21st Century Skills: What They Are and How to Foster Them

for All Students Jason Borgen, Program Coordinator, TICAL

Bob Price, Superintendent, Empire Union SD

Butch Owens, Director of Student Support, Murrietta Valley USD

www.protopage.com/tical_21st_skills

Use cell phone SMS Text Messaging

OR

http://tinyurl.com/poll-grade-level

Formed in 2002 Leading advocacy organization Includes:

Businesses Education leaders policymakers

Route 21 www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21

Core Subjects and 21st Century themes Global Awareness Financial, Economic,

Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy

Civic Literacy Health Literacy

Learning and Innovation Skills Critical Thinking and Problem

Solving Communication and

Collaboration

Information, Media and Technology Skills (ICT) Life and Career Skills

Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility

Use cell phone SMS Text Messaging

OR

http://tinyurl.com/poll-route21

Did You Know? 62% of all Americans are part of a wireless,

mobile population that participates in digital activities away from home or work.

64% of teens (12-17) engage in at least one type of online content creation.

48% of ALL internet users have visited video-sharing sites such as YouTube.

Daily traffic to these sites have DOUBLED in the last year.

From Various Reports at http://www.pewinternet.org

Technology Used Successfully in Schools

Podcasting Wikis Blogs Cell phones/GPS units Chat rooms/ Message boards-Social Networks Digital Storytelling Web quests Digital Cameras Online Courses Video/Audio Conferencing

PODCASTINGwww.epnweb.org

CLASSROOMS Class reviews Study guides Lectures Book narration

ADMINISTRATORS School

announcements Parent information Teacher

evaluations

WIKIS

CLASSROOMS Class

discussions Collaboration on

projects Sharing of web

sites/documents Peer editing

ADMINISTRATORS School events Staff meeting notes Parent information Staff discussion

BLOGS

CLASSROOMS Class discussions Reflections Writing skills

ADMINISTRATORS Interaction with

community Motivate staff Parent information

CLASSROOMS Geography Directions Polling/check for

understanding Speaking

languages

Cell Phones/ GPS Units

ADMINISTRATORS Easy Communication Polling

SOCIAL NETWORKSsocialnetworksined.wikispaces.com

CLASSROOMS Collaboration on

projects Clarifying questions Continuation of class

discussions Non-confrontational

discussions

ADMINISTRATORS Resource sharing Build school

community Asynchronous staff

discussions

DIGITAL STORYTELLINGvoicethread.com

CLASSROOMS Writing/reading

practice Promotes

creativity Speaking

languages

ADMINISTRATORS Ability to provide

information while not present

Use class examples in presentations, web site, etc.

CLASSROOMS Internet practice Evaluate sources Information goes

far beyond the textbook

Interactive

WEB QUESTStrackstar.4teachers.org

ADMINISTRATORS Promotes search for

best practices Researched

interventions can be found

Model school communities can be researched

DIGITAL CAMERASCLASSROOMS Data collection Project creation Reflections

ADMINISTRATORS School memories Build staff moral Best practices in

classrooms can be shown in community

ONLINE COURSES

CLASSROOMS Documents/HW

online for absences Online quizzes and

immediate feedback Continued class

discussions and internet links

ADMINISTRATORS Online professional

development for staff Online surveys to

assess school environment

Display school/staff events

VIDEO CONFERNCINGwww.skype.com

CLASSROOMS Language

practice Cultural

acceptance Virtual

collaboration

ADMINISTRATORS Virtual meetings Research and

communicate with a variety of Model schools

Cost-effective staff professional development

Elementary School Resources

Middle School Resources Taking Center Stage Act II (TCSII)

Web portal for middle grade educators 12 Chapter researched recommendations

Academic Excellence Developmental Responsiveness Social Equity Organizational Structures and Processes

Best practice videos

Pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsiiPubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii

Why these recommendations? Asian and white subgroups are 3x more likely to score

proficient and above on CSTs. 35% of CA middle schools reached API growth target Students assigned to “most effective” teachers for 3 years

50 percentile points higher By 17 boys underperformance, equivalent to 1 ½ years Men are overrepresented in higher ed. Science Girls are more likely to go to college >26% fail to graduate high school in CA 20% classified as ELLs 28% of adolescents overweight or at risk >40% live in poverty

Data taken from:

CDE Related resources

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Back to TCSII homeCDE HomePackaged trainings you can use!

Chapter Sections Includes Specific topics

relating to chapter Information and

resources Offsite From CDE site

In the Spotlight (best practices)

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TICAL Forum discussions Must be a TICAL member

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California Middle Grades Partnership Network (CMGPN)

http://protopage.com/tical_21st_skills#Untitled/Middle_School

High School Resources

Another Look at 21st Century Skills

http://newali.apple.com/acot2/

Thank you! www.portical.org jborgen@portical.org bprice@empire.k12.ca.us

http://www.protopage.com/tical_21st_skills