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21st Century Skills 1

Running Head: 21st Century Skills

21st Century Skills

Nubia Milena Castillo Celeita

Institución Universitaria Colombo Americana

Contenido




CORE SUBJECTS AND 21ST CENTURY THEMES.....................................................3

LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS......................................................................................5

LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS TECHNOLOGY SKILLS………….……………………………………………………………………………………..7

MY

OPINION………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…...8




21st century student outcomes:

According to 21st Century Skills (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2004), the

elements described in this section as “21st century student outcomes are the

skills, knowledge and expertise students should master to succeed in work and

life in the 21st century.

CORE SUBJECTS AND 21ST CENTURY THEMES

Mastery of core subjects and 21st century themes is essential for students in the

21st century. Core subjects included are English, Reading or Language Arts,

World languages, Arts, Mathematics, Economics, Science, Geography,

History and Government and Civics.

In addition to these subjects, we believe schools must move beyond a focus on

basic competency in core subjects to promoting understanding of academic




content at much higher levels by weaving 21st century interdisciplinary themes

into core subjects:

• Global awareness

• Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy

• Civic literacy• Health literacy

GLOBAL AWARENESS

It is important to Use 21st century skills to understand and address global issues,

learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse

cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in

personal, work and community contexts. It is essential to understand othernations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages.

FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC, BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL LITERACY

It is about knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices,

understanding the role of the economy in society and Using entrepreneurial

skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options.

CIVIC LITERACY

The main idea it`s participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to

stay informed and understanding governmental processes, also exercising the

rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels, and

understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions.

HEALTH LITERACY

Designed for obtaining, interpreting and understanding basic health information

and services and using such information and services in ways that are health

enhancing, understanding preventive physical and mental health measures,

including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance and stress reduction,

using available information to make appropriate health-related decisions,

establishing and monitoring personal and family health goals and understanding

national and international public health and safety issues.




LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS

FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY

Adapt to Change

The aim is to adapt to varied roles, jobs responsibilities, schedules and contextand work effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities.

Be Flexible

It incorporates feedback effectively; deals positively with praise, setbacks and

criticism and helps to understand, negotiate and balance diverse views and

beliefs to reach workable solutions, particularly in multi-cultural environments.

INITIATIVE AND SELF-DIRECTION

Manage Goals and Time

Here we have the meaning of setting goals with tangible and intangible success

criteria, balancing tactical (short-term) and strategic (long-term) goals and

Utilizing time and manage workload efficiently.

Work Independently

It is in relation to monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without directoversight.

BE SELF-DIRECTED LEARNERS

Go beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore and expand one’s

own learning and opportunities to gain expertise. Demonstrate initiative to

advance skill levels towards a professional level. Demonstrate commitment to




learning as a lifelong process. Reflect critically on past experiences in order to

inform future progress.

SOCIAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL SKILLS

Interact Effectively with Others to Know when it is appropriate to listen and when

to speak and Conduct themselves in a respectable, professional manner. WorkEffectively in Diverse Teams, Respect cultural differences and work effectively

with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds, Respond open-

mindedly to different ideas and values, and Leverage social and cultural

differences to create new ideas and increase both innovation and quality of work,

as well.

PRODUCTIVITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Manage Projects, for instance, set and meet goals, even in the face of obstaclesand competing pressure and prioritize, plan and manage work to achieve the

intended result.

Produce Results to demonstrate additional attributes associated with producing

high quality products including the abilities in the direction of working positively

and ethically, managing time and projects effectively, participating actively, as

well as be reliable and punctual, presenting oneself professionally and with proper

etiquette, collaborating and cooperate effectively with teams.

LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY

Guide and Lead Others to use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence

and guide others toward a goal, leverage strengths of others to accomplish a

common goal, inspire others to reach their very best via example and

selflessness, demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in using influence and

power

Learning and Innovation Skills Information, Media and Technology

Skills

Creativity and Innovation Information Literacy

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Critical Thinking and Problem

Solving

Media Literacy

Communication and Collaboration ICT Literacy

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

According to the web page thinkfinity(thinkfinity-verizon foundation, 2008), these skills

and themes are not new to educators. We expect them to be a part of any good teaching

practice. The challenge is to be more explicit in their inclusion in core content,

incorporating real world problems to bring them into focus for students and drawing on

digital tools and resources that can support them.

In some respects, the potential of 21st century skills lies in the exploration of how digital

tools (cameras, presentation software, computing equipment) and online resources can

support and enhance traditional subjects,skills and teaching practices. The Internet alone

provides students with enormous opportunities to access:

• A trove of primary source documents previously located on library shelves, but now

available online through digital archives.

• Authentic scientific data across a range of fields from current and historical

meteorological forecast data to economic statistics

• Geospatial tools that combine data with dynamic maps

• Global communications media that make distance collaboration, cross-cultural exchanges

and rich media experiences possible

Many of the resources available through Thinkfinity's content partners -- from lessons

involving online research to those incorporating multimedia development -- reflect 21st

century teaching and skills and make use of digital sources. In this section, we highlight

opportunities for teachers to engage their students in 21st century skills and themes

while they work through core content in science, mathematics and humanities. The

snapshots provided here are designed to be lenses that help teachers recognize

moments when students can build tomorrow's skills while addressing today's learning

goals. These snapshots are really just an introduction to the many such moments

available throughout Thinkfinity partner lessons. Use them as a launching pad for your

explorations.














MY OPINION

For understanding what is 21st

Century Skills I found that are skillsand knowledge students should

master to succeed in work and life in

the 21st century.

In order to have those skills is

necessary to study some subjects

such as English, Reading or

Language Arts, World languages, Arts, Mathematics, Economics, Science,Geography, History, Government and Civics.

Here I have the first connection with the career, because in the Bachelor of Arts in

Bilingual Education I take classes of one language: English. The career has an

important component that is Business Administration, where you can find some

subjects such as Mathematics, Economics, Government and Civics (Constitución

Política de Colombia). Also there is another component called Culture and History,

where I can see subjects of history and cultures from different countries. On the

other hand, I can take some optional subjects for example Art History.

Some 21st century interdisciplinary themes are in the career for instance several

classes of the Linguistic component give to students a Global Awareness.

Students learn about a diversity of cultures, religions and lifestyles as well as way

of communications.

Different subjects of the Education component are important because the courses

help students to have skills for the 21st century.

Also one of the most essential subjects is Informatica Educativa. It give us the

main tools to study and learn in the career, and in that way teach to our future

students.




References

Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2004). 21st Century skills. Retrieved 08 12, 2009,

from 21st Century skills: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?

option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120

thinkfinity-verizon foundation. (2008). thinkfinity. Retrieved 09 10, 2009, from

www.thinkfinity.org: http://www.thinkfinity.org/tour/thinkfinitytour.aspx

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