Understanding 21st century skills

Acquiring 21st-century skills presupposes lifelong learning and learning to learn.

Young people should master 21st-century skills only to be fully prepared for work in a global economy.

Literacy and numeracy together with communication and collaboration, creativity and critical thinking make 'surface' learning.

Digital literacy is about using technology as a tool for deepening learning.

Which skill focuses on developing an active and globally aware person who is ready to work in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue?

Which skill involves self-directed thinking for producing innovative ideas and reflecting critically on learning experiences?

Which of the 21st-century skills deals with imagining and carrying out new ideas?

English lessons should be planned in order to teach learners 21st-century skills.

Asking questions, short discussion-based tasks, listening to each other are some of the ways to teach ...

The hypothetical questions to engage learners' imagination help encourage ...

Holding group activities with mixing things up as often as possible promotes developing learners' ability to work with others.

Creating things using a range of media formats helps to develop learners' ...

Learners' participation in community service projects such as recycling, picking up litter, and volunteering for other worthwhile projects leads to developing their ...

Teaching digital literacy can be achieved through ...

Leadership skills are the abilities people have to lead and deliver projects, encourage initiatives, build a sense of common purpose, and empower others.

The initiative is even more important for academic success than intelligence.