In 2008, Tony Wagner, Expert In Residence at Harvard University’s Innovation Lab, published “” in听Educational Leadership, the magazine of ASCD. In it, Wagner makes the claim that “to teach and test the skills that our students need, we must first redefine excellent instruction.” If students need different skills and competencies than schools are providing, then schools and teaching need to change. His argument for true college and career readiness still rings true seven years later.
滨苍听听on Ed Week’s Learning Deeply blog, Bob Lenz agrees with Tony Wagner and explores how听schools need to听rethink听academic rigor and听clearly听define听21st听century outcomes for students.