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for
ALL
Students
21st Century Skills
DIRECTIONS:
Place a check mark next to any skill that you learned or used during the course of this project.
Learning and Innovation Skills
Use creation techniques such as brainstorming
Create new and worthwhile ideas
Communicate new ideas to others effectively
Incorporate feedback into your work
View failure/setbacks as an opportunity to learn
Act on creative ideas to make a useful contribution
Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Solve different kinds of non familiar problems in innovative ways
Ask significant questions that clarify points of view and lead to better solutions
Express thoughts and and ideas effectively
Use multiple media and technologies
Work effectively and respectfully with teams
Show flexibility and compromise to accomplish a common goal
Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work
Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources)
Use information accurately and creatively for the problem at hand
Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of sources
Examine how individuals interpret messages differently
Use the most appropriate media creation tools
Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information
Life and Career Skills
Adapt to change (in roles, schedules, priorities)
Incorporate feedback effectively
Deal with praise, setbacks, and criticism
Balance short term and long term goals
Use time and manage workload efficiently
Prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight
of teacher
Go beyond the mastery of content to explore one's own
learning and opportunities to gain expertise
Know when it is appropriate to listen and when to speak
Respond open-mindedly to different ideas
Set and meet goals (even in the face of obstacles)
Guide and lead others towards a common goal
Google Visualization API Sample
Graphs were created with
Google Code Playground
Six open-ended reflective questions were asked. Responses can be found on each city's reflection results.
How can school remain relevant in your life?
Or, 'School would be more appealing if...'
You're living during a time of incredible change.
What skills and talents do you think you need
to be successful in the future?
Reflect on the Design Thinking Process.
How has the structure of this project affected your understanding and appreciation of history?
How would you improve upon the process of the project?
(Optional) Is there anything else you would like to share/ask about The Digital Playground Project?