

Presented by Anne Shaw, Director 21st Century Schools Austin, Texas, USA

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Critical Attributes of 21st Century Education

Integrated and Interdisciplinary y Global Classrooms,

Technologies &

Globalization

Multimedia

Student-

21st Century

Centered

Skills

Project-Based &

Relevant, Rigorous

Research-Driven

and Real-world

Adapting to and Creating Constant Personal and Social Change, and Lifelong Learning

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Multiple Literacies for the 21st Century

The Arts and Creativity

Financial Literacy

Ecoliteracy

Cyberliteracy

Media Literacy

Social/Emotional

Physical Fitness and

Literacies

Health Literacies

Global Competencies & Multicultural Literacy

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7 Survival Skills of the 21st Century

by Tony Wagner, Harvard University

Critical Thinking &

Accessing & Analyzing

Problem Solving

Information

Agility &

Curiosity &

Adaptability

Imagination

Initiative &

Effective Oral &

Entrepreneurialsim

Written Communication

Collaboration Across Networks & Leading by Influence

See Tony Wagner’s book, The Global Achievement Gap - Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need, and What We Can Do About It

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