What Are 21st Century Skills?

21st century skills refer to the knowledge, life skills, career skills, habits, and
traits that are critically important to student success in today’s world,
particularly as students move on to college, the workforce, and adult life.
 21st Century Skills

Critical thinking
Creativity
01

05
02
Communication skills

Problem solving 04
03
Perseverance
21st Century Skills (cont.)
● Collaboration
● Information literacy
● Technology skills and digital literacy
● Media literacy
● Global awareness
 21st Century Skills (cont.)

Self-direction
Literacy skills
01

05
02
Social skills

Civic literacy 04
03
Social responsibility
21st Century Skills (cont.)
● Innovation skills
● Thinking skills
The Importance of 21st Century Skills
● Highereducation and business leaders cite soft skills as being the most important driver
of success in higher-level courses and in the workplace.
● In today’s world, our schools are preparing students for jobs that might not yet exist.
Career readiness means equipping students with a nuanced set of skills that can prepare
them for the unknown.
● Social media has changed human interaction and created new challenges in navigating
social situations.
● The age of the Internet has dramatically increased access to knowledge. Students need
to learn how to process and analyze large amounts of information.
● Content knowledge from core subjects can only go so far; students need to be taught
how to apply facts and ideas towards complex problems.
● Reviewing a few frameworks and how school districts are putting 21st century learning
into practice.
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