The Partnership for 21st Century Skills releases report "21st Century Learning Environments"

The Partnership for 21st Century Tools, an advocacy organization committed to the discussion and integration of 21st century skills into education, recently released this report which provides a look into how learning environments could reorganize themselves to more closely align with the necessary skills and dispositions required for successful workers in the current society.  The paper is organized into the following sections:

• Structures for Learning
• Time for Learning
• Tools for Learning
• Communities for Learning
• Policy in Support of Learning

And addresses the following questions:

• What is a 21st century learning environment?
• What physical and temporal structures best support the teaching and learning of 21st century skills?
• What technological infrastructures best support the teaching and learning of 21st century skills?
• What types of relationships and communities nurture 21 century learning, and how can we create and sustain them?
• How does policy support the development and sustainability of 21 century learning environments?

You may download the report from http://21stcenturyskills.org/documents/le_white_paper-1.pdf