AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner

1. p. 2 - "As a lifelong learning skill, reading goes beyond decoding and comprehension to interpretation and development of new understandings."  Great quote for the experimental learning commons online at the Teachers' Workroom website page and in the physical learning commons.
2. It's almost impossible to reflect thoughtfully as I read through this.  It's so thick with import.  The wording has obviously been distilled down to absolute necessity such that taking it in is a bit like reading poetry.  That is, I get so much just by having the language and ideas wash through my mind,  but there's so much more there to reflect on and connect to others' written work and my own daily work.
3. It occurs to me that these standards are of a contemporary teaching mind frame that reaches far beyond many of our teachers' expertise.  At a private school, they are hired for their content knowledge, some experience, and who they are as persons vis a vis the school's mission.  I'm probably working through much more teaching training through this class than most if not all of them have experienced.  That's not to say they're not qualified, just that specifically learning how to teach the 21st century learner is not something we just know from having been 20th century learners.  It involves quite a different set of skills and foci.  Kind of overwhelming while inspiring.
4. 2.1.6 - "Use the writing process, media, and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings."  This is a great guideline for checking the effectiveness of new technologies and teaching techniques--what new understanding is expressed in the students' products?
5. I'm bookmarking these standards right now on my work iGoogle bookmarks window.