Q 1

1) What are the learning outcomes established by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning? (Include information about who/what the Partnership itself is.)

A: 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

Life and career skills

•  Flexibility and Adaptability

•  Initiative and Self-Direction

• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

• Productivity and Accountability

•  Leadership and Responsibility

Learning and innovation skills

• Creativity and Innovation

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

•  Communication and Collaboration

Core subjects and 21st century themes

•       Global Awareness

•             Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy

•       Civic Literacy
•       Health Literacy

•       Environmental Literacy

Information, Media and Technology Skills

•       Information Literacy

•       Media Literacy

•       ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy

(http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120) (http://www.p21.org/documents/P21_Framework.pdf)