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21 st Century Skills as a Vision for K-12 Education: What should schools and districts do?. A New Vision for 21 st Century Education. Ken Kay, President Partnership for 21 st Century Skills FETC Orlando, Florida January 25, 2007. [Insert Presenter Name] - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PLEASE NOTE: This is only a template presentation; you may add examples and additional slides based on your audience EDUCATION COMMUNITY AUDIENCE
Ken Kay, President
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
FETC
Orlando, Florida
January 25, 2007
21st Century Skills as a Vision for K-12 Education: What should schools and districts do?
“This is a story about the big public conversation the nation is not having about education…
whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because
they can’t think their way through abstract problems,
work in teams, distinguish good formation from bad, or speak a language other than English.”
How to Build a Student for the 21st Century, TIME Magazine,
December 18, 2006
Overview
Every student in your school or district must be:
• A critical thinker• A problem solver• An innovator• An effective communicator• An effective collaborator• A self-directed learner• Information and media literate• Globally aware• Civically engaged• Financially and economically literate
Overview
• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?
• What is the framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should school and districts do?
Overview
Why are 21st Century Skills so Important?
5 Reasons
1. U.S. students must compete in a new global economy.
Why 21st Century Skills?
2. The U.S. is falling behind.
Why 21st Century Skills?
Source: PISA, 2000, 2003 Courtesy of Cisco Systems
30th
25th
20th
15th
10th
5th
1st
2000 2000 2000 20032003 2003 2003
OECDRanking
Ranking of G8 countries:
10th grade math & problem solving
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
MathScience ReadingProblem Solving
24th
18th
24th
14th
18th
15th 15th
Why 21st Century Skills?
3. The nature of work is changing.
Why 21st Century Skills?
How many of your Parents & Grandparents had only one or two jobs
in their lifetimes?
Why 21st Century Skills?
How many jobs will a young person have today between
age 18-38?
…10.2 jobs
Why 21st Century Skills?
SOURCE: Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among Younger Baby Boomers: Recent Results From a Longitudinal Survey Summary, US Dept. of Labor, 2004
20th Century 21st Century
1 – 2 Jobs 10 – 15 Jobs
Critical Thinking Across
Disciplines
Integration of 21st
Century Skills intoSubject Matter
Mastery
Mastery ofOne Field
SubjectMatter
Mastery
Number ofJobs:
JobRequirement:
Teaching Model:
SubjectMatter
Mastery
Integration of 21st
Century Skills intoSubject Matter
Mastery
Assessment Model:
Why 21st Century Skills?
Why 21st Century Skills?
4. The requirements of the 21st Century work force are changing.
Workforce Survey:
“Are They Really Ready to Work?
Why 21st Century Skills?
Released October 2, 2006, by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management.
Why 21st Century Skills?
• What skills are most important for job success when hiring a High School graduate?
Work Ethic 80%
Collaboration 75%
Good Communication 70%
Social Responsibility 63%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 58%
Why 21st Century Skills?
• Of the High School Students that you recently hired, what were their deficiencies?
Written Communication 81%
Leadership 73%
Work Ethic 70%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 70%
Self-Direction 58%
Why 21st Century Skills?
• What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?
Critical Thinking 78%
I.T. 77%
Health & Wellness 76%
Collaboration 74%
Innovation 74%
Personal Financial Responsibility 72%
Why 21st Century Skills?
5. We need to prepare our students to be effective 21st Century citizens.
What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
Overview
20th Century Education Model
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
- English
- Reading or Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- Foreign Languages
- Civics
- Government
- Economics
- Arts
- History
- Geography
Core Subjects
21st Century Skills Framework
Thinking and Learning Skills
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills• Creativity & Innovation Skills• Communication & Information Skills• Collaboration Skills
21st Century Skills Framework
ICT Literacy
Information and communications technology (ICT) literacy is the ability to use technology to accomplish thinking and learning skills:
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills
• Creativity & Innovation Skills
• Communication & Information Skills
• Collaboration Skills
21st Century Skills Framework
Life Skills
• Leadership• Ethics• Accountability• Adaptability• Personal Productivity• Personal Responsibility• People Skills• Self Direction (e.g. Lawrence Township)• Social Responsibility
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Content
• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business and
Entrepreneurship Literacy• Civic Literacy• Health & Wellness Awareness
21st Century Skills Framework
These 21st Century Skills should become the new “design specs”
for 21st Century education.
21st Century Skills Framework
What can schools and districts do?
8 Strategies
What can your school or district do?
Develop a consensus among the key stakeholders on the 21st Century skills needed by students in your
school or district.
1. Develop a Consensus
2. Take a Self-Assessment
Use the MILE Guide to determine where you are today.
What can your school or district do?
Create a teacher professional development strategy for
21st Century skills.
Examples:
• Lawrence Township (Indiana)• North Carolina• West Virginia
3. Upgrade Professional Development
What can your school or district do?
4. Imbed 21st Century Skills in core subjects
Use the ICT Literacy Maps for:
• Math• Science• English• Geography• Social Studies (early 2007)
What can your school or district do?
21st Century Model
Geo
grap
hic
Cont
ent Analytic Thinking
Global Positioning Software
Geography
What can your school or district do?
Use a full range of assessments, including high-stakes and classroom
assessments, to measure 21st Century Skills.
5. Upgrade Assessments
Examples:
• Collegiate Learning Assessment
• West Virginia
• North Carolina
• Student Portfolios
• Senior Year Projects
What can your school or district do?
6. Focus on reforming high schools
• Focus on the results that matter in the 21st Century.
• Redefine rigor to include 21st Century skills.
What can your school or district do?
Collaborate with youth development and after-school programs on a
“community strategy” to pursue 21st Century Skills.
7. Collaborate with Community-Based Groups
What can your school or district do?
Develop an agreement on skill outcomes and ask local businesses to
provide career awareness and internships that offer opportunities to
learn beyond the classroom.
8. Collaborate with the Business Community
What can your school or district do?
Conclusion
“There is remarkable consensus among
educators and business and policy leaders on
one key conclusion: we need to bring what we
teach and how we teach into the 21st century.”
TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006
Every student in your school or district must be:
• A critical thinker• A problem solver• An innovator• An effective communicator• An effective collaborator• A self-directed learner• Information and media literate• Globally aware• Civically engaged• Financially and economically literate
Conclusion
These skills should become the “design specs” of a 21st Century education in your school or district.
Conclusion
Let us know how we can help.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills177 North Church Avenue, Suite 305
Tucson, AZ 85701(520) 623-2466
www.21stcenturyskills.org
Contact Us