Research Guides: High School to College: Resources for Librarians and Teachers: 21st Century Skills

Michael Schwartz Library

Books

Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action by American Association of School Librarians
ISBN: 9780838985076
Publication Date: 2009
How are AASL's new learning standards, the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, incorporated into the school library media program? This publication from AASL takes an in-depth look at the strands of the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the indicators within those strands. It also answers such critical questions as How do the strands—the skills, dispositions in action, responsibilities, and self-assessment strategies—relate to one another? (publisher's description)
21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times by Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel
ISBN: 0470475382
Publication Date: 2009
Introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. Based on a framework developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21).
21st Century Skills by James A. Bellanca (Editor); Ronald S. Brandt (Editor)
ISBN: 1935249908
Publication Date: 2010
The contributors to this volume contend that both knowledge and skills are needed, and they are interdependent. 21st Century Skills introduces the 21st century skills movement, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Framework for 21st Century Learning.

Information Literacy and 21st Century Skills

What is Information Literacy?

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) defines information literacy as "a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." ACRL Information Literacy Competancy Standards for Higher Education

What Are 21st Century Skills?

21st Century Skills are key abilities needed for understanding, learning, thinking and mastering subjects (AASL 2007). 21st Century Skills provide a broadened educational context for the skills and abilities commonly referred to as Information Literacy. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills asserts that: “Effective citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills, such as: Information Literacy, Media Literacy and ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy” (2009).

Internet Resources for 21st Century Skills

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for school librarians to use to shape the learning of students in the school.
ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards Toolkit
Provides a step-by-step introduction to the ACRL standards with supporting web resources and documents.
INFOhio: Resources for Educators
INFOhio, a virtual K-12 library, transforms teaching and learning by connecting educational resources with the power of information technology.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
A national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student.
P21 Common Core Toolkit: A guide to Aliging the Common Core State Standards with the Framework for 21st Century Skills
A toolkit created by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills to help educators and school librarians understand how 21st Century skills are represented in the Common Core State Standards 2010.