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Jackie Gerstein has written quite a number of posts that look at The Other 21st Century Skills and Attributes. This post provides an infographic that includes two or three questions that you should ask yourself to see if you are 'facilitating these skills and attributes in the learning environment.

Gerstein also includes links to previous posts where she discusses the specific skills and attributes in more detail.

This great visual shares Jackie Gerstein's look at the 21st century skills suggested by Tony Wagner. Along with the four listed above, effective communication, critical thinking and problem solving, curiosity and imagination, and agility and adaptability learn a bit more about:

* Collaboration across Networks

* Initiative and Entrepreneurship

* Grit and Perseverance

* Resilience

* Hope and Optimism

* Vision for the Future

* Empathy and Global Stewardship

* Self Regulation

Gerstein has written more on each of these areas and links to her work are also available on this post.

Jackie Gerstein continues to discuss "the other 21st skills" addressing resilience in this post. As you read this post think about your students. Do you provide them with opportunities to grow these skills/dispositions? 

Research in this field shows that teachers make a difference. Below are a few of the points from the post.

* All individuals have the power to transform and change

* Teachers and schools have the power to transform lives

* It’s how teachers do what they do that counts

* Teachers’ beliefs in innate capacity start the change process

As you read through this post think about your classroom, your students, and ask yourself if there are new ways you might help your students build their resiliency. As always additional information as well as links to resources are available by clicking through.

After a break Jackie Gerstein has returned with a new post that looks at self-regulation. What does Gersteing mean when she talks about self-regulation. She lists eight characteristics. Three are below.

* Uses metacognitive processes

* Regulates and controls emotional and cognitive processes

* Manages time for one’s own benefit

After providing the list of 8 characteristic she shares strategies to help students "build and expand their self-regulation skills. Providing students with "metacognitive reflective questions both pre and post activity to help students learn about self-regulation.

Self-regulation has three phases, and she shares a visual about the three phases as well as clear descriptions.

The post goes on to cover additional strategies and also has an excellent SlideShare on Teaching Children Self-Reguation.

At the end of the post she discusses self-regulation as a 21st century skill and learning activities for young people.

As always Gerstein's post are chock full of additional links. Educate yourself and teachers in your building by sharing this informative post.

Jackie Gerstein continues to share her thoughts on the other 21st century skills students need discussing empathy and global stewardship. After sharing her reason for combining empathy and global stewardship Gerstein somes of the characteristics or dispositions related to empathy (see image above).

You will also find a video from National Geographic, Perspectives = Empathy; a video from RSA, The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People; a list developed by the state of Washington ( specifically "a think tank for education for sustainable communities") that provides " characteristics that define folks who are equipped for sustainable futures"; a look at a connection beweeen empathy and design thinking, a look at a connection between empathy and grit as 21st century skills, and many resources for educators.

Gerstein has provided a post that will make you think about empathy and global stewardship as well as resources that may help you work with these concepts in your classroom this year.