Assessing 21st Century Skills: A Guide to Evaluating Mastery and Authentic Learning

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Thinking skills: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and metacognition
Actions: communication, collaboration, digital and technological literacy
Living skills: citizenship, global understanding, leadership, college and career readinessIncluded
Title - Assessing 21st Century Skills
Sub Title - A Guide to Evaluating Mastery and Authentic Learning

Description

Go beyond traditional paper-and-pencil tests!

How can you measure student mastery of 21st century skills like creativity, problem solving, and use of technology? Laura Greenstein provides a framework and practical ideas for using authentic learning experiences and rigorous assessment strategies to engage todays students. With numerous rubrics and checklists, a step-by-step model for developing your own classroom assessments, a lesson planning template, and sample completed lesson plans, this book discusses how to teach and assess:

  • Thinking skills: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and metacognition
  • Actions: communication, collaboration, digital and technological literacy
  • Living skills: citizenship, global understanding, leadership, college and career readiness