According to Crockett, Jukes, and Churches (2011), the five 21st Century

fluencies are:

Solution Fluency
Information Fluency
Creative Fluency
Media Fluency
Collaboration Fluency

Below are ideas for incorporating each fluency, along with the added goal of

Global Digital Citizenship, in high school Spanish classes.

State Fluency TPACK Ideas

Standard
Standard 1.1: Solution Inquiry-based PBL units: students will use
Communicat Fluency the internet to research an actual problem in
e about very the Spanish-speaking world, come up with a
familiar solution, and then present that solution to
topics the class (using technology). The
(written or presentation, and at least some of the
oral) using research, will be in the Target Language.
isolated
words and
high-
frequency
phrases
(interpersona
l mode)
Standard 1.1: Information Following the idea above, teacher will
Communicat Fluency provide plenty of online resources for the
e about very students to peruse. Many local newspapers
familiar can be found here. Require students to
topics correctly cite at least 3 sources in each
(written or project.
oral) using
isolated
words and
high-
frequency
phrases
(interpersona
l mode)
Standard 1.1: Creative Make PBL problems interesting and creative;
Communicat Fluency students must be creative to come up with
e about very solution; part of the grade can be creativity
familiar of presentation.
topics
(written or EX: Spanish IV final project problem: If you
oral) using could have dinner with any famous real or
isolated fictional Spanish-speaking figure, who would
words and it be any why?
high-
frequency
phrases
(interpersona
l mode)
Standard 1.2: Media Supply students with an abundance of
Comprehend Fluency content to analyze critically: videos from
isolated Yabla, articles from local newspapers
learned (http://www.tnrelaciones.com/anexo/prensah
words and ispana/), graphs and data from
high- vhlcentral.com;
frequency Require them to analyze data/make graphs
phrases in venngage;
(written or Require them to use different mediums for
oral) on very presentations (i.e. can only use each
familiar medium one time per semester); this will
topics encourage them to become proficient with
(interpretive multiple mediums.
mode)
Standard 1.1: Collaboration Have students work in groups for PBL unit
Communicat Fluency projects; assign, or have them assign, roles
e about very to each student and define duties. Have
familiar them design a contract that will hold
topics everyone accountable.
(written or
oral) using
isolated
words and
high-
frequency
phrases
(interpersona
l mode)
This applies Global Have students read and sign the Digital
to all Digital Citizenship Senior School Agreement on p.
standards. Citizenship 83-84 of Literacy is not enough: 21st-century
One standard fluencies for the digital age;
in particular Require that students create usernames for
for research: all online programs (i.e. Yabla, quizlet, etc.)
Standard 2.1: that are suitable and respectful;
Identify Always require students to cite each source
common they use appropriately.
practices
within the
target
cultures
studied

References

Colorado Department of Education (2016). A Common Vision of Great School Leadership: The

Colorado Principal Quality Standards. Retrieved from

https://www.cde.state.co.us/educatoreffectiveness/principalqualitystandards

Crockett, L., Jukes, I., Churches, A. (2011). Literacy is not enough: 21st-century fluencies for the

digital age. 21st Century Fluency Project Inc.: Corwin.