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Alberta’s Framework for Student Learning (2011) provides an example of how the entrepreneurial spirit is incorporated as an overarching goal for education (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Alberta’s “Framework for Student Learning”
(Alberta Education, 2011, p. 2)
Comparing International and National Perspectives on Competencies
The Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (ATC21S) Project (Griffin, McGaw, & Care, 2012) compared a number of international competency frameworks. Table 1 provides a summary of the 21st century competencies identified by ATC21S alongside sample 21st century competencies identified in Achieving Excellence: A Renewed Vision for Education in Ontario and the 2014 Ontario Budget. The table also highlights competencies identified by Dr. Michael Fullan in 2013 that have been adopted by some district school boards in Ontario.
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