Impact+of+21st+century+literacy+needs



Describe how schools can produce students who are literate in 21st Century Skills.

Impact of 21st century literacy needs Describe how schools can produce students who are literate in 21st Century Skills.

Schools are charged with producing students who are literate in 21st Century skills. This can be accomplished by integrating technology, infusing innovative resources and providing students with opportunities to practice using technology in daily instructional practices. The U.S. Department of Education, Florida Department of Education and Broward County Public Schools provide comprehensive Technology Plans on how to schools can best prepare students who are literate in 21st Century Skills.

The 12 Florida Goals are to: Strengthen student ICT skills. Enhance the integration of technology in curricula. Enable opportunities to personalize and extend student learning. Ensure utilization of technology based assessments. Increase access to digital tools. Provide access to reliable infrastructure. Improve opportunities to access digital content. Enhance access to student data. Ensure trained instructional technology staff. Improve community involvement. Enable technology leadership. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Support ICT training for educators to enhance instruction.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Resources [|**BCPS District Technology Plan**] ** ﻿ **[|**Literacy Education for the 21st Century**] [|**National Education Technology Plan**] [|**Partnership for 21st Century Skills**] [|**Pew Research Center**] [|**Southern Regional Education Board**]