The 5 Main Fluencies of The 21st Century Learning

This article is entitled " 21st Century Fluencies" and is basically based on Crockett et al.'s book Literacy is Not Enough. The main argument in this paper is that 21st century fluencies are process skills that students need in order to thrive in a rapidly changing world. These process skills include things such critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and innovation to mention but a few.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/10/the-5-main-fluencies-of-21st-century.html?m=1

Nietzsche's 10 Rules for Writers

Between August 8 and August 24 of 1882, Friedrich Nietzsche set down ten stylistic rules of writing in a series of letters to the Russian-born writer, intellectual, and psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé. Those stylistic rules are found here. http://tinyurl.com/pmxefxe

21 Clever Writing Prompts That Will Unleash Your Students’ Creativity

21 Clever Writing Prompts That Will Unleash Your Students’ Creativity http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/21-clever-writing-prompts-that-will-unleash-your-students-cr#2k4fta7

10 Quick and Easy Ways to Develop a Strong Classroom Community

10 Quick and Easy Ways to Develop a Strong Classroom Community - Here are 10 quick and easy ways to increase the sense of community within your own classroom. http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/08/10/10-quick-and-easy-ways-to-develop-a-strong-classroom-community

10 Thought-Provoking TED Talks by Writers

10 thought-provoking TED Talks by writers. http://www.ted.com/playlists/194/10_talks_from_authors?utm_medium=on.ted.com-twitter&utm_content=awesm-publisher&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=&awesm=on.ted.com_q0BHR

Research and Citation Tools for Students

These picks will show students how to go beyond Google to find credible, usable scholarly resources. This list collects the top-rated tools for collecting, annotating, and citing trusted resources ready-made for research papers and projects. https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/research-and-citation-tools-for-students

Our Tools Shape Us

We create tools. Our inventions are everywhere, from important ones like the wheel to impractical ones like the pet rock. As silly as some inventions may seem, what's no laughing matter is that tools play a significant role in society. Tools shape society and us. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/our-tools-shape-us-ainissa-ramirez