Can you do discussion assignment due 2/19/16 @930 pm eastern time 2/19/16 1page

Requirements: 12 font double space , cites references, please follow intructions to the fullest. Use required resources that are provided

As Michael Fullan suggests in the quote for this week's Introduction, not everyone in the learning environment will see eye-to-eye during times of change. The Matthew article proposes a point of view that fiercely challenges the inclusion of 21^st century skills in school curricula. How would you respond to administrator, families, businesses, and community members who might present these challenges? Consider the "new balance" approach on page 38 of your course text (Fig 2.2), the Learning Environments article, and information presented in Chapters 8 and 9 as you formulate your response.

Resources:

•  21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times
• • Chapter 8, "Retooling Schooling: Reshaping Support Systems" (pp. 117–150)
  • Chapter 9, "Conclusion: Learning for Life - Building a Better World" (pp. 151–157)

• Article: Matthews, J. (2009, January 5). The latest doomed pedagogical fad: 21st century skills. Washington Post, p. B2. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ProQuest Central database: http://proquest.umi.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/pqdweb?index=90&did=1621462051&SrchMode=3&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1300414834&clientId=70192&aid=3)

• Article: Learning Environments: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide. (2009). Retrieved from the Walden Library:http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/p21-stateimp_learning_environments.pdf

• Worksheet: 21^st Century Skills Chart - Download this chart and complete it by describing one or more observable behaviors that would exemplify of each 21^st century skill. You will submit your completed chart for this week's Content Review.

• Article: Ash, K. (2009, January 27). Deconstructing 21st-century learning environments - Digital education - Education week. Education Week: blogs. Retrieved from http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/01/21stcentury_learning_environme.html

Post a response to the Matthews article based on your learning in this course, making reference to information from at least two of this week's resources to support your position.