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21st Century Learners

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Are Your Students . . .

Critical Thinkers?	Krypto
Problem Solvers?	Brain Workout
Good Communicators?	VoiceThread
Information and Technology Literate?	East of the Web
Flexible and Adaptable?	Educanon
Innovative and Creative?	Storybird and Storybook
Globally Competent?	Google Lit Trips
Environmentally Literate?	Footprint

Milestones for Improving Learning and Education

21st Century Themes	Measuring Performance
Global Awareness	Using 21st century skills to understand and address global issues
	Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures,, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts.
	Having the ability to utilize non-English languages as a tool for understanding other nations and cultures.
Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy	Knowledge how to make appropriate personal economic choices
	Understanding the role of the economy and the role of business in the economy.
	Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options.
Civic Literacy	Being an informed citizen to participate effectively in government.
	Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels.
	Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions.
Health Literacy	Having the ability to access health information and services, navigate health institutions and act as an effective advocate to improve health for self, family and/or community
	Understanding preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance and stress reduction.
	Demonstrating understanding of national and international health.

Thinking and Learning Skills

Skill	Performance
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills	Exercising sound reasoning in understanding
	Making complex choices
	Understanding the interconnections among systems
	Framing, analyzing and solving problems.
Communication	Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively.
Information and Media Literacy Skills	Understanding, managing and creating effective oral,, written and/or multimedia communication in a variety of forms and contexts.
	Analyzing, accessing, managing, integrating, evaluating and creating information in a variety of forms and media
Creativity and Innovation Skills	Demonstrating originality and inventiveness in work.
	Developing, implementing and communicating new ideas to others.
	Being open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives.
Collaboration Skills	Demonstrating ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
	Being willing to be helpful and make necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal.
Contextual Learning Skills	Having the ability to take advantage of education in a variety of contexts both inside and outside the classroom understanding that knowledge is acquired within a context.
ICT Literacy	Using technology in the course of attaining and utilizing 21st century skills

Life Skills

Skill	Performance
Leadership	Using interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence more than one person toward a goal.
	Having the ability to leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal.
Ethics	Demonstrating integrity and ethical behavior in personal, workplace and community contexts.
Accountability	Setting and meeting high standards and goals for one's self and others
Adaptability	Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities.
	Tolerating ambiguity and changing priorities.
Personal Productivity	Utilizing time efficiently and manage workload.
	Being punctual and reliable.
Personal Responsibility	Exercising personal responsibility and flexibility in personal, workplace and community contexts.
People Skills	Working appropriately and productively with others
Self Direction	Monitoring one's won understanding and learning needs.
	Demonstrating initiative to advance professional skill levels.
	Having the ability to define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight.
	Demonstrating commitment to learning as a lifelong process.
Social Responsibility	Acting responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind.

Developed by the Public Schools of North Carolina: State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction