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Connecting Language Skills to 21st Century Skills
to Gain Employment
By Rob Jenkins
21st Century SkillsCritical ThinkingCreative ThinkingCommunicationCollaboration
History of Employability Skill Standards
Employability Skills in Practice
Agenda
“Learning and innovation skills are the skills that separate students
who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work
environments in the 21st century... A focus on creativity, critical
thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare
students for the future.”
-PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework
Critical Thinking
CollaborationCreativity
Communication
Critical Thinking
Building Community
“Tasks that require learners to think
deeper than the superficial
vocabulary and meaning”
Jenkins & Johnson 2016
REAL Critical ThinkingGuiding Principle
REAL Critical ThinkingRanking & Consensus
RANK – most to least nutritious diet
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Breakfast: cereal with milk
Lunch: green salad and fruit
Dinner: spaghetti and meatballs
Breakfast: scrambled eggs
and bacon
Lunch: turkey sandwich and
apple
Dinner: fried chicken and
baked potato
Breakfast: vegetable omelette
Lunch: tomato soup and bread
Dinner: roasted turkey and
green salad
Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: sausage, beans, and
rice
Dinner: steak and green beans
Breakfast: doughnuts and
coffee
Lunch: hamburger, fries, and
soda
Dinner: pepperoni pizza and
beer
Critical Thinking Activities to Apply in Every Classroom.
analyzing data (graphs, charts)
classifying
collaborating over a problem
comparing (VENN, Johari, charts)
defining concepts
evaluating information with a rubric
individually solving problems
predicting outcomes
ranking
reaching consensus
summarizing concepts
Critica
l Thin
king
REAL Critical thinking
College and Career Readiness Standards
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
WORKPLACE CONNECTION
• Combine ideas and information
• Make decisions
• Exercise leadership roles
• Manage time
• Complete tasks as assigned
• Interact appropriately with team members
• Collect and gather information
• Interpret and communicate information
• Apply technology
• Perform basic computations
What do employability activities look like beyond basic communication?
• When calculations are involvedPerform basic computations.
• When a conclusion is requiredMake decisions & solve problems
• When technology can be used Apply technology to a task
• Applications that ask to createCombine ideas and information
• Any task that involves money Manage money
• When students have to think beyond superficial meaningCritical Thinking
SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS
(1992)
EFF
(2000)
21st
Century(2002)
Employability Skills Framework(Recent)
Basic Skills
Thinking Skills
Personal Qualities
Resources
Interpersonal Skills
Information
Systems
Technology
Communication
Decision Making
Interpersonal
Lifelong Learning
Life and Career
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
Communication
Information
Media
Technology
Interpersonal Skills
Personal Qualities
Technology Use
Systems Thinking
Communication Skills
Information Use
Resource Management
Critical Thinking Skills
Applied Academic Skills
CC
RS
20
13
/ E
LPS
20
16
SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS EFF21st
CenturyEmployability Skills
Framework
Basic Skills
Thinking Skills
Personal Qualities
Resources
Interpersonal Skills
Information
Systems
Technology
Communication
Decision Making
Interpersonal
Lifelong Learning
Life and Career
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
Communication
Information
Media
Technology
Interpersonal Skills
Personal Qualities
Technology Use
Systems Thinking
Communication Skills
Information Use
Resource Management
Critical Thinking Skills
Applied Academic Skills
SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS EFF21st
CenturyEmployability Skills
Framework
Basic Skills
Thinking Skills
Personal Qualities
Resources
Interpersonal Skills
Information
Systems
Technology
Communication
Decision Making
Interpersonal
Lifelong Learning
Life and Career
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
Communication
Information
Media
Technology
Interpersonal Skills
Personal Qualities
Technology Use
Systems Thinking
Communication Skills
Information Use
Resource Management
Critical Thinking Skills
Applied Academic Skills
SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS EFF21st
CenturyEmployability Skills
Framework
Basic Skills
Thinking Skills
Personal Qualities
Resources
Interpersonal Skills
Information
Systems
Technology
Communication
Decision Making
Interpersonal
Lifelong Learning
Life and Career
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
Communication
Information
Media
Technology
Interpersonal Skills
Personal Qualities
Technology Use
Systems Thinking
Communication Skills
Information Use
Resource Management
Critical Thinking Skills
Applied Academic Skills
Critical Thinking
CollaborationCreativity
Communication
Team Projects – (Project-Based Learning)
Company Name:
Company Makes or Does:
Job Title Hours Pay Benefits How Long
Paragraph about your company:
Team Projects – (Project-Based Learning)
Answer the questions about your new town or city.
• Make a list of places in your city.
• What’s the name of your city?
• How many people live in your city?
• Is your city large or small?
• What makes your city special?
• Write a paragraph about your city.
Team Projects – (Project-Based Learning)
Team ProjectsLiteracy Low BeginningHigh
Beginning
Low
Intermediate
High
IntermediateAdvanced
Make a class
book
Create a student
profile
Create a Student
ProfileMake a schedule
Create a goal
chart
Create a
personal profile
Make a display
(culture)
Plan a
department
store
Design a
clothing store
Create a
purchase planPurchase plan
Create a
financial plan
Make a
shopping list
Create a
restaurant
Plan a menu for
a week
Create a housing
plan
Real estate
brochure
Create an auto
handbook
Open a clothing
store
Plan a dream
homePlan a move
Create a city
brochure
Com. Resource
Guide
Housing issues
Presentation
Describe your
community
Make a city
brochure
Describe your
community
Create a healthy
living plan
Community
health pamphlet
Health
Presentation
Create an
appointment
book
Role-play an
emergency
Make a health
pamphlet
Create a job app
portfolio
Job application
portfolio
Create an online
store
Start a company Get a new jobMake your own
company
Create
employee
handbook
Solve a
company
problem
Set-up a
business office
Create a study
guideMeet your goals Make a time line Run for mayor
Conduct an
election
Give an opinion
speech
21st Century SkillsCritical ThinkingCreative ThinkingCommunicationCollaboration
History of Employability Skill Standards
Employability Skills in Practice
Objectives
