10 Competencies for 21st Century...

10 Competencies for 21st

Century Success

PRESENTED BY DIANE DICKSON

CERTIFIED BUSINESS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTANT

AGENCY FOR LIFE TRANSFORMATIONS

VISIONS CONFERENCE 2018

About the speaker

Background in Special Education advocacy

Employment Specialist-focus on customized

employment

Integrative Nutrition Counselor-focus on targeted

nutrition for optimal brain health

Co-founder of the Agency for Life Transformations

Agenda

Presentation overview

21st Century Competencies

Applications

Teaching strategies

Assessment

Next steps

In Search of Success

Personal pride

Meaningful engagement

Growth and improvement

Connection

Support

Adequate compensation

Emotional Intelligence/Soft skills

What are they?

How do they factor in?

How do we teach? Model?

How do we measure?

Changes in the work environment mean we

need to change our approach to training

21st Century Competencies

21st Century Competencies

1. Self-Awareness

Students/clients must be in

touch with their skills, talents,

preferences and the ideal

situations where they can

make the greatest

contribution.

21st Century Competencies

2. Social/Diversity Awareness

A greater emphasis on team-

based, project-oriented work, now

and in the future, will make it

critical that we prepare young

people to be aware of, and

sensitive to, differences in others;

including age, gender, ethnicity

and socioeconomics.

21st Century Competencies

3. Resilience

Creativity and innovation are

fostered by the ability to

persevere through setbacks

and failures.

21st Century Competencies

4. Empathy

Empathy is at the foundation of

healthy relationships. Workers

must have the ability to respond

to customers, supervisors and

each other in a way that builds

trust and mutuality.

21st Century Competencies

5. Communication

Effective communication gives

us the information we need to

make decisions, respond to

change, grow and improve.

21st Century Competencies

6. Adaptability

Being flexible in our roles and

open to change as an

opportunity is essential in a

project based work environment.

21st Century Competencies

7. Collaboration

Being a team player is what

the 21st century is all about.

21st Century Competencies

8. Digital Fluency

Having a fluent command of

technological tools means

seamlessly incorporating devices,

applications and resources.

21st Century Competencies

9. Entrepreneurial Mindset

Risk-taking, creative, self-

motivated innovators are the

leaders in the 21st century.

21st Century Competencies

10. Analysis/Solution Mindset

The ability to see problems,

patterns and themes and use

critical thinking skills to develop

solutions leads to success in the

21st century workplace.

The 21st Century

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Exercise:

Competency Self Individual with Disabilities Organization

Digital Fluency

Empathy

Collaboration

Let’s try identifying three of the 21st Century Competencies…

Exercise examples

Competency Self Individual with Disabilities Organization

Digital Fluency Preparing this presentation I

used web research, power

point and social media.

Joe uses his cell phone to

set reminders, take photos to

help him remember and to

read and send messages.

No Limits Academy uses

adaptive technology to

connect students with CP to

college courses and career.

Empathy In the Discovery process,

listening and learning about

the individual.

Kathy gave a doll to a

restless child at Goodwill.

BLAST participating in grand

opening of local businesses.

Collaboration Creating customized

programs in partnership with

schools, agencies and other

programs in the community.

Special Olympics athletes

competing in team sports.

Project STAGE – Dean,

Program Director, Dept.

Head, and Maintenance

Workers working together to

support students

Let’s try identifying three of the 21st Century Competencies…

Useful Resources and Stay

Connected!

New World of Work

URL: www.newworldofwork.org

Partnership for 21st Century Learning

URL: www.p21.org

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Closing Remarks

Questions/Comments

Contact me:

Diane Dickson

321-261-8287

workinprogresscoach@live.com

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