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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
Classroom
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The ideal 21st Century Classroom combines…
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
Join my “Band” for even more
URL: https://tinyurl.com/y9c6je6y
Closing Remarks
Questions/Comments
Contact me:
Diane Dickson
321-261-8287
Connect with me on LinkedIn
