21st Century Literacy

21st Century Literacy Skills – Part 2

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and __________________ (fill in the blank). Mark Surman, executive director of Mozilla, would fill in this blank with the following: Digital Literacy This, he believes, is the 4th “R” of 21st century learning (video here). Last week I began discussing my experience working through a new curricular unit, attempting to bridge traditional literacy […]

21st Century Literacy Skills

Times have changed. The skills needed for students to thrive have changed. Consequently, we as teachers must change. What does this mean in the world of literacy? With the evolution of technology has come a whole new dimension of literacy. Digital literacy. Although this presents a world of exciting opportunities, it […]