21st+Century+Learning

The term 21st Century Learning is everywhere- so much so that the catch phrase has almost become meaningless. Many educators equate it to using computers, clickers, ipods and ipads. It is so much more than that! When I think of the literacy and learning needs, I think of seven literacies. They are not taught or used in isolation; rather they are used together throughout education and life.
 * Advanced Academic Literacy
 * Artistic Literacy
 * Communication Literacy
 * Economics, Commercial and Media Literacy
 * Global Literacy
 * Technology Literacy
 * Thinking and Literacy

Below is the concept I use when working with students and educators. It is a graphic of these seven literacies, the components of each, and where/how they are often taught is schools.