As part of the readings for my Masters program, I have been pointed in the direction of this website: http://www.p21.org/. The website is called The Partnership for 21st Century Skills and their mission is to "serve as a catalyst to position 21st century readiness at the center of US K12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community and government leaders."
Whilst studying for my masters I have learned that a gap is developing between the skills and knowledge that students leave schools having obtained and the skills and knowledge that employers and communities now require from new graduates. It is clear that this organisations goal is to eliminate this gap so that schools end up providing students with the skills and knowledge that they need to succeed in today's climate.
The website has some great resources including exemplar videos of how they envisage a 21st Century classroom to be like. If all school's could adopt this methodology of teaching and learning then we are better preparing our students for the world and work environment when they leave school.
Did you happen to watch any of the videos that were available after you clicked on and watched Video 21? I plan on checking them out when I have a little more time. If I remember correctly, you're teaching in Indonesia, correct? If so, how feasible is this initiative where you teach. Do you have the technology infrastructure to fulfill this initiative? If you're already doing it over there, this is all the more reason for the U.S. to get moving on teaching 21st century skills, because we will fall behind if other countries are already involved in this.
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