21 st Century Skill Categories

1. 21st Century Skill Categories Leah Michaud Winneconne2

2. The Fluencies • Solution Fluency • Information Fluency • Collaboration Fluency • Creativity Fluency • Media Fluency • The Digital Citizen

3. Solution Fluency skills • Whole-brain thinking • Creative problem solving • “Just-in-time” learning

4. Information Fluency skills • Surf and search to find significant info • Accessing skills • Via a variety of digital devices: • Use of a wide variety of sources • Use of a wide variety of search tools • Appropriateness of each at any given time • Where to find info in various mediums • Assessing skills • Critically evaluate information • Perceive trends, discover bias, assess accuracy Figure 1 Figure 1: http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/iphone-parallels.jpg

5. Collaboration Fluency skills • Team-working proficiency • Work cooperatively with virtual and real partners • Use of an online environment

6. Creativity Fluency skills • Artistic proficiency • Innovative design • Imaginative story telling

7. Media Fluency skills • Analytical evaluation of communication media • Get the REAL message • Find out how the media shapes thinking • Evaluate efficacy • Creation/Publication of original digital products • Match media to audience and message Figure 2 Figure 2: http://teesdiary.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/black-boy-listening-to-radio5.jpeg

8. The Digital Citizen skills CONSISTENCY IN PERSONALITY! • Leadership • Ethics • Accountability • Fiscal responsibility • Environmental awareness • Global citizenship • Personal responsibility Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 3: http://static.technorati.com/10/09/17/18465/Facebook-icon.png Figure 4: http://citizenzoo.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/myspace-logo_copy.jpg

9. Sources Jukes, Ian, Ted McCain, and Lee Crockett. "A Shift to Whole-Mind Instruction." Understanding the Digital Generation. Kelowna: 21st Century Fluency Project, 2010. 64-68. Print. Images from Microsoft Office ClipArt