2010-04-22T22:31:01Z Copyright (c) 2010 ExpressionEngine tag:bie.org,2010:06:21 tag:bie.org,2009:forums/viewthread/.9 2009-12-16T21:54:36Z 2010-04-22T22:31:01Z David Ross The Partnership for 21st Century skills (http://www.21stcenturyskills.org) has been taking a lot of heat of late. One New York based blogger (http://nycrubberroomreporter.blogspot.com/2009/09/partnership-for-21st-century-skills-p21.html) has drawn a lot of attention by claiming that the P21 folks have mis-identified the component skills required to be a 21st century learner. The Buck Institute realizes there is much debate, rightfully so, about 21st Century Skills. We have drawn a line in the sand, saying that we only feel comfortable focusing on 21st Century Skills that are supported by teaching materials and assessments (rubrics), such as those found in the resource section of this site. The three skills we focus on are communication, collaboration and critical thinking/problem solving.

]]> tag:bie.org,2010:forums/viewthread/.10 2010-02-05T01:08:19Z 2010-02-26T21:01:02Z lonnie How does a project-focused school identify the level of performance and range of skills students are expected to gain during a given school year or by the time they graduate? How closely or not closely are courses connected to state standards? How does a PBL program wrap itself around expectations of what all students should know, and how does the program set an expected level of performance?

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