Video 21 – What Does a 21st Century Education Look Like in the Classroom?

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills or (P21) has an online collection of videos that exemplify this critical vision for education. You can even register and contribute your videos to this growing resource!

Register for the Cyber Summit on 21st Century Readiness

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is having a FREE cyber summit on 21st Century Readiness!

September 20, 2010, 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: 21st Century Learning – Why, What, and How with Bernie Trilling, co-author of 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times.

September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn with James Bellanca, P21 president Ken Kay. author/consultant Bob Pearlman, and author/consultant Robin Fogarty.

September 22, 2010, 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century School District with moderator Bob Pearlman, Mary Jo Conery, Assistant Superintendent for 21st Century Skills for the Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD), Tucson, AZ, and CFSD teachers.

September 23, 2010, 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: 21st Century Knowledge and Skills in Teacher Preparation with Valerie Greenhill and Sharon Robinson

September 23, 2010, 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: Project Based Learning In Action! with Dennis Kowalski, Ed.D. and director of the Greater Cleveland Educational Development Center (moderator); Sandranette Sellers, Program Coordinator GCEDC, CSU, former English teacher, and school administrator; Nevin Jenkins, math teacher, Warensville Heights High School, adjunct professor, Cuy Community College; Patrick Geshke, English teacher, Parma High School; Joanne Ritschel, math teacher, Rocky River High School.

September 24, 2010, 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern

• Educators, Technology and 21st Century Skills: Dispelling Five Myths with Dr. MaryFriend Shepard, Coordinator, Ph.D. in Education, Educational Technology, The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, Walden University.

September 27, 2010, 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar:  Core Subjects and 21st Century Readiness with Ken Kay, President of P21; Michael Blakeslee, MENC; Charlie Fitzpatrick, Esri; Bret Lovejoy, ACTFL: Zipporah Miller, NSTA.

September 28, 2010, 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: Engaging 21st Century Skills in the Middle with Leslie Preddy, AASL 2010 National School Library Media Program of the Year winner and 2010 Indiana Teacher of the Year Finalist.

September 28, 2010, 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: 21st Century Skills are Elementary with Carl Harvey, AASL president-elect, and Melissa Johnston, doctoral student at Florida State University.

September 29, 2010, 4:00 PM Pacific/7:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: Models for 21st Century Education with Barbara Chow, Hewlett Foundation; Ken Kay, P21; Monica Martinez, New Tech Schools; Cheryl Carrier, Ford PAS; Andrew Rothstein, NAF; Bob Lenz, Envision: Beth Brock, IB; Scott Hartl, Expeditionary Learning.

October 1, 2010, 1:00 PM Pacific/4:00 PM Eastern

• Webinar: Best Practices from P21 States with Helen Soule, P21 Director of State Partnerships; June Atkinson, State Superintendent, North Carolina; Kevin Fangman, Director, Iowa Department of Education; Terry Holiday, Commissioner of Education, Kentucky.

On October 5, 2010, stay tuned throughout the day for live webcasts of Plenary Sessions from the National Summit on 21st Century Readiness in Washington, D.C.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

I was reminded via Stephen Abram’s post Framework for 21st Century Learning about the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. I have a great list of resources that I plan to share and I forget which ones I haven’t and haven’t done. I could have sworn I’d blogged this but searching for it proves futile.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is

… a national  organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global  economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation). While leading districts and schools are already doing this, P21 advocates for local, state and federal policies that support this approach for every school. Learn more about the Partnership and the Framework for 21st Century Learning.

The site is full of great tools like

• Curriculum and Instruction: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide A guide for state leaders, policymakers and/or district and school leaders with assessment tactics and examples to assist in statewide 21st century skills initiatives.
• Assessment: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide A guide for state leaders, policymakers and/or district and school leaders with assessment tactics and examples to assist in statewide 21st century skills initiatives.
• Standards: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide A guide for state leaders, policymakers and/or district and school leaders with assessment tactics and examples to assist in statewide 21st century skills initiatives.
• Professional Development: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide A guide for state leaders, policymakers and/or district and school leaders with assessment tactics and examples to assist in statewide 21st century skills initiatives.
• Learning Environments: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide – A guide for state leaders, policymakers and/or district and school leaders with assessment tactics and examples to assist in statewide 21st century skills initiatives.
• Principles and Recommendations for 21st Century Readiness for Every Child A Guide to the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Teaching 21st Century Learners

In this Pearson Foundation video, “Teaching Teachers to Teach 21st Century Learners,” we hear from various leaders from the worlds of business and education as they discuss the importance of 21st century learning.

This shift will be regarded as threatening by some, it will be viewed a hostile act by some but it will be absolutely necessary to include in order to make schools and education relevant to the future.

Society is going to force us to change, whether we want to or not, society is gonna force us to change.

From the Partnership for 21st Century Skills

via My Island View

Live March 17 Webinar Interview with Trilling and Fadel on 21st Century Skills

From Steve Hargadon of LearnCentral.org:

Join me for a live and interactive interview in Elluminate with Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel. In 21st Century Skills, Trilling and Fadel tell why and how the global landscape for learning is reshaping itself, and what this global transformation, often called the “21st century skills movement,” may bring to a school near you. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills. Based on a framework developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, their book and DVD vividly illustrate the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world.

Event Details:

• Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
• Time: 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT (international times here)
• Duration: 1 hour
• Location: In Elluminate. Log in at 
  http://tr.im/futureofed
  . The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate, please visit 
  http://www.elluminate.com/support
  . Recordings of the session will be posted within a day of the event at the event page.
• Event and Recording Page:  
  http://www.learncentral.org/event/60487
  

Learn more about Trilling and Fadel as well as their work at Hargadon’s blog.