Upgrade: 21st Century Skills

With the 4K model of learning - keeping the future in sight. A flood of information, socially and politically ambiguous topics, complex webs of relationships, and constant processes of change! It's no wonder that this often leads to disorientation and fears about the future among young people. How can pedagogy constructively address this insecurity? And what options for action are available? To shape one's own and the collective future meaningfully, confidently, and sustainably, collaboration and communication, creativity, and critical thinking are essential - these are the key 21st Century Skills.

The second volume of the series Upgrade: Learning tackles these challenges and the associated issues. It presents the 4K model and embeds it in the school context, focusing on guiding ideas for contemporary learning process design and agile lesson planning, providing exemplary suggestions for teaching in different school types, grade levels, and subjects, describing conditions for success and pitfalls in the concrete implementation of 21st Century Skills, and supporting the integration of these skills into school culture.

Like all volumes in the new series, Upgrade: 21st Century Skills combines concise texts, information boxes, mini-interviews with illustrative infographics and sketchnotes that bring theory and practice together. You will also be inspired by explanatory videos accessible via QR codes, open impulses with practical examples, and additional downloadable materials.

This multimedia offering is aimed at trainee teachers and educators at all school levels who want to actively shape the change process and are looking for adequate responses to the demands of hybrid, future-oriented lesson design. Those involved in teacher education will also benefit from the series.