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Innovation Skills – 4Cs

Critical thinking • Communication

Collaboration • Creativity

Framework for

21st Century Learning

Core Subjects – 3Rs

and 21st Century Themes

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a vision for student success

in the new global economy.

21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems

21ST CENTURY STUDENT OUTCOMES

To help practitioners integrate skills into the teaching of core academic subjects, the Partnership has

developed a unified, collective vision for learning known as the Framework for 21st Century Learning.

This Framework describes the skills, knowledge and expertise students must master to succeed in

work and life; it is a blend of content knowledge, specific skills, expertise and literacies.

Every 21st century skills implementation requires the development of core academic subject

knowledge and understanding among all students. Those who can think critically and communicate

effectively must build on a base of core academic subject knowledge.

Within the context of core knowledge instruction, students must also learn the essential skills

for success in today’s world, such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication

and collaboration.

When a school or district builds on this foundation, combining the entire Framework with the

necessary support systems—standards, assessments, curriculum and instruction, professional

development and learning environments—students are more engaged in the learning process and

graduate better prepared to thrive in today’s global economy.

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Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

Mastery of core subjects and 21st century themes is essential to student success. Core subjects

include English, reading or language arts, world languages, arts, mathematics, economics, science, geography,

history, government and civics.

In addition, schools must promote an understanding of academic content at much higher levels by weaving

21st century interdisciplinary themes into core subjects:

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Global Awareness

Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy

Civic Literacy

Health Literacy

Environmental Literacy

Member

Organizations

• American Association of

School Librarians

• Adobe Systems

Incorporated

• Apple Inc.

• Blackboard

• Cable in the Classroom

• Cengage Learning

Learning and Innovation Skills

Learning and innovation skills are what separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life

and work environments in today’s world and those who are not. They include:

• Creativity and Innovation

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Communication and Collaboration

Information, Media and Technology Skills

Today, we live in a technology and media-driven environment, marked by access to an abundance

of information, rapid changes in technology tools and the ability to collaborate and make individual

contributions on an unprecedented scale. Effective citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of

functional and critical thinking skills, such as:

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

• ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy

Life and Career Skills

Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability

to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires

students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills, such as:

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Flexibility and Adaptability

Initiative and Self-Direction

Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Productivity and Accountability

Leadership and Responsibility

• Cisco Systems

• Crayola

• Dell

• Education Networks of

America

• ETS

• EF Education

• GlobalScholar

• Houghton Mifflin

Harcourt

• Hewlett Packard

• Intel

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Corporation

• JA Worldwide

• KnowledgeWorks

Foundation

• Learning Point

Associates

• LEGO Group

• McGraw-Hill

• Measured Progress

• MHz Networks

• Microsoft Corporation

• National Academy

Foundation

• National Education

Association

• netTrekker

• Oracle Education

Foundation

• Pearson

• PMI Educational

Foundation

• Verizon

21ST CENTURY SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Developing a comprehensive framework for 21st century learning requires more than identifying specific

skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies. An innovative support system must be created to help

students master the multi-dimensional abilities that will be required of them. The Partnership has identified

five critical support systems to ensure student mastery of 21st century skills:

• 21st Century Standards

• Assessments of 21st Century Skills

• 21st Century Curriculum and Instruction

• 21st Century Professional Development

• 21st Century Learning Environments

For more information, visit the Partnership’s website at .

• Walt Disney Company