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21st Century Skills Map - Social Studies

www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/ss_map.pdf

categories: 21st_century_skills social_studies

Social studies teachers now have a new resource to help them integrate 21st-century skills into their lessons: a free online document that maps various social studies projects, tasks, and outcomes to corresponding skills-such as problem solving and critical thinking-that are becoming increasingly important for 21st-century success.

submitted by John Hardy on Aug 4 2008 | report problem w/link | 1 save


FactCheckED.org

www.factchecked.org/Welcome.aspx

categories: 21st_century_skills digital_literacy

Quote from site: “We believe that truth is an elusive commodity in our world of ceaseless communication, a world in which information is transmitted in huge helpings and in a virtual instant. We’re overwhelmed with messages every day, many of them attempts to persuade us to do or buy something. Our aim is to help students learn to be smart consumers of these messages, to see through the deceptions that they encounter daily, to dig for facts using the Internet and other resources, and to set aside prejudice and weigh evidence logically.

submitted by John Hardy on Sep 24 2007 | report problem w/link | 2 saves


New Framework for 21st Century Learning | 21st Century Connections

21centuryconnections.com/node/258/

categories: 21st_century_skills ict_literacy information_literacy

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a unified, collective vision for 21st century learning that can be used to strengthen American education.

submitted by John Hardy on Aug 31 2007 | report problem w/link | 1 save