Preparing students for 21st cent
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Preparing Students in the 21st Century
21st Century Standards: Why are they different?
1996-2009: What has changed?
New and Emerging Technologies
Our students are digital Learners• http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation
Key Global Trends
• Economic globalization• Demographics are changing• Role of citizens has evolved and expanded
21st Century Standards: How are they different?
Align with knowledge and skills needed in the digital age for post secondary opportunities and the workplace.
Focus on developing 21st Century Literacies
*Access, evaluate and synthesize vast amounts of information *Apply knowledge and skills to personal, workplace
or global situations *Create, collaborate, cooperate and collectively and ethically act
The Common Core Addressing the Global Achievement Gap
The gap between what even our best schools are teaching and testing
VERSUSThe skills all students will need for careers, college and
citizenship in the 21st century
The Skills:Critical Thinking and Problem SolvingAgility and AdaptabilityInitiative and EntrepreneurialismEffective oral and Written CommunicationAccessing and Analyzing DataCuriosity and Imagination(Wagner, 2009)
Standards Snapshot
ScienceLearning progressions- core scientific principlesIs experienced as an active process where inquiry is central to learning
Social StudiesThinking analytically about how past and present interactions of people, cultures and the environment affect issues across time and cultureActive Citizenship in the 21st Century
World LanguagesCommunication and use of digital tools to build communicative competence
Standards Snapshot
TechnologyInternational technology and technology education standardsSynthesize and create new knowledge Understand global interdependencies and development of multiple perspectives,
21st Century Life and CareersMake informed life and career decisionsMake informed consumer and financial decisionsInclusion of career and technical standards to foster integration of other content standards
What does it look like? Integrating Global Perspectives
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education: Determine the effect of accessibility and affordability of healthcare on family, community, and global health.
21st Century Life and Careers: Compare and contrast how traditional and nontraditional occupational roles have changed or remained the same regionally, nationally and globally.
Mathematics: Use data generated by a mathematical model of a situation or event in the world to make and defend a decision.
Technology: Analyze the ethical impact of a product, system, or environment, worldwide, and report findings in a web-based publication that elicits further comment and analysis.
21st Century Curriculum
How must curriculum be redesigned to meet the new standards?
Focus:Process of curriculum developmentProfessional development needed to integrate:
Technology 21st century themes and skills Project-based Learning approaches Customization of learning
Phase 1Awareness
andFamiliarization
Phase 2Critical
Transformations
Phase 3Sustaining
theChange
A blended model of professional development including online learning, 2.0 tools, virtual and face-to-face professional learning communities, and value-added on site training opportunities
Offered to all stakeholders in a systemic fashion
Planned and delivered country-wide in phases
METHODS OF DELIVERY
The modules can be supported by online learning in the following formats:
On Site learning and Professional Learning Communities
Independent Consultants
Professional Development Partnerships
Model schools and programs/Visitations
Universities
Implementation
Aligned with professional standards and student standards
Improve content and pedagogy
Individual and collaborative PD (in and across content areas and grade levels) to review student work, analyze classroom assessments and other achievement data, critique lesson plans, and solve instructional problems; and
Evaluation and analysis of professional development results in order to improve professional development
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Transforming High Schools
The single biggest predictor of post-high school success is the
QUALITY AND INTENSITY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
CURRICULUM.
Many students—but especially low income and minority
students—trapped in courses that don’t prepare them for much
of anything.
Essential Elements of Transformed Secondary Schools (Grades 6-12)
Personalization
Learning and Teaching
Leadership
Policy
Student-centered learning
environment
Secondary Education Transformation Essential Elements
Transformed Teaching and Learning Revised Standards and assessments
Transformed Policy Graduation requirements are aligned to credit-bearing
college courses for all students
Transformed Personalization Personalized Student Learning Plans
Transformed Leadership Building school’s capacity to create and sustain effective
instructional programs in student-centered environments
Student Centered Learning Environment
Focusing on the personal and intellectual development of students ~Learns in an intellectually challenging environment ~ Has access to personalized learning and to qualified, caring adults.
Honoring individual differences and committing to high expectations for all ~Is prepared for success in college or further study and for employment in a global environment.
Supporting innovative thinking, reflection, exploration, and continuous professional learning
Creating a pervasive culture of respect and mutual help ~Learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe.
Building a mutually influential relationship among the school, its families, and its community ~ Is connected to the school and broader community.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Top of Class (2009)
Based on study of education and intergovernmental research and PISA data; identifies characteristics of excellence in schools and how students can achieve optimal performance
The world is indifferent to past expectations. Success in the 21st century belongs to countries that are swift to adapt, slow to complain and open to change …
Definition of “top performance”:
The functional ability to extract knowledge and apply it to personal, social or global situations
Routine cognitive skills that can be digitized, automated or outsourced, are no longer sufficient to be successful in the global economy
Reflection: Leading
Leading in a time of rapid change is significantly different from and more challenging than leading when conditions are stable.
Today, if you are not a visionary and if you are not creating change, you are not leading.
Furthermore, if you are truly leading, you are probably upsetting some people.
Those who think stability and tradition will protect them, are condemning their followers to a collision with future conditions.