[Nov. 4, 2008] eSchool News “School leaders: Focus on new-age skills”
New survey suggests that 21st-century assessments should top lawmakers' ed-tech agendas, even as the economy slows school tech purchases

[Nov 10, 2008] eSchool News compiled Collection of News Stories on Measuring 21st Century Skills
To remain competitive in an increasingly global, knowledge-based economy, today’s employers need graduates who are adept at so-called “21st-century skills” such as using information and communications technology (ICT) to gather and assess information, collaborate, innovate, think critically, and solve problems. Yet, in meeting this need, educators face a few key challenges: How can they teach these skills to students in the context of the core curriculum? And, how can they measure students’ attainment of these skills?

[Nov. 10, 2008] EducationSector Reports Whitepaper on “Measuring Skills for the 21st Century”
The intellectual demands of 21st century work, today’s leaders say, require assessments that measure more advanced skills, 21st century skills. Today, they say, college students, workers, and citizens must be able to solve multifaceted problems by thinking creatively and generating original ideas from multiple sources of information—and tests must measure students’ capacity to do such work.

[Oct. 29, 2008] Principal Blog: “Identifying and Measuring the Value of 21st Century Skills”
This brief entry nicely summarizes CoSN’s presentation on this topic at the recent T+L Conference. A complete copy of this presentation, is posted on the VOI Conferences page.