This monograph presents the current views challenges and future needs of educators from a
global online exchange where educators and researchers discuss the 21 st century skills needed
by students and teachers. The three editors who participated in the global online research
discussion group also assumed the role of authors to summarise analyse and celebrate the
myriad of ideas generated in a topic thread that had well over a thousand responses from 26
countries. Through Comparative Analysis they then compared the posters' ideas to some current
big thinkers in education. This text promotes teachers' voices from diverse disciplines and
sectors who are united in their desire for purposeful and radical change in how teaching is
carried out and what is taught. The text advocates shifting power away from government control
and standardisation towards empowering teachers to guide and further develop the unique talents
of diverse individuals.
