Partnership for 21st Century Skills Common Core Toolkit

Partnership for 21st Century Skills Common Core Toolkit

This toolkit is a helpful resource for educators embarking on implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It describes areas of overlap between the CCSS and 21st century skills, with a focus on math and language arts. It details how math and ELA can integrate 21st century skills, and then how 21st century skills instruction can overlap with core subject areas. The remainder of the document gives useful examples for various grade levels of lesson plan overviews that can integrate common core standards and 21st century skills. The document also lists many helpful web links for implementation of P21 and CCSS. The last part is an appendix that gives more details on what each of the 21st century skills means.

I also read the MILE guide, and I can see how it would be useful for school districts who are implementing the 21st century skills framework and making strides in instruction. I think this is primarily a tool to begin referring to when I am actually engaging in this work.