21st century skills
Subtitle: rethinking how students learn
By: [edited by] James Bellanca, Ron Brandt.
Contributors: Bellanca, James A., 1937-; Brandt, Ronald S.
Series: Leading edge
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9781935249900
Subjects: Learning ability; Learning strategies
Other titles: Twenty-first century skills
Description: This book presents multiple perspectives and a rich source of ideas and strategies K-12 practitioners can use to examine and enhance their practice to promote innovation through critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and technology integration, while building on core content.
Notes: Includes bibliograpical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: 21st century skills: why they matter, what they are, and how we get there; title: Five minds for the future; title: New policies for twenty-first century demands: an interview with Linda  Darling-Hammond; title: Comparing frameworks for 21st century skills; title: The role of professional learning communities in advancing 21st century skills; title: The Singapore model: teach less, learn more; title: Designing new physical environments to support 21st century skills; title: An implementation framework to support 21st century skills; title: Problem-based learning: the foundation for 21st century skills; title: Cooperative learning and conflict resolution: essential 21st century skills; title: Creating rich learning environments for mastery of 21st century skills; title: Innovation through technology: visual learning in the twenty-first century; title: Technology rich, information poor; title: Navigating social networks as learning tools; title: A framework for assessing 21st century skills; title: Afterword: leadership, change, and beyond the 21st century skills framework.