1. Skills needed for the 21st century world Eva Elvira González Arreola Colegio La Salle San Nicolás

2. This is our world in this century ** Rapid Technological Change ** Media Saturated **Cross Cultural (Local and Global) **Digital **Inventive **Connected **Individualized

3. For students to succeed in this world Teachers need to promote, increase and motivate… ** Communication ** Critical Thinking ** Creativity ** Collaboration

4. Communication ** Students need to be able express their ideas and to communicate effectively ** Students need to transfer information from one place to another, whether this be vocally (using voice), written (using printed or digital media such as books, magazines, websites or emails), visually (using logos, maps, charts or graphs) or non-verbally (using body language, gestures and the tone and pitch of voice). ** Students need to understand different cultural and societal issues

5. Critical thinking ** Students need to engage in reflective and independent thinking. ** Students need to understand the logical connections between ideas and to identify, construct and evaluate arguments ** Students need to develop critical thinking skills to plan and conduct researches ** Students need to manage projects ** Students need to make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and different resources

6. Creativity ** Students need to develop creativity skills to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining themselves and others ** Students need to be able to view things in new ways or from a different perspective ** Students need to manage technological concepts, systems and operations.

7. Collaboration ** Students need digital media and different environments to communicate ** Students need to work collaboratively (teamwork) ** Students need to support individual learning and contribute to the learning or others ** Students need to develop empathy