A Presentation for:The Little Red School House Approach: Solving Remedial Challenges The Little Red School House Approach: Solving Remedial Challenges

KTeam and SCANS InstituteKTeam and SCANS Institute  

June 6, 2005June 6, 2005

Jamie C. WilliamsJamie C. WilliamsNSF SCANS Project NSF SCANS Project CoordinatorCoordinatorDUE 0101554DUE 0101554

SCANS SkillsSCANS Skills(or Employability Skills or (or Employability Skills or

Foundation Skills or Workplace Foundation Skills or Workplace Skills or…)Skills or…)

What is in a name? What is in a name?

““A rose by any other name, would A rose by any other name, would smell as sweet.” smell as sweet.”

William Shakespeare

S S - Secretary’s- Secretary’sCC - Commission - Commission ononAA - Achieving - AchievingNN - Necessary - NecessarySS - Skills - Skills

SCANS Is the Acronym for…

SCANS SkillsSCANS SkillsWorkplace CompetenciesWorkplace CompetenciesEffective workers can productively use:

ResourcesResourcesInformationInformationInterpersonal SkillsInterpersonal SkillsSystemsSystemsTechnologyTechnology

Foundation SkillsFoundation SkillsCompetent workers in a high-performance workplace need:

Basic SkillsBasic SkillsThinking SkillsThinking SkillsPersonal QualitiesPersonal Qualities

Work Success SkillsWork Success Skills

Interact with OthersInteract with Others

Listen (Not Just Hear)Listen (Not Just Hear)

Structure Work ActivitiesStructure Work Activities to Meet Needsto Meet Needs

Be TrainableBe Trainable

Be a Team PlayerBe a Team Player

Interact With OthersInteract With Others

Contribute to resolving Contribute to resolving differences of opiniondifferences of opinion

Be polite and effectiveBe polite and effective

Assist those with less Assist those with less experienceexperience

Encourage others to Encourage others to maintain good work maintain good work habitshabits

ListenListen Clearly comprehend and recall Clearly comprehend and recall

instructionsinstructions

Understand the real message Understand the real message being sent being sent

Listen ConstructivelyListen Constructively Do not interruptDo not interrupt Do not criticizeDo not criticize Do not interject an opinionDo not interject an opinion

Listen AttentivelyListen Attentively Make eye contact Make eye contact Nod your headNod your head Repeat what is being said in Repeat what is being said in

the form of a question the form of a question

Structure Work ActivitiesStructure Work Activities

Determine prioritiesDetermine priorities

Understand scope of Understand scope of work to handlework to handle

Concentrate on own Concentrate on own dutiesduties

Cooperate and Cooperate and collaborate with otherscollaborate with others

Be TrainableBe Trainable Be willing to learn new skills and Be willing to learn new skills and

knowledgeknowledge Demonstrate effective self-Demonstrate effective self-

management in workplacemanagement in workplace Have a general positive attitude Have a general positive attitude

toward worktoward work Exhibit successful management Exhibit successful management

of work relationshipsof work relationships Follow directionsFollow directions Ask for assistanceAsk for assistance Absorb and respond to criticism Absorb and respond to criticism Understand relation of self to Understand relation of self to

organizationorganization Identify with organizational Identify with organizational

goalsgoals Demonstrate awareness of how Demonstrate awareness of how

own work role relates to other own work role relates to other work roleswork roles

Be a Team MemberBe a Team Member

CommunicateCommunicate

Solve problemsSolve problems

NegotiateNegotiate

Be flexible and Be flexible and adaptableadaptable

No matter what they are called, No matter what they are called, the successful incorporation of the successful incorporation of

SCANS skills into course work and SCANS skills into course work and related activities increases related activities increases

opportunities for student success opportunities for student success – in class and in the workplace.– in class and in the workplace.