This article might be of interest to those media specialist out there

Impact as a 21st-Century Library Media Specialist by Peggy Milam Creighton in the March 2008 issue of School Library Media Activities Monthly

Let's throw a few articles onto the list!

While I will look for copies of these articles online to link to, I will also keep hard copies in the media center for others to access:

"The Importance of Language: The Partnership for 21st Century Skills and AASL Standards" by Gail Formanack in School Library Media Activities Monthly

"Changing Paradigms: from 'being taught' to 'learning on your own with guidance'" by Marc Prensky in Educational Technology July-Aug. 2007

A few more books...now if I could only find some time to read!!

General Titles:
Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century 3.0 by Thomas L. Friedman

Titles Specific to Education and Technology:
The Race between Education and Technology by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz

Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy) by Donna E. Alvermann

The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need--And What We Can Do About It by Tony Wagner

Tough Choices or Tough Times: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce by National Center on Education and the Economy

Supported Literacy for Adolescents: Transforming Teaching and Content Learning for the 21st Century by Catherine Cobb Morocco

Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum

RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds, Podcasts, and Wikis in the Classroom by John G. Hendron

National Educational Technology Standards for Students: Second Edition by NETS Project

National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers: Second Edition by NETS Project

There is a sign on the wall of our mailroom right now that reads:

21st Century Skills

• Critical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Collaboration
• Written and oral communication
• Creativity
• Self-direction
• Leadership
• Adaptability
• Responsibility
• Global awareness

Starting to pull together some 21st Century skills resources: Let's start with a book

A Whole New Mind:
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink

I have created this blog to serve as a resource for myself, my school community, my fellow media specialists, my district study group, and for the world at large... That is, if the world at large is interested :-)