Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Future Thinking Literacy: The Multidimensional Curriculum Model -- Dynamic Curricula Promoting Future Thinking Literacy: The Multidimensional Curriculum Model -- Teaching Future Thinking Literacy: Curriculum Design and Development -- Updating the Curriculum in Core Domains -- Science and Technology: Genetics -- Mathematics: Consumerism and the Percentages -- Language Arts: English as a Foreign Language -- Social Studies: Community Settlements -- Multidimensional Curriculum for Non-Core Domains -- The Bible: Leaders and Leadership -- Music: The Beatles -- Life Skills: Me Myself and I -- Multidimensional Curriculum Integrating Domains -- Energy: The Phenomenon-Based Approach -- Jerusalem: The Transdisciplinary Perspective -- Human Rights: Moral Ethical Social Medical and Legal Aspects -- Language Arts and Sciences: The Cell Phone -- Women’s Status and Rights: Bible and Social Studies -- Multidimensional Curriculum for Special Needs -- Gifted Learners: Developing Leadership and Global Citizenship -- Learners at Risk: Economics and Globalization.

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This book presents an innovative Multidimensional Curriculum Model (MdCM) that develops future thinking literacy among all ages and levels of school students. It combines theory and practice and is highly applicable for policy makers, curriculum coordinators, lecturers at colleges of education, graduate students, and teachers, who are challenged daily to provide meaningful and up-to-date learning. It will aid teachers to prepare learners for the fast-changing world and equip them with skills that will help them control their futures. It combines latest teaching strategies of transdisciplinarity, phenomenon-based, project based, and problem-based learning, in a unique manner so as to develop 21st century skills. More specifically, it aims at developing higher order thinking skills and processes referred to as scientific, creative, and future thinking. It covers core and non-core-curriculum domains, multi and transdisciplinary teaching, as well as designing curricula for the gifted, the able and students at risk. It applies the latest theories on constructivism and carefully selected tools authentically and relevantly to create interest and challenge, addressing learning from personal, global, and time perspectives. Each chapter highlights a strategy or thinking tool, commencing with theory, followed by a unit description and lesson plans. The chapters each end with a final product named the future scenario. This scenario, written by students projecting themselves into the future, is based on accumulated knowledge, summarizes their learning, and illustrates future thinking literacy.