21st Century Skills

Learn how to evaluate teacher effectiveness and to communicate evaluation findings to teachers in a way that fosters their professional growth.

Successfully leverage technology to enhance classroom practices with this practical resource. Over 100 strategies and a glossary of classroom-relevant technology terms are included.

Activate your students’ creativity and problem-solving potential with breakthrough learning projects that teach students how to generate innovative ideas and then put them into action.

Discover how technology allows students to take ownership of their learning, create and share learning tools, and participate in meaningful work.

Learn how to take advantage of technology to collaborate with other educators. You’ll improve your own learning and deepen the learning of your students.

In this practical guide, the authors present a model of instruction and assessment designed to help students succeed in the ever-changing knowledge economy of the 21st century.

Education luminaries reveal why 21st century skills are necessary, which skills are most important, and how to help schools include them in curriculum and instruction.

Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, PhD, is an educator, author, school leader, and international lecturer. She began her teaching career in a public K–8 school in Oakland, California, and currently serves as the executive director of Mizzou Academy.

How can teachers make everyday student learning more engaging, meaningful, relevant, and interesting? How can we better prepare students for a lifetime of learning? Author and experienced educator Elliott Seif uses real-life examples to explore four key goals of a lifelong learning education, and introduces a practical instructional framework that fosters student success and helps prepare students to become independent lifelong learners.

Kate Grunow, MA, is an instructional technology consultant and Schoology implementation lead for Macomb Intermediate School District in Metro Detroit. She has more than a decade of experience in education as a K–12 digital media specialist and English teacher.