21st Century Skills

Bernie Trilling is the founder and CEO of 21st Century Learning Advisors and former global director for the Oracle Education Foundation. He was the Foundation’s board member at the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Charles Fadel is a global education thought leader and expert, author, and inventor. He is a former board member at the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and Change the Equation.

• Figures and Tables xiForeword to the Paperback Edition xiiiThe Authors xxiPrologue: The Search for Innovative Learning xxvIntroduction: Learning to Innovate, Innovating Learning xxixThe Four Question Exercise xxxAbout This Book xxxivA Map of the Book xxxvPart One: What Is 21st Century Learning?1 Learning Past and Future 3Learning a Living: The Future of Work and Careers 7Learning Through Time 112 The Perfect Learning Storm: Four Converging Forces 21Knowledge Work 24Thinking Tools 25Digital Lifestyles 27Learning Research 30The Forces of Resistance 35The Turning of Learning: Toward a New Balance 36The Top 21st Century Challenge 40Part Two: What Are 21st Century Skills?3 Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning to Create Together 45The Knowledge-and-Skills Rainbow 47Learning to Learn and Innovate 49Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 50Communication and Collaboration 54Creativity and Innovation 564 Digital Literacy Skills: Info-Savvy, Media-Fluent, Tech-Tuned 61Information Literacy 65Media Literacy 67ICT Literacy 685 Career and Life Skills: Work-Ready, Prepared for Life 73Flexibility and Adaptability 75Initiative and Self-Direction 77Social and Cross-Cultural Interaction 80Productivity and Accountability 82Leadership and Responsibility 84Part Three: 21st Century Learning in Practice6 21st Century Learning and Teaching 89Learning P’s and Q’s: Problems and Questions 90Roads to Answers and Solutions: Science and Engineering 917 Powerful Learning: Proven Practices, Researched Results 95The 21st Century Project Learning Bicycle 96Creativity Through Projects 104Evidence That Project Learning Works 107Obstacles to Collaborative Inquiry and Design Learning 1148 Retooling Schooling: Reshaping Support Systems 117Shifting Systems in Sync 120Support Systems 125From Skills to Expertise: Future Learning Frameworks 1459 Conclusion: Learning for Life—Building a Better World 151Appendix A Resources 15921st Century Skills Example Videos 159Resources from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills 161Selected Online Resources 162Appendix B About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills 167What Is P21? 167What Does P21 Do? 168How the P21 Learning Framework Came into Being 170Appendix C 3Rs × 7Cs = 21st Century Learning 175Acknowledgments 179Notes 183References 187Credits 197How to Access the Online Materials 199Index 201