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ol sruoenrs lor rne uor|o oeyono rne o|assroom. Tnerelore, rne eouoar|ona| sysrem musr unoersrano ano
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1. 0|g|ta| Age L|teracy-Today's as|cs
as|c,8c|ent|f|c,andTechno|og|ca|L|terac|es As soc|ely crarges, lre s||||s lral c|l|zers reed lo
regol|ale lre corp|ex|l|es ol ||le a|so crarge. lr lre ear|y 1900s, a persor Wro rad acqu|red s|rp|e
read|rg, Wr|l|rg, ard ca|cu|al|rg s||||s Was cors|dered ||lerale. ll ras or|y oeer |r recerl years lral lre
puo||c educal|or sysler ras expecled a|| sluderls lo |earr lo read cr|l|ca||y, Wr|le persuas|ve|y, lr|r| ard
reasor |og|ca||y, ard so|ve corp|ex proo|ers |r ralreral|cs ard sc|erce.[||
'|sua|and|nformat|onL|teracy %re grapr|c user |rlerlace ol lre wor|d w|de weo ard lre
corvergerce ol vo|ce, v|deo, ard dala |rlo a corror d|g|la| lorral rave |rcreased lre use ol v|sua|
|ragery draral|ca||y. Advarces sucr as d|g|la| careras, grapr|cs pac|ages, slrear|rg v|deo, ard corror
|ragery slardards,a||oW lor lre use v|sua| |ragery lo corrur|cale |deas. 3luderls reed good v|sua||zal|or
s||||s lo oe ao|e lo dec|prer, |rlerprel, delecl pallerrs, ard corrur|cale us|rg |ragery. lrlorral|or L|leracy
|rc|udes access|rg |rlorral|or ell|c|erl|y ard ellecl|ve|y, eva|ual|rg |rlorral|or cr|l|ca||y ard corpelerl|y,
ard us|rg |rlorral|or accurale|y ard creal|ve|y. [|||
6u|tura|L|teracyandC|oba|Awareness %re Wor|d |s rap|d|y oecor|rg W|red ard lre resu|l|rg
g|ooa||zal|or ol correrce ard lrade ras |rcreased lre reed lor cu|lura| ||leracy. lr sucr a g|ooa| ecorory,
W|lr lre u.3. corcerred aooul |rleracl|ors, parlrersr|ps ard corpel|l|or lror arourd lre Wor|d, lrere |s a
grealer recess|ly lor |roW|rg, urderslard|rg ard apprec|al|rg olrer cu|lures, |rc|ud|rg cu|lura| lorral|ors
eslao||sred as rorrs |r a lecrro|og|ca| soc|ely, sucr as v|rlua| rea||l|es.[|||
. |nvent|ve Th|nk|ng-|nte||ectua| 6ap|ta|
Adaptab|||ty|Hanag|ng6omp|ex|tyand8e|f-0|rect|on %re |rlercorrecledress ol loday's Wor|d or|rgs
W|lr |l urprecederled corp|ex|ly. 0|ooa||zal|or ard lre weo are |rrererl|y corp|ex, acce|eral|rg lre pace
ol crarge |r loday's Wor|d. lrleracl|or |r sucr ar erv|rorrerl requ|res |rd|v|dua|s lo oe ao|e lo |derl|ly ard
reacl lo crarg|rg cord|l|ors |rdeperderl|yse|l-d|recled |earrers Wro are ao|e lo ara|yze reW cord|l|ors
as lrey ar|se, |derl|ly lre reW s||||s lral W||| oe requ|red lo dea| W|lr lrese cord|l|ors ard |rdeperderl|y
crarl a course lral respords lo lrese crarges. %rey rusl oe ao|e lo la|e |rlo accourl corl|rgerc|es,
arl|c|pal|rg crarges, ard urderslard|rg |rlerdeperderc|es W|lr|r syslers.
6ur|os|ty,6reat|v|tyandR|sk-tak|ng %oday's |roW|edge Wor|ers are expecled lo adjusl ard adapl lo
crarg|rg erv|rorrerls. lrrererl |r sucr ||le|org |earr|rg |s a cur|os|ly aooul lre Wor|d ard roW |l Wor|s.
Researcrers roW urderslard roW lre very slruclure ol lre ora|r car oe crarged lrrougr |rle||eclua|
pursu|ls'lrere |s a correspord|rg re|al|orsr|p oelWeer lre arourl ol exper|erce |r a corp|ex
erv|rorrerl ard lre arourl ol slruclura| crarge |r lre ora|r|r olrer Words, |earr|rg orgar|zes ard
reorgar|zes lre ora|r.[|v| Cur|os|ly lue|s ||le|org |earr|rg as |l corlr|oules lo lre qua||ly ol ||le, ard lo lre
|rle||eclua| cap|la| ol lre courlry. Equa||y as |rporlarl |s r|s| la||rgW|lroul Wr|cr lrere Wou|d oe leW
quarlur |eaps |r d|scover|es, |rverl|ors, ard |earr|rg.
|gher0rderTh|nk|ngand8oundReason|ng or decades reporls rave oeer ca|||rg lor r|grer order
lr|r||rg ard sourd reasor|rg |r P-12 curr|cu|a. %re 3CAN3 reporl[v|, lor exarp|e, del|res lr|r||rg s||||s as
'lr|r||rg creal|ve|y, ra||rg dec|s|ors, so|v|rg proo|ers, see|rg lr|rgs |r lre r|rd's eye, |roW|rg roW lo
|earr ard reasor|rg. urlrerrore, sourd reasor|rg erao|es sluderls lo p|ar, des|gr, execule, ard
eva|uale so|ul|ors processes lral are oller carr|ed oul rore ell|c|erl|y ard ellecl|ve|y us|rg lecrro|og|ca|
loo|s. [v||
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Persona| 8k|||s Team|ngand6o||aborat|on
%re rap|d pace ol loday's soc|ely ard corrur|cal|ors relWor|s rave causedard erao|eda sr|ll |r lre
|eve| ol dec|s|or-ra||rg doWr lo lre Wor|er c|oser lo lre c||erl or producl.. Al lre sare l|re lre corp|ex|ly
ol loday's Wor|d requ|res a r|gr degree ol spec|a||zal|or oy dec|s|or ra|ersrerce lre reed lor lear|rg ol
spec|a||sls lo accorp||sr corp|ex las|s |r Ways lral are ell|c|erl, ellecl|ve ard l|re|y. lrlorral|or
lecrro|ogy p|ays a |ey ro|e |r lre ease W|lr Wr|cr |rd|v|dua|s ard groups co||aoorale. Era||, laxes, vo|ce
ra||, aud|o ard v|deo corlererc|rg, cral roors, srared docurerls, ard v|rlua| Wor|spaces car prov|de
rore l|re|y, |leral|ve co||aooral|ors.
Persona|and8oc|a|Respons|b|||ty
Ererg|rg lecrro|og|es ol loday oller preserl elr|ca| ard va|ues d||erras. As lre lecrr|ca| corp|ex|ly
|rcreases, our soc|ely reeds lo advarce elr|cs ard va|ues lo gu|de lre app||cal|or ol sc|erce ard
lecrro|ogy |r soc|elylo rarage lre use ol lrese poWerlu| loo|s al lre persora|, corrur|ly, ard
goverrrerla| |eve|s. ll W||| oe |rporlarl lor sluderls lo grasp lr|s respors|o|||ly ard corlr|oule as |rlorred
c|l|zers al a|| |eve|s.[v|||
|nteract|ve6ommun|cat|on
lr loday's W|red, relWor|ed soc|ely |l |s |rperal|ve lral sluderls urderslard roW lo corrur|cale us|rg
lecrro|ogy. %r|s |rc|udes asyrcrrorous ard syrcrrorous corrur|cal|or sucr as persor-lo-persor era||
|rleracl|ors, ||slservs, group |rleracl|ors |r v|rlua| |earr|rg spaces, cral roors, V00s, Vu0s, |rleracl|ve
v|deocorlererc|rg, prore/aud|o |rleracl|ors, ard |rleracl|ors lrrougr s|ru|al|ors ard rode|s. 3ucr
|rleracl|orsrequ|re|roW|edgeolel|quelleollerur|quelo lral parl|cu|ar erv|rorrerl. lrlorral|or lecrro|og|es
do rol crarge Wral |s requ|red lor r|gr qua||ly |rleracl|ve corrur|cal|ors, oul |l does add reW d|rers|ors
lral reed lo oe raslered so lrey oecore lrarsparerl; olrerW|se lrey ray |rlerlere W|lr ralrer lrar
errarce corrur|cal|or. A leW reW d|rers|ors |rlroduced lrrougr g|ooa| corrur|cal|or |rc|ude
scredu||rg over l|re zores, cu|lura| d|vers|ly, ard |arguage |ssues.
. 0ua||ty, 8tate-of-the-Art Resu|ts
lar|Lev|rasserlslral,'wrer|l|sarguedlrallrepr|re reasor lor r|gr slardards ard r|gr sla|es lesl|rg |s lo
creale a producl|ve Wor|lorce lor lre ecorory, We srou|d oe caul|ous. [|x| 8ased or r|s slud|es |r lre
1990s, Lev|r corc|uded lral roW We|| sluderls do or currerl lesls |r ro Way corre|ales lo roW producl|ve
lrey W||| oe |r lre Wor|lorce. l|gr producl|v|ly, or lre olrer rard, lrougr currerl|y rol a r|gr sla|es locus
ol scroo|s, oller delerr|res Wrelrer a persor succeeds or la||s |r lre Wor|lorce.
Pr|or|t|z|ng,P|ann|ng,andHanag|ngforResu|ts l|gr |eve|s ol corp|ex|ly requ|re carelu| p|arr|rg,
rarag|rg, ard arl|c|pal|rg corl|rgerc|es. %r|s rears rore lrar s|rp|y corcerlral|rg or reacr|rg lre ra|r
goa|s ol lre projecl or |eep|rg ar eye or lre projecl oulcores. ll a|so requ|res lre l|ex|o|||ly ard creal|v|ly lo
arl|c|pale urexpecled oulcores as We||.
ffect|veUseofRea|-wor|dToo|s 8||| 0ales' 12lr ru|e lor ous|ress al lre speed ol lrougrl, |s lo 'use
d|g|la| loo|s lo re|p cuslorers so|ve proo|ers lor lrerse|ves.[x|ar |dea deperderl or uo|qu|lous,
relWor|ed corrur|cal|or. Croos|rg appropr|ale loo|s lor lre las| ard app|y|rg lrer lo rea|-Wor|d
s|lual|ors |r Ways lral add s|gr|l|carl va|ue resu|ls |r |rcreased co||aooral|or, prorol|or ol creal|v|ly,
corslrucl|or ol rode|s, preparal|or ol puo||cal|ors ard olrer creal|ve Wor|s.[x|| 0oug lerlor[x||| descr|oes
lrree lypes ol |roW|edge |rporlarl lo loday's ecorory: KroW-Wral, KroW-roW, [v|ard KroW- Wro. le
suggesls lral Wr||e everyore roW ras access lo lre KroW-Wral, 'Wral rea||y rallers rosl |r lre reW
ecorory |s |roW-roW ard |roW-Wro.
|gh0ua||tyResu|tsw|thRea|-wor|dApp||cat|on Researcrers are l|rd|rg |earr|rg oerel|ls lor sluderls
Wro ou||d aulrerl|c producls W|lr loo|sWrelrer lrey oe sard casl|es, corpuler progrars, docurerls,
graprs, LE00 corslrucl|ors, or rus|ca| corpos|l|ors. 3ucr exper|erces prov|de sluderls W|lr deep
|rs|grls |rlo Wralever dora|r ol |roW|edge ard Wralever loo|s lrey use.