This website takes aim at providing our students of today with the necessary skills to take on the challenges they will face in the ever changing 21 century workforce. It combines the knowledge of many of the leading business organizations across the country with educational organizations that are looking to provide our students with 21st century skills. The collaboration between all of these organizations will work as a catalyst to all of our future employees to see what it takes to experience success as a worker in the 21st century. This website not only explains to students what is expected of them to experience future success but it also provides the necessary tools or resources to lead them down the correct path.
It is extremely helpful to have many of the powerful organizations across the country on board to help our future employees of tomorrow. There are numerous states who are already involved with this skill development, however many of the powerful states across the country still have not signed on. To make this a national goal for all of our students it is imperative to have all states involved in this development. My state (New York) is still not a part of this coalition so it has not been made a priority to teach the skills recommended for student success on this website.
Even though the push for 21st century skills has not been made a priority in New York State many of the key components are taught in our every day lessons. This website provides us with the necessary tools or resources to move us in a direction that teaches students the skills employers will be looking for. The chart that discusses the 3 R's and the 4 C's is a great visual to help teachers get started. There are lessons or materials provided that will help students start to gain the skills discussed throughout the site. As time goes on I am sure this site will be updated with opportunities to discuss different technologies that will help address the skills that students will need to continue to develop.
I enjoyed looking through this website. My state, North Carolina was featured and have been working with implementing the 21st century skills into our classrooms for awhile. I still struggle with this because of the little supply of resources that is provided for my county. I would like to go through some type of training to learn how to incorporate the 21st century skills into my classroom. I refer back to the 3 R's and 4 C's every now and then to refresh my memory on what my goals are each year.
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ReplyDeleteI too feel that this is a great resource to have at our disposal, but I would love to see it be refined a little bit. There are still points for me that can be confusing, and I am quite certain that I am not the only one with this conundrum.
Being from New York as well, I still can not understand why NYS, which takes a strong educational stance on almost every issue, is not directly supporting this initiative. As you made light of, however, the website can still be essential on an individual basis to us as educators. I like the three R’s and four C’s and feel that if these key points are maintained in the classroom, that 21st Century Skills most certainly can be developed.
As a Physical Education Teacher, do you think that we are at an advantage or disadvantage to help student hone these skills? I know with collaboration a key point in many P.E. activities, there are many ways for us to support these life skills.