21st CENTURY SKILLS 21stCentury Skills Odyssey Teams Global competitiveness and understanding. Global Awareness Teams meet other teams from around the world at the annual World Finals. Research to find information needed to solve the problem. Intellectual curiosity Choosing a problem and idea that is personally exciting. Teamwork: consensus, collaboration, communication. Interpersonal and Understanding and valuing the of diversity within the team. Collaborative Skills Understanding personal strengths and weaknesses. Communication Practicing active listening skills. Learning to value other team member’s ideas and contributions. Analyze complex open-ended real world problems. Identifying challenges within the problem. Brainstorm possible technical solutions. Problem Solving & Creative Brainstorm possible thematic and artistic solutions. and Critical Thinking Evaluate potential solutions How creative is this solution? Will other teams have thought of this? – Spontaneous: training your mind to generate creative solutions by analyzing and evaluation your and learning to use targeted thinking strategies. No outside assistance rule: teams generated research, solutions and decision making. Self-Direction Select potential solutions using scoring criteria. Planning for tournaments. Team reflection of effectiveness during spontaneous practice. Authentic Assessment Team reflection of tournament results. Accountability and Planning and refining for future tournaments. Adaptability Create-test-improve-retest best solutions.
21st CENTURY SKILLS 21stCentury Skills Odyssey Teams Global Awareness Global competitiveness and understanding. Teams meet other teams from around the world at the annual World Finals. Intellectual curiosity Research to find information needed to solve the problem. Choosing a problem and idea that is personally exciting. Interpersonal and Collaborative Skills Communication Teamwork: consensus, collaboration, communication. Understanding and valuing the of diversity within the team. Understanding personal strengths and weaknesses. Practicing active listening skills. Learning to value other team member’s ideas and contributions. Problem Solving & Creative and Critical Thinking Analyze complex open-ended real world problems. Identifying challenges within the problem. Brainstorm possible technical solutions. Brainstorm possible thematic and artistic solutions. Evaluate potential solutions – How creative is this solution? Will other teams have thought of this? Spontaneous: training your mind to generate creative solutions by analyzing and evaluation your and learning to use targeted thinking strategies. Self-Direction No outside assistance rule: teams generated research, solutions and decision making. Select potential solutions using scoring criteria. Planning for tournaments. Authentic Assessment Accountability and Adaptability Team reflection of effectiveness during spontaneous practice. Team reflection of tournament results. Planning and refining for future tournaments. Create-test-improve-retest best solutions.
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