A+Closer+Look+at+Integration+of+Skills

**__Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes__**
[| during Colonial Times.] ||
 * = ** Global awareness ** ||= Classrooms are using web-conferencing tools, wikis, emails, and skyping to connect with students across America and abroad. ||
 * = ** Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy ** ||= [|Students take on the role of a shopkeeper, farmer, or tradesmen]
 * = ** Civic literacy ** ||= [|Research Modules on how citizen movements have changed the world.] ||
 * = ** Environmental literacy ** ||= [|Use of online graphing tools to investigate the impact of immigration over the decades.] ||

__Learning and Innovation Skills__

 * < * ** Creativity and Innovation ** ||= Use of Web 2.0 tools ||
 * < * ** Critical Thinking and Problem Solving ** ||= Online Research Models ||
 * < * ** Communication and Collaboration ** ||= [|Podcasting, Wikis, Blogs] ||

__**Information, Media, and Technology Skills** __

 * ** Information Literacy ** || [|Online Research Models and Webquests] ||
 * ** Media Literacy ** || [|VIdeo Production] and [|Copyright Issues] ||
 * ** ICT Literacy ** || [|Digital Technologies] ||

**__Life and Career Skills__**

 * ** Communication ** || [|Podcasting, Video Projects] ||
 * ** Teamwork ** || [|Cooperative Groups] ||
 * ** Time Management ** || [|Timeline Tools] ||