We have emphasized how today’s digital society, global economy and the requirements of work demand changes
to the ways schools operate. In the previous section, we introduced Learning—in particular, learning that
accommodates 21st century skills and knowledge—as the centerpiece of the roadmap framework. Successful
learning that produces college- and career-ready graduates results from a complement of inter-related components
(each featured in the Building Your Roadmap model). In this section, we explore the basic fact
that changes toward 21st learning outcomes are heavily dependent on changes in teaching. Here, teachers must
facilitate learning experiences that are grounded in the real world and make effective use of technology. To
encourage and enable effective teaching, school districts must also commit to ongoing, high-quality opportunities
for professional learning.