21st century lcps, october 2009

Preparing Every Child for the 21st Century

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

AASA National Conference on Education

Tampa, Florida

February 16, 2008

Note: This power point has been modified from presentations done in Tampa and Orlando, Florida at the American Association of School Administrators and from the National School Board Conference 2008. Additional resources have been gathered from the websites Route 21 and from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills website.

Introduction to 21st Century Framework

Professional Development Program

Lenoir County Public Schools

PresentedBy

Tezella G. Cline

October 26, 2009

Overview

This session will introduce participants to the 21st Century Framework. Participants will learn the importance of infusing 21st Century skills into their curriculum and they will begin to discover the new vision for teaching.

The Future

Change

New Contexts

New Job Skills

Voter Attitudes

Global Citizenship

Our future is characterized by…

How would you completethis statement?

Warm up…

Outcomes

• To promote high academic achievement for all students to become Globally Competitive

• To increase knowledge about 21st Century Framework among teachers and administrators

• To facilitate the infusion of the 21st Century Skills into the curriculum

Objectives

Participants will…• discover where, when, and how the 21st

Century Partnership started• analyze the components of the 21st Century

Framework and its importance• read about and discuss key 21st Century

initiatives in North Carolina• identify specific next steps in processing and

infusing 21st Century skills into the curriculum

1. When, how, and why did this ‘movement’ start? (21st Century Partnership)

2. Who makes up the Partnership? (members)

3. What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?

4. Why are 21st Century / Future Ready Skills so important?

5. What must we do?

Key Questions

Introduction to 21st Century

1. When, how, and why did this ‘movement’ start? (21st Century Partnership)

Since 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has been working with states and communities to reinvigorate learning to meet the demands of the 21st century. Based on this work, the Partnership believes there are seven strategies for a successful statewide 21st Century Skills Initiative:

1. High-profile leadership 2. Broad consensus and a shared vision 3. Ongoing professional development in 21st century

skills 4. Standards and curriculum aligned with 21st century

skills 5. 21st century assessments 6. An effective communications strategy 7. An aggressive implementation strategy

2002

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is the leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. The organization brings together the business community, education leaders and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21st century education to ensure every child’s success as citizens and workers in the 21st century. The Partnership encourages schools, districts and states to advocate for the infusion of 21st century skills into education and provides tools and resources to help facilitate and drive change.http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/p21_nc2008.pdf

21st Century in North CarolinaIn 2005, Governor Mike Easley launched the

nation’s first Center for 21st Century Skills. The Center is focused on improving North Carolina’s education system to ensure that students graduate with the skills needed for success in the global economy. The Center is located in the North Carolina Business Committee for Education. It is a public-private partnership that works actively with business leaders, educators and policymakers to create new curricula, new assessments, and new ways to align classroom teaching and learning outcomes with 21st century workforce readiness skills. The Center is bringing together current innovative reform efforts as well as implementing new ones to develop meaningful assessments and curricula that reflect the knowledge necessary for success in the 21st century. The Center is also working to improve and expand professional development for educators that focuses on 21st century skills.

So…

Respond to these key questions…

• How would you describe the beginning of the “21st Century Movement” in your own words?

• Who/ What fields does it involve?

Center for 21st Century Skills…http://www.ncbce.org/index.php?page=21st-

century-learningThink- Pair-Share


Who makes up this Partnership? (members)

Who is the Partnership?

A unique partnership between business, education and

policymakers

With support from the U.S. Department of Education

P21 Members

The Partnership is a catalyst todefine and promote a powerfulvision for:

• 21st Century Citizens • 21st Century Workers • 21st Century Education

Who is the Partnership?

Transition ….Now let’s consider

…a child starting Kindergarten in 2008• This child was born in 2003

• This child was not alive when 9/11 occurred

• The United States has been at war for this child’s entire life thus far

• We will need to educate this child for a life that will bring retirement in 2068 or later

Are we ready?

http://video.computerworld.com/services/link/bcpid1351827287/bctid14706015001


Why are 21st Century / Future Ready Skills so important?

Why are 21st century skills so important?

There are new 21st Century

Contexts

Global Competition

Global Cooperation

Information Growth

More Jobs & Careers

Service Economy

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

Growing

Service Economy:

●Communication Skills

●Life and Career Awareness Skills

New Context Skills Required

Scenario

• You are leading a local high school

• You and your leadership team have just completed a survey to learn more about the needs of the community and local businesses

• Your team now must review the data and begin planning for the needs identified

• Outline your initial and long-range plans using the data on the following slides.


Examine the data and respond…

•What does data suggest?

•What questions do you have?

•How/ why is this relevant for your

students?

•What can you do to address this?

Be ready to respond as a group.

• 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%


• Of the four-year graduates you recently hired, how do they rate?

63.4

56.4

64.6

67.3

65.4

9.0

27.8

18.6

8.1

9.8

16.8Professional/Work Ethic

27.6Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

15.8Written Communication

24.6Collaboration

24.8Oral Communication

Deficient ExcellentAdequate


• 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%


• 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%


• 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%


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

Growing

Service Economy:

●Communication Skills

●Life and Career Awareness Skills

New Context Skills Required

The requirements of the workforce are changing…


Therefore…We must change with the world.


What is the Framework for 21st Century?

21st Century Framework

A shared vision for 21st Century student success has been developed for the new global economy.

(21CF)

National leaders saw the need to make better connections.

21st Century Skills Framework

Standards and AssessmentsCurriculum and InstructionProfessional DevelopmentLearning Environments

Studen

t Outco

mes 21 st Century Supports


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


Life & Career Skills

• Flexibility & Adaptability

• Initiative & Self-Direction

• Social & Cross-Cultural Skills

• Productivity & Accountability

• Leadership & Responsibility

Learning & Innovation Skills

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Creativity & Innovation

• Communication & Collaboration



Information, Media & Technology Skills

• Information Literacy

• Media Literacy

• ICT (Information, Communications &

Technology) Literacy

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=119

21st Century Skills in North Carolina

Key Ongoing 21st Century Initiatives

• Learn and Earn

• North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey

• North Carolina Graduation Project


Key Ongoing 21st Century In Initiatives

Learn and Earn• Named among the top 50 programs in the 2008• Students attend a high school located on a

college campus• They earn a high school diploma and finish with

two years of college or an associate degree, at no cost to the student.

• Currently there are 42 Learn and Earn high schools across the state

• by 2008-09, there will be 63 such schools.



North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey

• This survey gathers the views of the state’s teaching professionals

• Used to help develop policy, strengthen classroom working conditions and improve the learning environment for students

• The 2008 survey received responses from more than 87 percent of the 120,000 teachers

• and administrators working in the state.

http://ncteachingconditions.org/



North Carolina Graduation Project• Requires high school students to demonstrate

what they know and are able to do as a result of their cumulative education

• Supports students as they discover interests and make connections with the real world

• Encourages business partners to participate in student job shadowing experiences

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/graduationproject/

New 21st Century Skills InitiativesNorth Carolina Professional Educator Standards and

Evaluation System• The North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE) approved• North Carolina Professional Educator Evaluation System • Aligns public and private teacher education programs• This System is based on the NC Standards for

Superintendents, the NC Standards for School Executives and the NC Professional

• Teaching Standards. • The evaluation instrument for school executives (principals)

was implemented on July 1, 2008. • The Teaching Personnel Performance Evaluation Instrument

has been piloted and is not being implemented state-wide• Currently, public and private schools of education within

colleges and universities are assessing their teacher and administrator education programs based on these Standards. http://www.ncptsc.org/

http://www.ncptsc.org/


Why are these 21st Century Skills and Standards important to you?

North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards

Why are these Standards important to you?

• The North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards are the basis for teacher preparation, teacher evaluation, and professional development.

• Colleges and universities are changing their programs; a new teacher evaluation instrument has been created; and professional development is taking on a new look based on these Standards.

• Each of these include the skills and knowledge needed for the 21st century teaching and learning.

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/profdev/training/teacher/teacher-eval.pdf

New State Goals…North Carolina

State Board of Education Goals• North Carolina Public Schools will produce globally

competitive students• Schools will be led by 21st Century professionals• Students will be healthy and responsible• Leadership will guide innovation in NC public schools• Schools will be governed and supported by 21st

century systems

Key components:

Leadership

Relationships

Rigor in content

Relevant instruction that engages students

Reflection on practice

Our Task…

To address all critical components of educational reform and improvement while focusing on local school needs:

LCPS Mission & Goals

Preparing all students to be competitive and productive citizens in a global economy

1. Attain high academic achievement for all students2. Provide safe and orderly learning environments3. Attract, retain, and develop an exceptional workforce4. Provide excellent school facilities that are conducive to teaching and learning5. Increase collaboration and partnerships with the community6. Ensure fiscal responsibility and equity

LCPS Goals for 21st Century

• Goal 1- Attain High Academic Achievement For All Students to Become Globally Competitive

• Goal 2- Attract, Retain, and Develop 21st Century Professionals

• Goal 3- Provide Safe and Orderly Learning Environments to Develop Healthy and Responsible Students

• Goal 4- Provide Leadership for Innovation • Goal 5- Provide Engaging Learning

Environments Governed and Supported by 21st Century Systems


What must we do?

Open ourselves to learning…

Change

Remain open to

continuous learning…

Think flexiblyBe persistent

Think in creative and innovative ways

Take responsible risks

Think and work

interdependentlly

Tools and Resources

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills offers various tools and resources to assist educators in integrating 21st century skills into education. Our tools were developed through a comprehensive process involving hundreds of educators, researchers and employers across the country.

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

How do I learn more about 21st century skills?

Route 21

• Route 21: The goal of Route 21 is to provide an online interactive tool that demonstrates how 21st century skills can be supported through standards, professional development, assessments and curriculum and instruction.

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php

• Assess21: Assess 21 is a Web-based repository for information on assessments of 21st century skills. This repository is designed to serve as a central hub for background information on 21st century skills assessments as they become available and is open to submissions. The goal of Assess21 is to highlight what assessments are available as well as make visible where particular gaps in the assessment of 21st century content and skill domains exist.



• MILE Guide: The Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed the Milestones for Improving Learning and Education (MILE) Guide for 21st Century Skills to assist educators and administrators in measuring the progress of their schools in defining, teaching and assessing 21st Century Skills. Here you will find links to downloads, the MILE Guide online assessment and the MILE Guide workshop.

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/images/stories/otherdocs/p21up_MILE_Guide_Chart.pdf

What else?

• Become a 21st Century Learner• Ask questions• Seek answers… research• Take risks• Share ideas• Participate in PLCs• Make presentations• Create new ways…• Endless possibilities exist!

Are we ready?

http://video.computerworld.com/services/link/bcpid1351827287/bctid14706015001

Are our students ready for the new global economy?

Conclusion

Are YOU ready for the new global

economy?

Conclusion

21st Century Teaching and Learning starts with you!

Conclusion

Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers?

Are our students globally aware?

Are our students self-directed?

Are our students good collaborators?

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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