We are not alone

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change
and to preserve change amid order. - Albert North Whitehead

There is a revolution taking place. A re-thinking of how we deliver education, of what it means to be educated. Everything is in motion. This project started for us a decade ago with the release of Windows on the Future, then NetSavvy, followed by Teaching for Tomorrow in 2005. While we have been developing the 21st Century Fluency Project, many like-minded people and organizations have been, in parallel, developing their own inititiatives. What we and our colleagues all hold in common is that we are all passionate about education, passionate about our students, passionate about the need for immediate and dramatic change, and we all want to make a difference.

We wish to applaud and acknowledge others working in this field who have inspired us and influenced our work including:

Anderson, L., & Krathwohl, D. (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching and assessing - A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Longman.

Apple Education. (2010). Challenge Based Learning.

Bauerlein, M. (2008). The dumbest generation: How the digital age stupefies young Americans and jeopardizes our future (Or, don't trust anyone under 30). New York: Tarcher.

Buck Institute for Education. (2003). Project Based Learning Handbook: A guide to standards-focused project-based learning for middle and highs school teachers (2nd ed.). Novato, CA.

Burmark, L. (2002). Visual literacy: Learn to see, see to learn. New York: ASCD.

Buskist, W., & Davis, W., (2008). Handbook of the teaching of psychology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

Byerly, G., Holmes, J., Robins, D., Zang, Y., & Salaba, A. (2006, June). The "eyes" have it - Eye-tracking and usability study of schoolrooms. SirsiDynix OneSource (2), 6. Kent State University School of Library and Information Science.

Canton, J. (2006). The extreme future: The top trends that will reshape the world for the next 5, 10, and 20 years. New York: Penguin.

Carter, R. (2009). The human brain book: An illustrated guide to its structure, function and disorders. London: Dorling Kindersley.

Cassidy, S. (2005). Tests blamed for decline of reading for pleasure. The Independent, October 5.

Chechik, G., Meilijson, I., & Ruppin, E. (1999). Neuronal Regulation: A Mechanism for Synaptic Pruning During Brain Maturation. (Volume 11 , Issue 8.) Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Christensen, C., Horn, M., & Johnson, C. (2008). Disrupting class: How disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Crossman, W. (2004). VIVO: The coming age of talking computers. Oakland, CA: Regent Press.

DeMott, S., & Lynch, K. (2004). Defining paternity leave: Shifting roles, new responsibilities in the family and the workplace Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation.

Doidge, N. (2007). The brain that changes itself: Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science. New York: Penguin.

Dryden, G., & Vos, J. (2009). Unlimited: The new learning revolution and the seven keys to unlock it. Auckland, New Zealand: The Learning Web.

Educational Oragami

Feinstein, S. (2004). Secrets of the teenage brain: Research-based strategies for reaching and teaching today's adolescents. San Diego, CA: The Brain Store.

Friedman, T. (2005). The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Friedman, T. (2008). Hot, flat, and crowded: Why we need a green revolution and how it can renew America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of mind: Theories of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books.

Garreau, J. (2005). Radical evolution: The promise and peril of enhancing our minds, bodies-and what it means to be human. New York: Random House.

Glasser, W. (1998). The quality school. New York: Harper.

Goodstein, A. (2007). Totally wired: What teens and tweens are really doing online. New York: St. Martin's Griffin.

Hirsch, E. D. (1988). The new dictionary of cultural literacy: What every American needs to know. New York: Vintage Books.

Hutchison, D. (2007). Playing to learn: Video games in the classroom. Westport, CT: Teacher Ideas Press.

Jensen, E. (2008). Super Teaching: Over 1000 Practical Strategies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Johnson, S. (2005). Everything bad is good for you: How today's popular culture is actually making us smarter. New York: Riverhead.

Jukes, I., McCain, T., & Crockett L. (2010). Literacy is not enough: 21st century fluencies for the digital age. Kelowna, BC: 21st Century Fluency Project.

Jukes, I., McCain, T., & Crockett L. (2010). Living on the future edge: The impact of global exponential trends on education in the 21st century. Kelowna, BC: 21st Century Fluency Project.

Jukes, I., McCain, T., & Crockett L. (2010). Understanding the digital generation: Teaching and learning in the new digital landscape. Kelowna, BC: 21st Century Fluency Project.

Kandel, E. (2006). In search of memory: The emergence of a new science of mind. London: W.W. Norton.

Kelly, F., McCain, T., & Jukes, I. (2008). Teaching the digital generation: No more cookie-cutter high schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Kolb, L. (2008). Toys to tools: Connecting student cell phones to education. Eugene, OR: ISTE.

Kurzweil, R. (2005). The singularity is near: When humans transcend biology. New York: Viking Press.

McCain, T. (2005). Teaching for tomorrow: Teaching content and problem-solving skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

McCain, T., & Jukes, I. (2000). Windows on the future: Education in the age of technology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

McLuhan, M. (1964). Understanding media: The extensions of man. Boston: MIT Press.

Medina, J. (2008). Brain rules: 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home, and school. Seattle, WA: Pear Press.

Naisbitt, J. (2006). Mind set!: Reset your thinking and see the future. New York: HarperBusiness.

Neisser, U., & Hyman, Y. (1999). Memory Observed: Remembering in Natural Contexts. (2nd Edition). New York: Worth Publishing.

Nussbaum, P., & Daggett, W. (2008). What brain research teaches us about rigor, relevance, and relationships - And what it teaches us about keeping your own brain healthy. Rexford, NY: International Center for Leadership in Education.

Ohler, J. (2010). Digital communities, digital citizenship: Perspectives for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

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Prensky, M. (2010). Teaching digital natives - Partnering for real learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

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Richardson, W. (2008). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

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Shirky, C. (2008). Here comes everybody: The power of organizing with organizations. New York: Penguin Press.

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Small, G., & Vorgon, G. (2008). iBrain: Surviving the technological alteration of the modern mind. New York: Harper Collins.

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Tapscott, D. (2008). Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Tapscott, D. (2009). Grown up digital: How the net generation is changing your world. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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U.S. Census Bureau, (2007). Current population survey, 2006: Annual social and economic supplement.

Wagner, T. (2008). 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. New York: Basic Books.

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Yoon, S., Gobbetti, E., Kasik, D., & Manocha, D. (2008). Real-Time Massive Model Rendering. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers.

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Zittrain, J. (2008). The future of the Internet - And how to stop it. New York: Yale University Press.