THE POWER OF STUDENT TEAMS

appendix ckey 21st-century skills

The term 21st-century skills is widely used in education and generally references the skills, work habits, and character traits commonly desired in today’s and tomorrow’s workplaces. The table below highlights some of these skills that have been identified by various organizations. We bolded some of the most frequently mentioned skills across all organizations—note their close alignment to academic teaming.

Selected List of 21st-Century Skills from Different Organizations

Organization Skills

Common Core State Standards (for literacy, mathematics)

Cogent reasoningEvidence collectionCritical thinking, problem solving, analytical skillsCommunication

Partnership for 21st-Century Learning

Critical thinking and problem solvingCreativity and innovationCross-cultural understandingCommunications, information, and media literacyComputing and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacyCareer and learning self-relianceCollaboration

Harvard Graduate School of Education: Seven Survival Skills

Critical thinking and problem solvingCollaborationAgility and adaptabilityInitiative and entrepreneurialismEffective oral and written communicationAccessing and analyzing informationCuriosity and imagination

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Using tools interactivelyInteracting in heterogeneous groupsActing autonomously

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American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU)

WritingCritical thinkingQuantitative reasoningOral communicationIntercultural skillsInformation literacyEthical reasoningAnalytic reasoningResearch skills and projectsIntegration of learning across disciplinesApplication of learning beyond the classroomCivic engagement and competence

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

Creativity and innovationCommunication and collaborationResearch and information fluencyCritical thinking, problem solving, and decision makingDigital citizenshipTechnology operations and concepts

World Economic Forum Critical thinking/problem solvingCommunicationCollaborationCreativityInitiativePersistence/gritAdaptabilityCuriosityLeadershipSocial and cultural awareness

Sources: AACU (2017); Council of Chief State School Officers (2018); Harvard Graduate School of Education (2016); ISTE (2018); National Education Association (2018); OECD (2018); World Economic Forum (2015).

Toth, M.D., & Sousa, D.A. (2019). Appendices. The power of student teams: Achieving social, emotional, and cognitive learning in every classroom through academic teaming (pp. 143-144). West Palm Beach, FL: Learning Sciences International.

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