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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| Adopt Your Vision | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Perspectives on 21st Century Life | |
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| The Workforce | |
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| The Flat World | |
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| The Service Economy | |
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| Citizenship | |
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| Pace of Change | |
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| Design and Innovation | |
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| Information | |
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| Technology | |
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| Where to Start: The 4Cs | |
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| Critical Thinking | |
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| Communication | |
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| Collaboration | |
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| Creativity and Innovation | |
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| What to Add: Beyond the 4Cs | |
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| Self-Direction | |
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| Global Competence | |
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| Financial Literacy | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| References | |
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| Create a Community Consensus | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Use the 4Cs to Lead | |
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| Communicate the Importance of the 4Cs | |
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| Collaborate Around the 4Cs | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| References | |
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| Align Your System | |
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| Alignment: Bringing the Work to Scale | |
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| What Is 4Cs Alignment? | |
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| How to Get Started: Using the MILE Guide | |
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| What the MILE Guide Does Best | |
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| How to Use the MILE Guide | |
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| What Does the MILE Guide Self-Assessment Tool Cover? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| References | |
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| Build Professional Capacity | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The 4Cs as the Design Principles for Professional Development | |
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| The 4Cs as the Content Focus of Professional Development | |
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| The Resources for Professional Development | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| References | |
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| Focus Your Curriculum and Assessment | |
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| What Is 4Cs Curricula? | |
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| Understanding by Design (UbD) and 4Cs Curricula | |
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| 4Cs Curricula Action Steps | |
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| Action Step: Use 4Cs Curricula Design as Professional Development | |
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| Action Step: Create Common 4Cs Performance Tasks | |
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| Action Step: Focus on Project Based Learning | |
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| Action Step: Collect and Share Student Work Examples | |
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| Action Step: Create 4Cs-Focused Curriculum Maps, Guides, and Units | |
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| Action Step: Use 4Cs Data and Analysis to Refine Curricula | |
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| Final Thoughts on Curricula | |
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| 4Cs and Assessment | |
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| The Good News About Assessment | |
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| Assessment Action Steps | |
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| Action Step: Pursue Benchmarking Assessments | |
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| Action Step: Create 4Cs Rubrics for Educators | |
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| Action Step: Create 4Cs Rubrics for Students | |
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| Action Step: Highlight 4Cs in Grading and Reporting | |
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| Action Step: Implement Portfolio-Based Assessments | |
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| Action Step: Focus on Project Based Learning (PBL) Assessment Strategies | |
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| Action Step: Implement Capstone Projects | |
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| What's on the Horizon? | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| References | |
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| Support Your Teachers | |
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| Motivate Teachers | |
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| Focus on Student Work | |
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| Prioritize 4Cs Pedagogies | |
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| Strengthen the 4Cs Learning Environment | |
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| Action Step: Institute Learning Walks | |
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| Action Step: Create Instructional Coaching Positions | |
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| Action Step: Make Teacher Evaluations Meaningful | |
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| Action Step: Support Teachers with the Right Infrastructure | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Reflection | |
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| Exercise | |
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| References | |
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| Improve and Innovate | |
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| Creating a "Step 7" Organization | |
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| Create a Culture That Supports Continuous Improvement | |
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| Focus Your Continuous Improvement on 4Cs Teaching and Learning | |
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| Expand Your 4Cs Continuous Improvement Strategy to Other Key Parts of Your Organization | |
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| Final Thoughts on Continuous Improvement | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Reference | |
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| Appendices | |
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| P21 Framework Definitions | |
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| 21st Century Skills Maps | |
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| Critical Thinking Resource Document | |
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| Communication Resource Document | |
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| Collaboration Resource Document | |
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| Creativity Resource Document | |
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| Community Groups Outreach Toolkit | |
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| Business Community Outreach Toolkit | |
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| School Board Memo-Stakeholder Outreach | |
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| Student Outreach Toolkit | |
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| 21st Century Problem Solving Task (PST) | |
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| Upper Arlington City School District Capstone Project Rubric | |
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| High Tech High Project Tuning Protocol | |