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.

David,

Can you link me to your 21st century rubrics?  I did not find your resource section.

Thanks,

Jeff Spencer

**Found it**

Jeff:

I’m sorry about the confusion. I assumed we had posted everything when we re-launched our site in late January. Can you email me your request to my office email (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) and I’ll send you Word and PDF versions of the documents/rubrics. I’ll also tell our webmaster that he should post them. Thanks.