TEACHING FOR A NEW WORLD.

PUBLISHED reprints; TEACHER training; HIGH school teachers; MIDDLE school teachers; EDUCATION of students with disabilities; CULTURAL competence; LITERACY; BEST practices; TRAINING

The article presents a condensed reprint of a report from the Alliance for Excellent Education. It discusses elements of training for 21st century secondary school teachers, emphasizing measurable skills rather than courses taken. Skills needed include educating learners with diverse learning styles, disabilities and ethnicities, teaching adolescent literacy skills, proficiency in assessment and data use, and content area knowledge. It calls for research on best practices in the field.