The “Four Cs”

Preparing Today’s Students for Success in Education, Career,

and Citizenship in a 21st Century World

Namji Kim SteinemannDirector, AsiaPacificEd

Program

Life is exponentially more complicated and complex in

today’s increasingly multicultural, and highly

interconnected and interdependent world of the 21st

century than it was 50 years ago.

Today’s students will be called upon to address a host of issues, while living and working in a world of instant connectivity to a global society.

Jobs will involve non-routine, analytical, and interactive communication skills.

What, then, are the implications for teaching and learning in this modern “flat world”?

What can you do in your classroom to better prepare your

students for…

…the challenges of the 21st century citizenship in a globally interconnected and culturally

diverse world?.”

the interconnections—economic, political, cultural,

and ecological—among nations, people,

places, and issues?

What knowledge and skills do they need to better understand and

explore…

The “Four Cs

What are they?

Why are they important?

How are they related to other skills?

How do you integrate them into your teaching?