Educators must prepare students for a complex, interconnected world by teaching them 21st century skills like critical thinking, creativity, ethics, technology use, cultural awareness, and leadership. These skills include acquiring and applying core knowledge, partnering innovatively with communities, making collaborative decisions, gathering and analyzing information, valuing diversity, and inspiring others to work together. Teachers are charged with educating students to succeed in a rapidly changing world defined by technological, cultural, economic, informational, and demographic shifts.

1. Educating Students in a Changing
World
Century Skills

2. As educators in the 21st century, we are charged
with educating students to be successful in a
complex, interconnected world.
This responsibility requires teachers to prepare
students for
• technological
• cultural
• economic
• informational &
• demographic changes

3. Acquire and apply core
KNOWLEDGE &
CRIRICAL THINKING
skill sets that are essential in an
information age.
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4. Demonstrate
creativity, innovation, and
flexibility when PARTNERING
with business and
community members to
ADVANCE common goals.
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5. Make decisions and solve
problems ETHICALLY and
COLLABORATIVELY.
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6. Use technology to
gather, analyze, and
synthesize information for
APPLICATION in a global
economy.
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7. Exhibit positive interpersonal
relationships that value
MULTIPLE
languages, cultures, and ALL
persons.
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8. Display leadership skills that
INSPIRE OTHERS to achieve,
serve, and WORK TOGETHER.
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