21st+Century+Skills

Read Edutopia Online: New Skills for a New Century and discuss what this author sees as the most pressing need for preparing students for the Digital Age. Use the following questions to guide discussion.
 * The skills, strategies, and assessments described in this article are all part of what are now called 21st century skills. Would you describe your students as critical thinkers, good communicators, and great collaborators? How do your students' 21st century skills affect your instruction, if at all?
 * Review the eight learning outcomes of a PBL project, described on page 2. In what ways, if any, do these outcomes differ from the objectives of most traditional subject–area lessons at your grade level?
 * What types of assessments do you use most often with your students? Have you had the opportunity to use formative assessments–what PBL practitioners call "assessments for learning"?