Promoting 21st century skills self-study booklet

This self-study guide for teachers and teacher educators looks at promoting 21st century skills.

This self-study booklet forms part of a series, in which teachers will find useful theory and practice for teaching English effectively, including short case studies and professional development activities to do individually and with colleagues.

Featuring a range of engaging and accessible activities, the booklets help teachers to:

  • identify areas for development
  • find a variety of ways to improve their teaching knowledge 
  • develop the skills they need in and out of the classroom

Teacher educators can make use of these materials to work with developing teachers to help assess and address their learning needs.

Each booklet covers one of the professional practices in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework for teachers and is based on research into what effective professional development involves. 

In this booklet, you will look at:

  • Collaboration and communication
  • Creativity and imagination
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Digital literacy
  • Citizenship
  • Student leadership and personal development

The publications are free to download in pdf format

Comments

Submitted by Vincent K. Amewonye on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 07:56

This guide has assisted to understand the skills needed to survive in this modern world. These are the skills I will help my learners to develop.

Submitted by billaswad1975 on Wed, 12/06/2023 - 18:21

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Submitted by OUEDRAOGO Alia… on Mon, 05/22/2023 - 10:00

This guide will help me to reflect on my practice and improve my teaching knowledge. Thank you. I love the British Council.

Submitted by Abdallah Saeed on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 08:10

Could you please inform where I can find the rest of the series.

Thank you

Submitted by MarisolHG on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 07:11

Thank you for this guide. I've found it really useful and helpful!

Submitted by amsgalviar on Fri, 04/29/2022 - 13:55

Thank you for this resource material. It is so great to read it and use it as a guide for teaching!

Submitted by MonicaS on Tue, 08/24/2021 - 00:34

This guide will help me to reflect on my practice and improve my teaching knowledge. Thank you. I love the British Council.

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