21st Century Skills

21st Century Learning was developed with input from teachers, education experts, and business leaders to define and illustrate the skills and knowledge students need to succeed in work, life and citizenship, as well as the support systems necessary for 21st century learning outcomes. It has been used by thousands of educators and hundreds of schools in the U.S. and abroad to put 21st century skills at the center of learning.

A. What are the 21st century skills that you need to develop? How are you going to develop these skills?

What 21st century skills I need to develop?

While each framework has slightly different list of critical 21st century skills, all agree on four critical areas for development:

• Collaboration and teamwork.

The ability to work effectively with others on a common task; taking actions which respect the needs and contributions of others; contributing to and accepting the consensus; negotiating a win-win solution to achieve the objectives of the team.

 Creativity and imagination.                                                                                              

Creativity is defined by psychological scientists as the generation of ideas or products that are both original and valuable. Creativity relies on imagination, the conscious representation of what is not immediately present to the senses.

Critical thinking.

Critical thinking is the objective analysis of facts to form a judgment. The subject is complex, and there are several different definitions which generally include the rational, skeptical, unbiased analysis or evaluation of factual evidence.

Problem solving.

Problem solving consists of using generic or ad hoc methods, in an orderly manner, for finding solutions to problems. Some of the problem-solving techniques developed and used in artificial intelligence, computer science,engineering, mathematics, or medicine are related to mental problem-solving techniques studied in psychology.

• How are you going to develop these skills?

How to develop job skills?

1 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (LISTENING, SPEAKING AND WRITING)

2 ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS

3 FLEXIBILITY/ADAPTABILITY

4 INTERPERSONAL ABILITIES

5 ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS

6 ABILITY TO PLAN, ORGANISED AND PRIORITIES WORK

7 ABILITY TO WEAR MULTIPLE HATS

8 LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT SKILLS

9 ATTENTION TO DETAIL

10 SELF-CONFIDENCE

11 PUBLIC SPEAKING

12 TACTFULNESS

13 CREATIVITY

14 ETHICS AND INTEGRITY

15 STRONG WORK ETHIC

16 ABILITY TO ACCEPT AND LEARN FROM CRITICISM

17 SALES AND MARKETING

18 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS SKILLS

19 MATHEMATICS

20 PROGRAMMING

B. As a future teacher, how will you develop the 21st century skills among your students?

As a future teacher I will developed the 21st Century skills among my students to learn. Learning takes place best in environments where students feel empowered to learn. If my students are to lead the way to learn,they need to able to ask questions and then find the means to answer them. Students (and teachers) need to "wonder out loud"as they encounter new information. Not only does this encourage the development of speaking and listening skills,but it also teaches students how to effectively achieve goals together. I will encouraged my students to be creative throughout each lesson. Creative activities allow students to express what they've learned is new way.