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 * //1. A Whole New Mind: Why RIght-Brainers Will Rule in the Future//**, Daniel Pink



2. This file was downloaded from a school site where a faculty member is using AWNM in a class. She uses this idea of a journal for students to complete as they are reading the book.



3. This is a document, Transforming Education for the 21st Century: New Pedagogies That Help All Students Attain Sophisticated Learning Outcomes. It was written by C. Dede.

[|New Pedagogies that Help All Students Attain 21st Century Skills]

4. This reference goes to an article in the Boston Globe, 11.18.08, about 21st century skills needed by students. Are we on the right path?

[|Boston Globe article]

5. This is an article that appeared in the December 2007 issue of Educational Leadership, Asessing What Matters, by Robert Sternberg. Sternberg is a psychologist that has developed a new way of assessing students (WICS). It is mirrored in his Rainbow Project, an alternative way to assess students for admission to college--more authentic.

[|Sternberg Article in Educational Leadership by ASCD]

6. I recently read this article in ASCD's Educational Leadership by Bill Ferriter. I thought he did a very good job of showing how blogs and wikis are important tools to use in the 21st century classroom. He gives some good strategies for how to read blogs effectively and efficiently. He outlines how to use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) software to feed the blog readers with a structure and filters. He gives some easy to follow instructions and gives many blogs that he follows and enjoys. In addition, he outlines the value of wikis and again gives a good overview of what is involved in starting a wiki and the collaborative nature of them. Teachers are presented as knowledge organizers and producers. Take a look.

[|Learning with Blogs and Wikis]