September 2009
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September 2009 | Volume 67 | Number 1
Teaching for the 21st Century
Feature Articles
Perspectives / 21—Age of Change
Marge Scherer
Listen online.
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What Would Socrates Say?
Peter W. Cookson Jr.
Do we need to craft a new model of education for the 21st century? It's a question worthy of Socrates.
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The 21st Century Skills Movement
Paige Johnson
The chair of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills spells out goals.
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21st Century Skills: The Challenges Ahead
Andrew J. Rotherham and Daniel Willingham
Why the 21st century skills movement could falter and key considerations that might strengthen it.
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Why Creativity Now? A Conversation with Sir Ken Robinson
Amy M. Azzam
Creativity is a crucial skill, Sir Ken tells us. Listen to an interview with this creativity expert.
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The Science Students Need to Know
James Trefil and Wanda O'Brien-Trefil
Scientific knowledge is the entry ticket to understanding the issues of the day.
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Focusing the Digital Brain
Marilee Sprenger
How to help tweens and teens deal with hyperconnectivity.
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Clicking Across Cultures
Sandy Cutshall
Through today's technologies, students learn new languages and develop global awareness.
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Teaching with Controversy
Susan Graseck
How to teach students to weigh—and weigh in on—a range of views.
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A Well-Rounded Education for a Flat World
Richard H. Hersh
The simplistic debate about content versus skills is moot in a world that demands both.
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The Change Agents
Cheryl Lemke and Ed Coughlin
Why we must reinvent authentic instruction and the resources to help do so.
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Needed: Global Villagers
Yong Zhao
What could be more important than to learn to live peacefully? Listen to an interview with Yong Zhao.
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21st Century Scholars
Terrence Clark
A district extends its school day, and the students applaud.
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The Students Have the Answers
Debra Gerdes and Ellen Jo Ljung
When businesses share their problems with students, some surprising solutions result.
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Why Educators Should Care About Games
Sasha A. Barab, Melissa Gresalfi and Anna Arici
Virtual accomplishments lead to real learning.
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Departments
The Art and Science of Teaching / Six Steps to Better Vocabulary Instruction
Robert J. Marzano
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Digitally Speaking / Taking the Digital Plunge
Bill Ferriter
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The Principal Connection / The Craft of Conversation
Joanne Rooney
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What Research Says About. . . / Encouraging Girls to Pursue Math and Science
Tracy A. Huebner
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ASCD Community in Action
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EL Online
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Online Only
Navigating the Cs of Change
J. Gregory McVerry, Lisa Zawilinski and W. Ian O'Byrne
Do your digital natives need instruction in reading online? Here's how to help. Includes a video of sample lessons.
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How to Learn in the 21st Century
Rita Haugh Oates
Research tools have changed, necessitating new research skills.
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Managing Messy Learning
Suzie Boss
To deliver on the promise of project-based learning, educators need project management strategies.
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Leading for Global Competency
Fernando M. Reimers
How can we prepare the next generation for international understanding?
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EL Study Guide
Naomi Thiers
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