JES & Co. Launches the New Gateway to 21st Century Skills

The Gateway gets a complete new look and several new features!

JES & Co. announced today the launch of a robust build of the Gateway to 21st Century Skills (Gateway). The homepage (www.thegateway.org) has been simplified with easy to use icons. A daily contribution from Today in Literature provides a daily calendar of engaging stories about literary history. A resource recommendation engine will allow user searches to return a more-like-this list of similar resources. The new Gateway will also feature one click access to current and past weekly topics covered by Gateway columnists, Joann and Peggy.

Login and registration can now be done through users’ Facebook accounts, creating a seamless platform to share and discuss resources with others. Users are encouraged to comment and rate resources they have used. Registered users can also search the Gateway by standards including the Common Core State Standards. Resources are correlated to the Common Core State Standards on a regular basis and will be featured for quick access. New requested resource descriptions have been created that will be used in the future, like strength of fit for standards correlation.

The Gateway News, located front and center on the homepage, keeps visitors current on Gateway events, news, and updates. The site features a rotating marquee near the top of the homepage. This marquee will be used to highlight sponsors’ messages and provide one click access to both popular columns, Joann’s Picks and Peggy’s Corner.