21st Century Skills: Resources

Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ Compass to 2015 strategic plan is designed to take this school system beyond the minimum standards associated with the state Standards of Learning, essentially equipping students with the 21st century skills they need to thrive in today’s world. The following resource list will give our stakeholders compelling portraits of today’s world and invaluable insight on how to navigate its challenges. 

• Council for Aid to Education (College and Work Readiness Assessment)
  www.cae.org
  
  
• Getting Started: Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities
  by Robert Eaker, Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour
  
  
• The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman
  www.thomaslfriedman.com
  
  
• The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
  www.thomaslfriedman.com
  
  
• Habits of Mind by Art Costa
  www.habits-of-mind.net
  
  
• Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
  www.danielgoleman.info
  
  
• Professional Learning Communities: An Implementation Guide and Toolkit by Kathleen A. Foord
  and Jean M. Haar
  
  
• Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
  
  
• International Center for Leadership in Education
  http://www.leadered.com
  
  
• A Different Kind of Smart by Adele Lynn
  www.lynnleadership.com
  
  
• National School Reform Faculty
  http://www.nsrfharmony.org
  
  
• A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
  www.danpink.com
  
  
• Vital Friends by Tom Rath
  
  
• The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner
  
  
• West Virginia Department of Education
   http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/