SKILLS FOR FUTURE CENTURIES · A State Standardshnical Skill Standards 21st Century Skills ation eadiness ograms and x, , , xpression , mental, a trained son with a ged tion should

Career and College Readiness

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

600 Washington St. S.E., Olympia, W

A 98504-7200

[email protected]

P: (360) 725-6245 | F: (360) 586-9321

21st

Centur

y Skil

ls

Tech

nical

Skill

Stand

ards

Common

Core

& W

A State

Stan

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Learning & Innovation

Life & Career Readiness

Information, Media & Technology

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llege

d

discri

minatio

n sho

uld be

direc

ted to

the E

quity

and

Civil R

ights

Directo

r, P.O

. Box

4720

0, Olym

pia,

WA 98

504-

7200

, (36

0) 72

5-61

62.

SKILLS FOR FUTURE CENTURIES21st Century SkillsThe Framework for 21st Century Skills presents a holistic view of teaching and learning that combines a focus on a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies with support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st century.

Learning & Innovation Skills Skills that prepare for a more complex life and work environment and are essential to prepare for the future.• CriticalThinking&Problem-Solving• Communication• Collaboration,Creativity&Innovation

Information, Media & Technology Skills Ability to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology. • InformationLiteracy•MediaLiteracy• Information,Communication,&Technology(ICT)Literacy

Life & Career Skills Develop the ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age.• Flexibility&Adaptability• Initiative&Self-Direction• Social&Cross-CulturalSkills• Productivity&Accountability• Leadership&Responsibility

Learnmoreatwww.p21.organdathttp://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/TwentyFirstCenturySkills.aspx

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Common Core & WA StandardsThe Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. Standards are supported or supplemented through CTE course or the CTE course is equivalent to the core area.

Common Core & WA State Standards• Reading•Writing•Mathematics• SocialStudies—Economics,Civics,History,Geography

• Science—Physical,Earth&Space,Life,Systems,Inquiry,Application

• Arts• Health&Fitness

Interdisciplinary themes are woven throughout CTE courses, providing relevant content and contexts for learning.

21st Century Interdisciplinary Themes• GlobalAwareness• Financial,Economic,Business&EntrepreneurialLiteracy

• CivicLiteracy• Health&Safety• EnvironmentalLiteracy

Learnmoreatcorestandards.organdatstandards.ospi.k12.wa.usrespectively.

Technical SkillsThere are 16 Career Clusters in the National Career Clusters™ Framework, representing more than 79 Career Pathways to help students navigate their way to greater success in college and career. Career Cluster essential knowledge and skills encompass both secondary and postsecondary education, the Framework informs efforts to strengthen and improve student transition from secondary to postsecondary education.

16 Career Clusters• Agriculture,FoodandNaturalResources

• ArchitectureandConstruction• Arts,Audio/VideoTechnologyandCommunications

• BusinessManagementandAdministration

• EducationandTraining• Finance• GovernmentandPublicAdministration

• HealthScience• HospitalityandTourism• HumanServices• InformationTechnology• Law,PublicSafety,CorrectionsandSecurity

•Manufacturing•Marketing,SalesandService• Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics

• Transportation,DistributionandLogistics

Moreatcareerandcollegeready.com.RandyI.DornStateSuperintendentofPublicInstruction

Skills for Future CenturiesOurstudentsareenteringahighlycompetitiveworkforcebasedonaglobalknowledgeandinformationeconomy.Tobecareerandcollegeready,studentsneedtobeableto

integrateandapply21stcenturyskills,technicalknowledgeandskills,andcoreacademicknowledge.Itisourstate’sresponsibilitytoprepareallstudentsforsuccessincareer,collegeandlife.Recognizingtheneedtobreakdownsilosacrossknowledgeandskillsareasisanimportantstepinthisprocess,andCareerandTechnicalEducation(CTE)21stcenturylearningenvironmentscontributetostudentachievement.

CTEprogramsinWashingtonarealignedwithrigorousindustryandacademicstandards.Integrating21stCenturySkillsintoallcurriculapositionsCTEasapremiercourseofstudyforcareerandcollegereadinessforallstudents,andplacesmorestudentsonthepathtosuccess.Teachersparticipateinmeaningfulprofessionaldevelopmentoncurriculaandinstruction,standardsandassessment,andacademicintegration.Programpartnershipsandadvisoriescommunicatethisvisionwithbusinessandindustrypartners.Suchprogramsmeetthedemandsoftheneweconomy.

Recognizing21stcenturyreadinessasanintegralpartofCTEprogramsisbestforstudents,andbestforWashington.





A 98504-7200

[email protected]

P: (360) 725-6245 | F: (360) 586-9321

21st

Centur

y Skil

ls

Tech

nical

Skill

Stand

ards

Common

Core

& W

A State

Stan

dard

s




OSPI p

rovide

s equ

al ac

cess t

o all p

rogram

s and

servic

es with

out d

iscrim

inatio

n base

d on s

ex,

race,

creed

, reli

gion,

color

, nati

onal

origin

, age

,

hono

rably

disch

arged

veter

an or

milit

ary s

tatus,

sexua

l orie

ntatio

n inc

luding

gend

er ex

pressi

on

or ide

ntity,

the p

resen

ce of

any s

ensor

y, men

tal,

or ph

ysica

l disa

bility,

or th

e use

of a

traine

d

dog g

uide o

r serv

ice an

imal

by a

perso

n with

a

disab

ility.

Questio

ns an

d com

plaint

s of a

llege

d

discri

minatio

n sho

uld be

direc

ted to

the E

quity

and

Civil R

ights

Directo

r, P.O

. Box

4720

0, Olym

pia,

WA 98

504-

7200

, (36

0) 72

5-61

62.






Kathl

een L

opp,

Asst. S

uperi

ntend

ent

Caree

r & C

olleg

e Rea

diness

– ka

thlee

n.lop

p@k1

2.wa.u

s

Betty

Klatt

enho

ff, Dire

ctor

CTE –

betty

.klatt

enho

ff@k1

2.wa.u

s

Follo

w us on

Twitte

r @waO

SPI_C

TE

caree

rand

colle

gerea

dy.w

ordpr

ess.co

m

Caree

r and

Tech

nical

Educa

tion (

CTE) –

Was

hingto

n beli

eves

a com

preh

ensiv

e edu

catio

n

culmina

tes in

21st

centu

ry rea

diness

for c

olleg

e,

caree

rs an

d civi

c resp

onsib

ility.

We b

eliev

e

in stu

dents

prep

ared

to flo

urish

in a d

ynam

ic,

globa

l eco

nomy.

State

CTE co

urses

exem

plify

the in

tentio

nal

synthe

sis of

tech

nical

know

ledge

and s

kills,

tradit

ional

acad

emics

, and

21st

centu

ry ski

lls

as ou

tlined

by th

e Par

tnersh

ip for

21st

Centur

y

Skills

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A 98504-7200

[email protected]

P: (360) 725-6245 | F: (360) 586-9321

21st

Centur

y Skil

ls

Tech

nical

Skill

Stand

ards

Common

Core

& W

A State

Stan

dard

s




OSPI p

rovide

s equ

al ac

cess t

o all p

rogram

s and

servic

es with

out d

iscrim

inatio

n base

d on s

ex,

race,

creed

, reli

gion,

color

, nati

onal

origin

, age

,

hono

rably

disch

arged

veter

an or

milit

ary s

tatus,

sexua

l orie

ntatio

n inc

luding

gend

er ex

pressi

on

or ide

ntity,

the p

resen

ce of

any s

ensor

y, men

tal,

or ph

ysica

l disa

bility,

or th

e use

of a

traine

d

dog g

uide o

r serv

ice an

imal

by a

perso

n with

a

disab

ility.

Questio

ns an

d com

plaint

s of a

llege

d

discri

minatio

n sho

uld be

direc

ted to

the E

quity

and

Civil R

ights

Directo

r, P.O

. Box

4720

0, Olym

pia,

WA 98

504-

7200

, (36

0) 72

5-61

62.






Kathl

een L

opp,

Asst. S

uperi

ntend

ent

Caree

r & C

olleg

e Rea

diness

– ka

thlee

n.lop

p@k1

2.wa.u

s

Betty

Klatt

enho

ff, Dire

ctor

CTE –

betty

.klatt

enho

ff@k1

2.wa.u

s

Follo

w us on

Twitte

r @waO

SPI_C

TE

caree

rand

colle

gerea

dy.w

ordpr

ess.co

m

Caree

r and

Tech

nical

Educa

tion (

CTE) –

Was

hingto

n beli

eves

a com

preh

ensiv

e edu

catio

n

culmina

tes in

21st

centu

ry rea

diness

for c

olleg

e,

caree

rs an

d civi

c resp

onsib

ility.

We b

eliev

e

in stu

dents

prep

ared

to flo

urish

in a d

ynam

ic,

globa

l eco

nomy.

State

CTE co

urses

exem

plify

the in

tentio

nal

synthe

sis of

tech

nical

know

ledge

and s

kills,

tradit

ional

acad

emics

, and

21st

centu

ry ski

lls

as ou

tlined

by th

e Par

tnersh

ip for

21st

Centur

y

Skills

.


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SKILLS FOR FUTURE CENTURIES · A State Standardshnical Skill Standards 21st Century Skills ation eadiness ograms and x, , , xpression , mental, a trained son with a ged tion should