ADAPTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

Versatile individuals who approach problems

in creative ways

21ST-CENTURY COLLEGE AND CAREER SKILLS

DIGITAL FLUENCY Tech-savvy workers

who use technical and digital media skills in their everyday work

Colleges and employers are seeking people to solve the problems of tomorrow. Here are 3 TOP SKILLS students will need for college and career success in the 21st century:

CREATIVE COMMUNICATORS Exploring different points of view

and using evidence to support and express ideas

VERSATILE READERS Learning about the world with challenging fiction

and nonfiction texts

CRITICAL THINKERS Analyzing complex topics

and learning academic vocabulary to navigate different subjects

INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS Investigating real-world problems

and finding creative ways to solve them

RESOURCEFUL LEARNERS Building a strong foundation of skills

and expanding on those abilities every year

INVESTIGATIVE EXPLORERS

Developing research skills and using technology

to find solutions

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COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION

Global thinkers who express themselves effectively and work with people

all over the world

KY CORE ACADEMIC STANDARDS: Paths to 21st-Century SuccessKY CORE ACADEMIC STANDARDS: Paths to 21st-Century Success

ADAPTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING Versatile individuals who approach problems in creative ways

DIGITAL FLUENCY Tech-savvy workers who use technical and digital media skills

in their everyday work

COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION Global thinkers who express themselves effectively and work

with people all over the world

CREATIVE COMMUNICATORS Exploring different points of view and using

evidence to support and express ideas

VERSATILE READERS Learning about the world

with challenging fiction and nonfiction texts

CRITICAL THINKERS Analyzing complex topics and learning academic

vocabulary to navigate different subjects

INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS Investigating real-world problems

and finding creative ways to solve them

RESOURCEFUL LEARNERS Building a strong foundation of skills

and expanding on those abilities every year

INVESTIGATIVE EXPLORERS Developing research skills and using

technology to find solutions

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WHAT DO THE STANDARDS LOOK LIKE IN YOUR CLASSROOM? Share examples (projects, activities, texts) of how your students

are developing these 21st-century skills.

HOW WILL STUDENTS USE THESE SKILLS IN THE FUTURE? Offer examples of how these skills will help your students

succeed in college and careers.

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