Partnership For 21st Century Skills

When I first entered the site Partnership For 21st Century Skills, I thought that the page itself was very visual! After browsing around, I noticed that the overview for the Partnership For 21st Century Skills, believes that all "schools must move beyond a focus on basic competency in core subjects to promoting understanding of academic content at much higher levels by weaving 21st century interdisciplinary themes into core subjects." (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2004)The site posted the core themes for students to master such as Science, Math, Language, etc. The list also continued with subjects such as Economics and World Language. There mission at the Partnership For 21st Century Skills is to build "collaborative partnerships among education, business, community and government leaders. " (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2004) The skills set that this site includes is...

• information and communication skills
• thinking and problem solving
• interpersonal and self-direction skills
• global awareness
• financial, economic and business literacy, and developing entrepreneurial skills
• civic literacy

(Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2004)

After searching the site, it was surprising to see that only ten states were involved in something that seemed so powerful. The funding for this organization, however, seems to be very supportive. It seems as if these states also with the partnership for 21st century skills try to promote learning through this technique. As teachers, we are not only teaching students how to add and subtract, but we are also teaching them valuable skills in order to find success in their everyday lives. The site also contains information that provides individuals with the knowledge in going about becoming a state member and getting involved in order this partnership helps create the tools and skills that students need to learn, as well as becoming better citizens to our community.


Resources
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). A report and mile guide for 21st century skills. Washington DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/images/stories/otherdocs/p21up_Report.pdf

Introduction to Blogging

Hi! This is Elizabeth Brindley and this is my blogging page. I am very excited about learning how to intergrate technology into my classroom. Being a teacher of twenty-three fourth graders, most of them use technology on a daily basis. In obtaining my Masters degree in technology from Walden University, I am hoping to provide my students with the knowledge of technology use. Our world is becoming more technological each day and as teachers, we need to make sure that we are aware of these changes.

With having four computers in my classroom, students are able to take turns or pair up with assignments given to them. As the next school year approaches, my building is becoming very anxious waiting to hear back from a grant that we asked for. This grant would provide each classroom with an eMINTS room. There will be a computer for every two students as well as a wall mounted SMARTboard. With knowing that there will be many hours put after receiving this grant, we are still all very excited! I hope to be able to use the device more as a teaching tool where my students can explore and become creative. Below, you will find my post on how exactly I use technology in my classroom. I look forward to hearing all of your ideas as well!