We are now just about two decades into the new millennium and there are many who speak about the importance of promoting 21st-century skills in schools, there has been more talk than action, besides now it has become an urgency after the loss of 2 years of schooling due to the pandemic, the technology is changing fast and the trend of blended learning is setting in due to physical distancing and the effect of Coronavirus.

The book skillfully bridges the gap between a well-articulated framework of 21st-century skills and practical approaches useful to teachers who wish to promote such skills in the classroom. Teaching and assessing 21st Century Skills provides an important balance between the cognitive and conative skills necessary for our students to be both professionally and personally successful in our fast-changing world. The clear-cut rationale for these abilities, the highly practical examples, and the methods offered by the author will no doubt render this book an invaluable tool to educators who wish to equip their students with the thinking and emotional skills of the highest order.

It also emphasizes on Global Citizen Education initiative of UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals 04.7 highlighting the initiatives taken by many countries across the globe, with the technological advancements in Teaching-Learning gadgets and methods fostering international cooperation and framework of simulating projects and communication for collaboration for effective learning.