Moving 21st century skills from theory to reality

Lots of people talk about 21st century learning, but one organization, New Tech Network, formerly the New Technology Foundation, has been putting words into action for a number of years. Bob Pearlman, as the former Director of Strategic Planning for the Foundation, was closely involved with the group’s work and has recently written Making 21st Century Schools: Creating Learner-Centered Schoolplaces/Workplaces for a New Culture of Students at Work for the Sept-Oct issue of  the  journal, Education Technology.  NSBA’s T+L Conference is fortunate that one of the New Tech Network schools is located in the Denver suburbs. T+L attendees will have an opportunity to visit Welby New Technology, a small high school within the Mapleton Public Schools, on October 30th.  In addition, several of their students will participate in the 21st Century Skills Mini-Academy during T+L that addresses Defining, Developing, and Assessing those skills from a leadership perspective. The mini-academy will be facilitated by Bernie Trilling who currently serves on the Board of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.  How has your district embraced 21st century skills?

Ann Flynn|September 18th, 2009|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Professional Development, Student Achievement, T+L|

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