The Uncommon Core
Literacies and Learning for the 21st Century
In the spirit of short-form Medium experimentation, I’ll be posting, over the course of the month, 20 ideas for how to extend, improve, and deepen a core curriculum — essential skills for K–12, for high school, for college, for life.
These topics go beyond reading and writing, math and science. Some can be (and are, to degrees) incorporated into existing curricula; all, in my opinion, deserve greater emphasis in classrooms and beyond.
From digital media and communication, to data and experimentation, to stories, systems, and design: stay tuned for a vision of the many things we may not learn in school, but that we all need to know.
Find the complete list here:
Download the Free PDF
I’ve also put together a PDF you can grab with all of these in one place, plus links to 100+ awesome free online resources (essays, articles, lists, lessons, interviews, etc.) that correspond to each of the 20 topics:
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