Title: 
Headings: 
P21
 
Framework
 
Definitions
  

21st
 
CENTURY
 
STUDENT
 
OUTCOMES
 

CORE
 
SUBJECTS
 
AND
 
21st
 
CENTURY
 
THEMES
  

Global
 
Awareness
 

Financial,
 
Economic,
 
Business
 
and
 
Entrepreneurial
 
Literacy
 

Civic
 
Literacy
 

Health
 
Literacy
 

Environmental
 
Literacy
  

LEARNING
 
AND
 
INNOVATION
 
SKILLS
 

CREATIVITY
 
AND
 
INNOVATION
 

Think
 
Creatively
 

Work
 
Creatively
 
with
 
Others
 

Implement
 
Innovations
 

CRITICAL
 
THINKING
 
AND
 
PROBLEM
 
SOLVING
 

Reason
 
Effectively
 

Use
 
Systems
 
Thinking
 

Make
 
Judgments
 
and
 
Decisions
 

Solve
 
Problems
 

COMMUNICATION
 
AND
 
COLLABORATION
 

Communicate
 
Clearly
 

Collaborate
 
with
 
Others
 

INFORMATION,
 
MEDIA
 
AND
 
TECHNOLOGY
 
SKILLS
 

INFORMATION
 
LITERACY
 

Access
 
and
 
Evaluate
 
Information
 

Use
 
and
 
Manage
 
Information
 

MEDIA
 
LITERACY
 

Analyze
 
Media
 

Create
 
Media
 
Products
 

Apply
 
Technology
 
Effectively
 

LIFE
 
AND
 
CAREER
 
SKILLS
 

FLEXIBILITY
 
AND
 
ADAPTABILITY
 

Adapt
 
to
 
Change
 

Be
 
Flexible
 

INITIATIVE
 
AND
 
SELF-DIRECTION
 

Manage
 
Goals
 
and
 
Time
 

Work
 
Independently
 

Be
 
Self-directed
 
Learners
 

SOCIAL
 
AND
 
CROSS-CULTURAL
 
SKILLS
  

Interact
 
Effectively
 
with
 
Others
 

Work
 
Effectively
 
in
 
Diverse
 
Teams
 
          
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PRODUCTIVITY
 
AND
 
ACCOUNTABILITY
  

Manage
 
Projects
 

Produce
 
Results
 

LEADERSHIP
 
AND
 
RESPONSIBILITY
 

Guide
 
and
 
Lead
 
Others
 

Be
 
Responsible
 
to
 
Others
 

21st
 
CENTURY
 
SUPPORT
 
SYSTEMS
 

21st
 
Century
 
Standards
 

Assessment
 
of
 
21st
 
Century
 
Skills
 

21st
 
Century
 
Curriculum
 
and
 
Instruction
 

21st
 
Century
 
Professional
 
Development
 

21st
 
Century
 
Learning
 
Environments

About
 
the
 
Partnership
 
for
 
21st
 
Century
 
Skills
 


Content: Core
 
subjects
 
include: English,
 
reading
 
or
 
language
 
arts
 


 
World
 
languages
 


 
Arts
 


 
Mathematics
 


 
Economics
 


 
Science
 


 
Geography
 


 
History
 


 
Government
 
and
 
Civics
  

In
 
addition
 
to
 
these
 
subjects,
 
we
 
believe
 
schools
 
must
 
move
 
to
 
include
 
not
 
only
 
a
 
focus
 
on
  
mastery
 
of
 
core
 
subjects,
 
but
 
also
 
promote
 
understanding
 
of
 
academic
 
content
 
at
 
much
 
higher
 
levels
 
by
 
weaving
 
21st
 
century
 
interdisciplinary
 
themes
 
into
 
core
 
subjects: Global
 
Awareness
 

 
Using
 
21st
 
century
 
skills
 
to
 
understand
 
and
 
address
 
global
 
issues
 


 
Learning
 
from
 
and
 
working
 
collaboratively
 
with
 
individuals
 
representing
 
diverse
 
cultures,
 
religions
 
and
 
lifestyles
 
in
 
a
 
spirit
 
of
 
mutual
 
respect
 
and
 
open
 
dialogue
 
in
 
personal,
 
work
 
and
 
community
 
contexts
 


 
Understanding
  
other
 
nations
 
and
 
cultures,
 
including
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
non-English
 
languages
 

Financial,
 
Economic,
 
Business
 
and
 
Entrepreneurial
 
Literacy
 

 
Knowing
 
how
 
to
 
make
 
appropriate
 
personal
 
economic
 
choices
 


 
Understanding
 
the
 
role
 
of
 
the
 
economy
 
in
 
society
 


 
Using
 
entrepreneurial
 
skills
 
to
 
enhance
 
workplace
 
productivity
 
and
 
career
 
options
 

Civic
 
Literacy
 

 
Participating
 
effectively
 
in
 
civic
 
life
 
through
 
knowing
 
how
 
to
 
stay
 
informed
 
and
 
understanding
 
governmental
 
processes
 


 
Exercising
 
the
 
rights
 
and
 
obligations
 
of
 
citizenship
 
at
 
local,
 
state,
 
national
 
and
 
global
 
levels
 


 
Understanding
 
the
 
local
 
and
 
global
 
implications
 
of
 
civic
 
decisions
 

Health
 
Literacy
 

 
Obtaining,
 
interpreting
 
and
 
understanding
 
basic
 
health
 
information
 
and
 
services
 
and
 
using
 
such
 
information
 
and
 
services
 
in
 
ways
 
that
 
enhance
 
health
 


 
Understanding
 
preventive
 
physical
 
and
 
mental
 
health
 
measures,
 
including
 
proper
 
diet,
 
nutrition,
 
exercise,
 
risk
 
avoidance
 
and
 
stress
 
reduction
 


 
Using
 
available
 
information
 
to
 
make
 
appropriate
 
health-related
 
decisions
 


 
Establishing
 
and
 
monitoring
 
personal
 
and
 
family
 
health
 
goals
  


 
Understanding
 
national
 
and
 
international
 
public
 
health
 
and
 
safety
 
issues
 

Environmental
 
Literacy
  

 
Demonstrate
 
knowledge
 
and
 
understanding
 
of
 
the
 
environment
 
and
 
the
 
circumstances
 
and
 
conditions
 
affecting
 
it,
 
particularly
 
as
 
relates
 
to
 
air,
 
climate,
 
land,
 
food,
 
energy,
 
water
 
and
 
ecosystems
  


 
Demonstrate
 
knowledge
 
and
 
understanding
 
of
 
society’s
 
impact
 
on
 
the
 
natural
 
world
 
(e.g.,
 
population
 
growth,
 
population
 
development,
 
resource
 
consumption
 
rate,
 
etc.) Investigate
 
and
 
analyze
 
environmental
 
issues,
 
and
 
make
 
accurate
 
conclusions
 
about
 
effective
 
solutions
  


 
Take
 
individual
 
and
 
collective
 
action
 
towards
 
addressing
 
environmental
 
challenges
 
(e.g.,
 
participating
 
in
 
global
 
actions,
 
designing
 
solutions
 
that
 
inspire
 
action
 
on
 
environmental
 
issues)
  

LEARNING
 
AND
 
INNOVATION
 
SKILLS
 
Learning
 
and
 
innovation
 
skills
 
increasingly
 
are
 
being
 
recognized
 
as
 
those
 
that
 
separate
 
students
 
who
 
are
 
prepared
 
for
 
a
 
more
 
and
 
more
 
complex
 
life
 
and
 
work
 
environments
 
in
 
the
 
21st
 
century,
 
and
 
those
 
who
 
are
 
not. A
 
focus
 
on
 
creativity,
 
critical
 
thinking,
 
communication
 
and
 
collaboration
 
is
 
essential
 
to
 
prepare
 
students
 
for
 
the
 
future. CREATIVITY
 
AND
 
INNOVATION
 
Think
 
Creatively
 

 
Use
 
a
 
wide
 
range
 
of
 
idea
 
creation
 
techniques
 
(such
 
as
 
brainstorming)
 


 
Create
 
new
 
and
 
worthwhile
 
ideas
 
(both
 
incremental
 
and
 
radical
 
concepts)
 


 
Elaborate,
 
refine,
 
analyze
 
and
 
evaluate
 
their
 
own
 
ideas
 
in
 
order
 
to
 
improve
 
and
 
maximize
 
creative
 
efforts
 

Work
 
Creatively
 
with
 
Others
 

 
Develop,
 
implement
 
and
 
communicate
 
new
 
ideas
 
to
 
others
 
effectively
  


 
Be
 
open
 
and
 
responsive
 
to
 
new
 
and
 
diverse
 
perspectives; incorporate
 
group
 
input
 
and
 
feedback
 
into
 
the
 
work
 


 
Demonstrate
 
originality
 
and
 
inventiveness
 
in
 
work
 
and
 
understand
 
the
 
real
 
world
 
limits
 
to
 
adopting
 
new
 
ideas
 


 
View
 
failure
 
as
 
an
 
opportunity
 
to
 
learn; understand
 
that
 
creativity
 
and
 
innovation
 
is
 
a
 
long-term,
 
cyclical
 
process
 
of
 
small
 
successes
 
and
 
frequent
 
mistakes
 

Implement
 
Innovations
 

 
Act
 
on
 
creative
 
ideas
 
to
 
make
 
a
 
tangible
 
and
 
useful
 
contribution
 
to
 
the
 
field
 
in
 
which
 
the
 
innovation
 
will
 
occur
 
CRITICAL
 
THINKING
 
AND
 
PROBLEM
 
SOLVING
 
Reason
 
Effectively
 

 
Use
 
various
 
types
 
of
 
reasoning
 
(inductive,
 
deductive,
 
etc.) as
 
appropriate
 
to
 
the
 
situation
 
Use
 
Systems
 
Thinking
 

 
Analyze
 
how
 
parts
 
of
 
a
 
whole
 
interact
 
with
 
each
 
other
 
to
 
produce
 
overall
 
outcomes
 
in
 
complex
 
systems
 
Make
 
Judgments
 
and
 
Decisions
 

 
Effectively
 
analyze
 
and
 
evaluate
 
evidence,
 
arguments,
 
claims
 
and
 
beliefs
 


 
Analyze
 
and
 
evaluate
 
major
 
alternative
 
points
 
of
 
view
  


 
Synthesize
 
and
 
make
 
connections
 
between
 
information
 
and
 
arguments
  


 
Interpret
 
information
 
and
 
draw
 
conclusions
 
based
 
on
 
the
 
best
 
analysis
 


 
Reflect
 
critically
 
on
 
learning
 
experiences
 
and
 
processes
  

Solve
 
Problems
 

 
Solve
 
different
 
kinds
 
of
 
non-familiar
 
problems
 
in
 
both
 
conventional
 
and
 
innovative
 
ways
 


 
Identify
 
and
 
ask
 
significant
 
questions
 
that
 
clarify
 
various
 
points
 
of
 
view
 
and
 
lead
 
to
 
better
 
solutions
 

COMMUNICATION
 
AND
 
COLLABORATION
 
Communicate
 
Clearly
 

 
Articulate
 
thoughts
 
and
 
ideas
 
effectively
 
using
 
oral,
 
written
 
and
 
nonverbal
 
communication
 
skills
 
in
 
a
 
variety
 
of
 
forms
 
and
 
contexts
 


 
Listen
 
effectively
 
to
 
decipher
 
meaning,
 
including
 
knowledge,
 
values,
 
attitudes
 
and
 
intentions
 


 
Use
 
communication
 
for
 
a
 
range
 
of
 
purposes
 
(e.g.
 
to
 
inform,
 
instruct,
 
motivate
 
and
 
persuade)
 


 
Utilize
 
multiple
 
media
 
and
 
technologies,
 
and
 
know
 
how
 
to
 
judge
 
their
 
effectiveness
 
a
 
priori
 
as
 
well
 
as
 
assess
 
their
 
impact
 


 
Communicate
 
effectively
 
in
 
diverse
 
environments
 
(including
 
multi-lingual)
 

Collaborate
 
with
 
Others
 

 
Demonstrate
 
ability
 
to
 
work
 
effectively
 
and
 
respectfully
 
with
 
diverse
 
teams
 


 
Exercise
 
flexibility
 
and
 
willingness
 
to
 
be
 
helpful
 
in
 
making
 
necessary
 
compromises
 
to
 
accomplish
 
a
 
common
 
goal
 


 
Assume
 
shared
 
responsibility
 
for
 
collaborative
 
work,
 
and
 
value
 
the
 
individual
 
contributions
 
made
 
by
 
each
 
team
 
member
 

INFORMATION,
 
MEDIA
 
AND
 
TECHNOLOGY
 
SKILLS
 
People
 
in
 
the
 
21st
 
century
 
live
 
in
 
a
 
technology
 
and
 
media-suffused
 
environment,
 
marked
 
by
 
various
 
characteristics,
 
including: 1)
 
access
 
to
 
an
 
abundance
 
of
 
information,
 
2)
 
rapid
 
changes
 
in
 
technology
 
tools,
 
and
 
3)
 
the
 
ability
 
to
 
collaborate
 
and
 
make
 
individual
 
contributions
 
on
 
an
 
unprecedented
 
scale.