7. • Sciences and technological
revolution.
• Knowledge economy as a generator
of wealth and jobs.
8. Characteristics of
the Curriculum
• Provides appropriate knowledge,
skills and values to face the future.
• Is based on knowledge drawn from
research.
9. • is a product of consultative,
collaborative development process.
• Supports excellence and equity for all
learners.
10. Need to Develop 21st
Century Skills of
Learners in the
Curriculum
11. What are the skills
needed by 21st
century learners in
order to cope with
the curriculum?
12. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
Learning and
Innovation Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
Critical Thinking
and Problem
solving
Creativity and
innovation
Oral and Written
Communication
13. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
Knowledge,
Information,
Media and
Technology
Literacy Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
Content Mastery
Information Literacy
Media Literacy
ICT Literacy
14. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
Life Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
Flexibility and
Adaptability
Initiative and Self
Direction
Teamwork and
Collaboration
Social and Cross-
Cultural Skills
15. Cluster of Skills for
the 21st Century:
Citizenship Skills
Specific
Descriptions:
Valuing of
Diversity
Global Awareness
Environment
Awareness
Values, Ethics and
Professionalism
17. Five Frames of
Thinking
The Disciplined
Mind
The Synthesizing
Mind
Descriptions
Makes use of the ways
of thinking necessary for
major scholarly work and
profession
Selects crucial
information from the
voluminous amounts
available, processing
such information in ways
that make sense to self
and others
18. Five Frames of
Thinking
The Creating Mind
The Respectful
Mind
Descriptions
Goes beyond
existing knowledge.
Possess new
questions, offers
new solutions.
Sympathetically and
constructively
adjusts to individual
differences.