The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Learn more about the Partnership and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. 
State Initiatives
P21 Common Core Toolkit
ISTE_Slides: Common Core State Standards and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21)

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

P21 Looks to New Leadership for 2013

Additional resources:

• 21st Century Skills Assessment white paper 
• Professional Development: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide
  wenty-First Century Student Outcomes
  
  The elements described in this section as “21st centurystudent outcomes” (represented by the rainbow) are the skills, knowledge andexpertise students should master to succeed in work and life in the 21stcentury.
  1. Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes
  
  2. Learning and Innovation Skills
  
• Creativity and Innovation
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Communication and Collaboration

3. Information, Media and Technology Skills

• Information Literacy
• Media Literacy
• ICT Literacy

4. Life and Career Skills

Twenty-First Century Support Systems

The elements described below are the critical systems necessary to ensure student mastery of 21st century skills. 21st century standards, assessments, curriculum, instruction, professional development and learning environments must be aligned to produce a support system that produces21st century outcomes for today’s students.

1. Twenty-First Century Standards
2. Assessment of 21st Century Skills
3. Twenty-First Century Curriculum and Instruction
4. Twenty-First Century Professional Development
5. Twenty-First Century Learning Environments

One notable leader is the West Virginia Department of Education, a P21 state. Led by former Superintendent Steven Paine and current Superintendent Jorea M. Marple, West Virginia has created a cornucopia of online resources -- Teach21, Learn21, Global21, Parents21 -- and provided systematic and extensive leadership development and professional development for principals and teachers.