21 st century leadership

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21st Century Leadership

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Discussion topics:• Comparison of 20th & 21st century skills

and learners

• 21st century curriculum and teaching strategies

• Characteristics and challenges of the 21st century leader

• Best practices of exemplary leadership


Eleanor O’ConnorFormer Principal, Guidance Counselor,

Project Coordinator, & Teacher


The Skills Gap

• Gap between skills required for a job and the talent pool• Currently 14 million unemployed Americans • Siemens Corporation has 3400 jobs available now

including engineering, sales, and production but they can not find skilled workers

• Only 10% of perspective employees pass placement tests

• Manpower Survey:52% of U.S. employers report trouble filling available jobs.


Knowledge and Skills Needed for the 21st Century

• Core Content Standards• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Ability• Collaboration and Team Work• Interpersonal Skills• Written and Oral Communication• Career Preparation• Ethics/Professionalism • Technology Literacy• Leadership/Project Management• Information and Communication• Self Directional Skills


Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants

• Digital Natives-“Wired” to their digital tools-cell phones, computers, TV, video games, email, Facebook, Twitter, iPods, etc.

• Learn and motivated by the use of digital technologies

• Digital Immigrants- Not knowledgeable and comfortable with the use of digital tools.


Digital Media Use Among Children and Teens

• Study by Kaiser Family Foundation• 8-18 year olds spend an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes

per day using entertainment media (More than 53 hours/week)

• Time spent with media increased 1 hour and 17 minutes per day over the last 5 years

• Only 3 in 10 youngsters have limits by parents on time spent watching TV, playing videogames, or using the computer.

• Black and Hispanic children spend more time with media than white children (4 and ½ hours more than white children)


Differences between 21st Century Students and Teachers

Most 21st Century Students Many TeachersUnafraid of technology Hesitant to use new technology

Learning should be relevant and fun Learning is to teach the curriculum

Use pictures, video, sound, then text Text is the first source for knowledge

Comfortable in virtual and real space Most comfortable in real space

Many kinesthetic learners Primarily visual/auditory learners


20th vs. 21st Century Learning

20th Century 21st Century Focus: Learning from meaningful facts Focus: What students know and can

do

Students are isolated within classroom’s four walls

Students work collaboratively with classmates and local, state, national, and global community

Teacher Dominated Student Centered

Students are passive learners Students are active learners

Text Book Driven/“Chalk and Talk” Research Driven

Fragmented Curriculum Integrated and interdisciplinary curriculum

Much of the Curriculum is not relevant to students

Curriculum connected to real world, student interests, experiences, talents


Assessment: The teacher evaluates student work

Assessment: Teacher, self, peers, public audience, authentic assessment

Factory Model-Based on needs of employees in the 19th century

Global Model: Based on the needs of a globalized, high tech society

Print is the primary vehicle of learning and assessment

Performances, projects, and media are used in learning and assessment

Lessons generally focus on lower levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (knowledge, comprehension, and applications)

Learning is designed by higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (synthesis, analysis, evaluation)


21st Century Curriculum

• Interdisciplinary• Research Based • Project Based Learning/Thematic• Collaborative• Higher Order Thinking Skills • Multiple Intelligences/Provides for Differentiation• Use of Technology/Multimedia• Service Learning • Authentic Assessment • Essential Skills • Connected to the Community (Local/State/National/Global)


21st Century Physical Learning Environment

• Large learning area (1400-1800 sq. feet)• Flexible furniture-easily rearranged • Areas for individual and group work and presentations • Computers for each student with Internet access• Networked-Linkage for entire school Teachers, students, and parents to

collaborate and work together and with local, national, global community • Smartboards, cameras, projectors, microphones, facilities for video

production • Ability to upload and download students’ work and research to learning

management systems to support “any where/any time learning” and collaboration

• Networked photo copiers that can scan, email and fax • Comfortable and inviting furniture and spaces


21st Century Learning Strategies

• Student Centered• Project/Problem Based Learning • Real World Contexts/Connections • Use of Digital Communications for Global Learning • Authentic Formative Assessments-Online, Continual Teacher, Self, Peers,

Public Audience assessments• Collaborative/ Team and Individualize Learning• Use of Information and Communication Technologies-Providing Integration

of Technology• Inquiry Based/Discovery Learning • Differentiated Learning


Characteristics of the 21st Century Leader

• Instructional Experience• Fluency with skills and knowledge required for the 21st century learner• Belief in the ability of students and teachers to succeed• High expectations • Problem solver • Visionary • Strategic planner• Excellent organization skills• Excellent interpersonal skills • Technological Expertise • Exceptional Personal Qualities- Ethics, courage, persistence, flexibility, self

confidence, humanity, humor


Mariane Asad DoyleCoordinator of Career-Technical Education

Antelope Valley High School District


The 21st Century Leader is Transformative

• Transformational Leadership Theory– Changes and Transforms People– Affective Domain– Follower Development– Visionary

» Northhouse, P. (2010). Leadership: Theory and practice. 5th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage. 171.


The 21st Century Leader is a Visionary

All men dream; but not equally.Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mindsAwake to find that it was vanity;But the dreamers of day are dangerous men,That they may act their dreams with open eyes to make it possible.

-T.E. Lawrence


The 21st Century Leader is aChange Agent

“Leaders overcome resistance to change by creating visions of the future that evoke confidence in and mastery of new organizational practices.” - W. Bennis & B. Nanus


The 21st Century Leader is a Communicator

Bennis, W. & B. Nanus. (1985). Leaders: The strategies for taking charge. New York: Harper and Row.


The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

• Model the Way• Inspire a Shared Vision• Challenge the Process• Enable Others to Act• Encourage the Heart

» Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (2007). The leadership challenge. 4th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.


The 21st Century Leader is Proactive

• Instructional Changes– Common Core Standards– Articulation, K-16

• Research Changes– High-yield, research-based strategies– Emphasis on STEM

• The Competition– Private Sector, Charters, Online


21st Century Educational Leadership

“Vision is the commodity of leaders and power is their currency.”

Bennis, W. & B. Nanus. (1985). Leaders: The strategies for taking charge. New York: Harper and Row.


Questions from Audience

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