Preparing Every Child for the 21 st Century
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Preparing Every Child for the 21st Century
Partnership for 21st Century Skills AASA National Conference on EducationTampa, FloridaFebruary 16, 2008
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• Who is the Partnership?• Why are 21st Century Skills so
important?• What is the Framework for 21st Century
Skills?• What should administrators do?• The Greenwich experience.
Overview
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• Who is the Partnership?• Why are 21st Century Skills so
important?• What is the Framework for 21st Century
Skills?• What should administrators do?• The Greenwich experience.
Overview
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Who is the Partnership?
A unique partnership between business, education and
policymakers
With support from the U.S. Department of Education
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The Partnership is a catalyst todefine and promote a powerfulvision for:
• 21st Century Citizens• 21st Century Workers • 21st Century Education
Who is the Partnership?
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P21 Members
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• Who is the Partnership?• Why are 21st century skills so important?• What is the Framework for 21st Century
Skills?• What should administrators do?• The Greenwich experience.
Overview
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New Job Skills
Global Citizenship
New Contexts
Why are 21st century skills so important?
Voter Attitudes
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Why are 21st century skills so important?
There are new 21st Century
Contexts
Global Competition
Global Cooperation
Information Growth
More Jobs & Careers
Service Economy
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Global Competition: ●Global Awareness●Self-Direction
Global Cooperation:●Global Awareness●Collaboration●Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy
Information Growth:●Information Literacy●Critical Thinking●Problem Solving
More Jobs & Careers:●Critical Thinking & Problem Solving●Innovation & Improvement●Flexibility & Adaptability
GrowingService Economy:
●Communication Skills●Life and Career Awareness Skills
New Context Skills Required
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New Job Skills
Global Citizenship
New Contexts
Why are 21st century skills so important?
Voter Attitudes
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The requirements of the workforce
are changing
Why are 21st century skills so important?
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• 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 are 21st century skills so important?
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• 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 are 21st century skills so important?
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• What applied skills and basic knowledge are most important for those you will hire with a four-year college diploma?
Oral Communication 95.4%Collaboration 94.4%Professional/Work Ethic 93.8%Written Communication 93.1%Critical Thinking/Problem Solving 93.1%
Why are 21st century skills so important?
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• Of the four-year graduates you recently hired, how do they rate?
63.456.464.667.365.4
9.027.818.6
8.19.8
16.8Professional/Work Ethic
27.6Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
15.8Written Communication
24.6Collaboration24.8Oral Communication
Deficient ExcellentAdequate
Why are 21st century skills so important?
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• 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 are 21st century skills so important?
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New Job Skills
Global Citizenship
New Contexts
Why are 21st century skills so important?
Voter Attitudes
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Why are 21st century skills so important?
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The things students need
to learn in school todayare different than what they were
20 years ago.
Voter Attitudes toward 21st Century Skills
80%
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21st century skills are
important for schools to
teach.
Voter Attitudes toward 21st Century Skills
88%
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Teaching and learning 21st century skills
are very important to our country’s
future economy.
Voter Attitudes toward 21st Century Skills
99%
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• Who is the Partnership?• Why are 21st century skills so important?• What is the Framework for 21st Century
Skills?• What should administrators do?• The Greenwich experience.
Overview
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20th Century Education Model
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21st Century Skills Framework
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21st Century Skills Framework
Core Subjects- Economics- English- Government - Arts- History- Geography- Reading or Language- Arts- Mathematics- Science- World Languages- Civics
21st Century Themes- Global Awareness- Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy- Civic Literacy- Health Literacy
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Learning & Innovation Skills
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving• Creativity & Innovation• Communication & Collaboration
21st Century Skills Framework
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21st Century Skills Framework
Information, Media & Technology Skills
• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy
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21st Century Skills Framework
Life & Career Skills
• Flexibility & Adaptability• Initiative & Self-Direction• Social & Cross-Cultural Skills• Productivity & Accountability• Leadership & Responsibility
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How do I learn more about 21st century skills?
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Route 21
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Route 21
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• Who is the Partnership?• Why are 21st century skills so important?• What is the Framework for 21st Century
Skills?• What should administrators do?• The Greenwich experience.
Overview
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1. Develop a “Partnership” Focused on 21st Century Outcomes
Develop a consensus among the key stakeholders on the 21st century skills needed by your students. Be sure the
business community is included.
What should administrators do?
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Create a teacher professional development strategy for
21st century skills.
2. Upgrade Professional Development
http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/
What should administrators do?
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Use a full range of assessments, including high-stakes and classroom
assessments, to measure 21st century skills.
3. Upgrade Assessments
What should administrators do?
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• Who is the Partnership?• Why are 21st century skills so important?• What is the Framework for 21st Century
Skills?• What should administrators do?• The Greenwich experience.
Overview
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The Greenwich experience
Keys to local district
implementation
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The Greenwich experience
• Superintendent Buy-in• Administrative Leadership Buy-in• Teacher Buy-in• Board Buy-in
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Superintendent Buy-in
• Daniel Pink’s “A Whole New Mind”• Robert Sternberg’s “Assessing What
Matters”• CCSSO’s Summer Institute
The Greenwich experience
www.MEEBO.com
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Administrative Leadership Buy-in
• Share Partnership for 21st Century Skills Web site
• Ken Kay’s presentation to Leadership Council
• Ken Kay’s discussion with subject area curriculum coordinators
• Integration of 21st century skills into curriculum review cycle
The Greenwich experience
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Administrative Leadership Buy-in (cont.)
• School Improvement plan objectives • School Improvement plan focus (2 our of
11 elementary schools)• Include Partnership’s focus in Leadership
Guide• Include 21st century skills as one of two
foci for Leadership Professional Learning Plans
The Greenwich experience
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Teacher Buy-in
• Ken Kay’s presentation to all staff on Opening Day
• Catapult on interest already expressed by teachers
• Catapult on interest of IB teachers• Catapult on interest of SEL teachers• Catapult on interest of teacher power
users of technology
The Greenwich experience
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Board Buy-in
• Share Ken Kay’s presentation on CD• Incorporate 21st Century Skills ideas in District
Mission and Vision Statements• Incorporate 21st Century Skills into 2008-2009
Areas of Focus – “Infuse 21st Century knowledge and skills across all curricular and program areas”
• Budget items - Curriculum review cycle - Social emotional learning - District technology plan
The Greenwich experience
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Are our students ready for the new global economy?
Conclusion
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Conclusion
Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers?
Are our students globally aware?
Are our students self-directed?
Are our students good collaborators?
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Are our students information and technology literate?
Are our students flexible and adaptable?
Are our students innovative?
Are our students effective communicators?
Conclusion
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These skills should become the “design specs” for 21st century education in every
district.
Conclusion
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