The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) released the Milestones for Improving Learning and Education (MILE) Guide, a hands-on tool designed to help districts and schools evaluate their integration of 21st century skills into current and future practice, November 6 during ALA's American Association of School LIbrarians (AASL) national conference in Charlotte. North Carolina.
"The MILE Guide is another example of the Partnership's goal to provide practical resources to help educators," said Kathy Hurley, senior vice president of strategic partnerships for the education services and technology company Pearson and P21 executive board and strategic council chair. "While the recently released Implementation Guides were geared largely toward state leaders, the MILE Guide supports educators at the district and school level."
The guide includes a self-assessment tool that provides three benchmarks- early stage, transitional stage, and 21st century- for how far along schools and districts are in terms of student knowledge and skills; education support systems; leading and teaching; policy-making; partnering; and continuous improvement/strategy planning.
In addition to the self-assessment tool, the MILE Guide includes a set of recommendations organized around given support system areas: Assessment; Professional Development; Curriculum and Instruction; Learning Environments; and Standards.
The MILE Guide is available online at www.21stcenturyskills.org/mileguide.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is the leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. AASL is one of several member organizations.