Math+&+Science+and+21st+Century+Skills

= Math / Science and 21st Century Skills =

"Students find project work more meaningful if they conduct real inquiry, which does not mean finding information in books or websites and pasting it onto a poster. In real inquiry, students follow a trail that begins with their own questions, leads to a search for resources and the discovery of answers, and often ultimately leads to generating new questions, testing ideas, and drawing their own conclusions. With real inquiry comes innovation—a new answer to a driving question, a new product, or an individually generated solution to a problem. The teacher does not ask students to simply reproduce teacher- or textbook-provided information in a pretty format." Larmer, J. & Mergendoller, J. (2010)

Question: If 21st century skills build and reinforce skills that necessitate integrated, interactive and repeated practice for learners of all ages, what are the implications for practice?

Read two the following articles and response to each in light of the above question:





