four Cs

The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Communication  To succeed in the 21st century, kids need to learn how to communicate using a variety of media. That’s because important conversations happen both in the digital space and in face-to-face environments like classrooms. Kids need to know how to effectively articulate their ideas and questions textually, visually, and verbally. While […]

The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Critical Thinking This holiday season, give the young people in your life opportunities to develop key 21st century skills like critical thinking and problem solving! In this second installment of our 4 C’s series (missed our post about creativity?), you’ll learn how Tynker helps kids develop critical thinking skills as they solve […]

The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Creativity This month we’re launching a new blog series all about 4 skills kids need to succeed in the 21st century. In this article we’re talking about creativity, the foundation of the 4 C’s (creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration). What is creativity? Is it something people are “born” with, or a skill […]