21stCenturySkills

=21st Century Skills=

[|The Partnership for 21st Century Skills] is most commonly identified as the primary source for information on the defining skills considered 21st century. The Partnership offers [|Route 21], "a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools."

The [|Metiri Group] has released a framework called Dimension21. It is designed to align to the standards from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, [|ISTE], and [|enGauge] (originally developed by NCREL). Dimensions21 is intended to be an audit system that gauges a school or district's current status and readiness to implement 21st Century learning. It includes key **student assessments** for engagement and self-directed, lifelong learning.

This is a graphic representation of Metiri’s process for using data to drive 21st Century Learning.

The American Association of School Librarians has launched the [|AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner].

There were a few sessions at CCSSO's National Conference on Student Assessment on 21st Century Skills and Assessment. (Click on the person's name for a pdf of his/her presentation. 

[|Betty Edwards] [|Steve Ferrara] Ed Roeber || [|Margaret Honey] ||
 * //Assessment of 21st Century Skills: A Return to Authentic Assessment of the ‘90s // || [|Stuart Kahl]
 * //21st Century Standards and Assessments: Cornerstones of Effective Teaching and Learning// || Stuart Kahl

Here are a bunch of articles related to 21st century skills and assessment: A Nation of Opportunity: Building America’s 21st Century Workforce (U.S. 21st Century Workforce Commission, 2000)

Voter Attitudes toward 21st Century Skills (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007)

21st Century Skills Assessment (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007)

21st Century Skills Standards (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007)

21st Century Skills Framework (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007)

Assessing Applied Skills (Educational Leadership, 2007)

Assessment of 21st Century Skills (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2006)

enGauge 21st Century Skills (NCREL, 2003)