Table of Contents
About the Editors vii
Preface Ron Brandt ix
Foreword: 21st Century Skills: Why They Matter, What They are, and How We Get There Ken Kay xiii
Introduction James Bellanca Ron Brandt 1
Chapter 1 Five Minds for the Future Howard Gardner 9
Chapter 2 New Policies for 21st Century Demands Linda Darling-Hammond James Bellanca 33
Chapter 3 Comparing Frameworks for 21st Century Skills Chris Dede 51
Chapter 4 The Role of Professional Learning Communities in Advancing 21st Century Skills Richard DuFour Rebecca DuFour 77
Chapter 5 The Singapore Vision: Teach Less, Learn More Robin Fogarty Brian M. Pete 97
Chapter 6 Designing New Learning Environments to Support 21st Century Skills Bob Pearlman 117
Chapter 7 An Implementation Framework to Support 21st Century Skills Jay McTighe Elliott Seif 149
Chapter 8 Problem-Based Learning: The Foundation for 21st Century Skills John Barell 175
Chapter 9 Cooperative Learning and Conflict Resolution: Essential 21st Century Skills David W. Johnson Roger T. Johnson 201
Chapter 10 Preparing Students for Mastery of 21st Century Skills Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey 221
Chapter 11 Innovation Through Technology Cheryl Lemke 243
Chapter 12 Technology Rich, Information Poor Alan November 275
Chapter 13 Navigating Social Networks as Learning Tools Will Richardson 285
Chapter 14 A Framework for Assessing 21st Century Skills Douglas Reeves 305
Afterword: Leadership, Change, and Beyond the 21st Century Skills Agenda Andy Hargreaves 327
Index 349
