21st Century Skills

Nicolle M. Ayala MercadoProf. Arlinda LópezEDPE 4005 – L11October 30,2015

“Above and Beyond”▪ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KMM387HNQk

http://www.unr.edu/pathway/learning

Objectives▪ How to build a student for the 21st Century.▪ What is the Partnership for 21st Century

Skills ?▪ Why are 21st Century Skills so important?▪ What is the Framework for 21st Century

Skills?▪ What can schools and district do?

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How to build a student for the 21st Century

“This is a story about the big public conversation the

nation is not having about education… whether an

entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the

global economy because they can’t think their way through abstract problems, work in

teams, distinguish good formation from bad, or speak

a language other than English.”

How to Build a Student for the 21st Century, TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006

How to build a student for the 21st Century

1. Knowing more about the world.

2. Thinking outside the box.

3. Becoming smarter about new sources of information.

4. Developing good people skills.

▪ Self- Awareness

▪ Self- Regulation Motivation

▪ Empathy

▪ Social skills

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P21 Members

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Why are 21st Century Skills so important?

▪ U.S. students must compete in a new global economy.

▪ The U.S. is falling behind.

▪ The nature and requirements of the 21st century workforce are changing.

▪ We need to prepare our students to be effective 21st century citizens.

Requirements of the 21st Century Workforce

http://www.oecd.org/site/educeri21st/40756908.pdf

Are They Really Ready to Work?

• What skills are most important for job success when hiring a high school graduate?

• Of the High School Students that you recently hired, what were their deficiencies?

• What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?

Are They Really Ready to Work?

21st Century Skills Framework20th Century

http://www.oecd.org/site/educeri21st/40756908.pdf

21st Century Skills Framework

http://www.oecd.org/site/educeri21st/40756908.pdf

21st Century Skills Framework

Core Subjects• English• Reading or Language Arts• Mathematics• Science• Foreign Languages• Civics

• Government• Economics• Arts• History• Geography

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Themes• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business

and Entrepreneurial literacy• Civic Literacy• Health Literacy

21st Century Skills Framework

Thinking and Learning Skills

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Skills• Creativity & Innovation Skills• Communication & Information Skills• Collaboration Skills

21st Century Skills Framework

ICT Literacy

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills• Creativity & Innovation Skills• Communication & Information Skills• Collaboration Skills

21st Century Skills Framework

• Flexibility and Adaptability• Ethics • Leadership• Accountability • Adaptability• People Skills

• Initiative and Self-Direction• Personal Productivity• Personal Responsibility• Social Responsibility and

Cross- Cultural Skills

Life and Career Skills

What can schools and districts do?1. Develop a Consensus2. Take a Self- Assessment using the MILE

guide.3. Upgrade Professional Development4. Implant 21st Century Skills in core

subjects using the ICT literacy maps for English.

5. Upgrade Assessments, including high-stakes and classroom assessments, to measure 21st Century Skills.

6. Focus on reforming high schools.7. Collaborate with Community-Based Groups.8. Collaborate with the Business Community.

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• A critical thinker• A problem solver• An innovator• An effective communicator• An effective collaborator• An self-directed learner• Information and media literate• Globally aware• Civically engaged• Financially and economically literate

In conclusion Every student must be:

ConclusionI conclude that to be an

excellent teacher in this days. We need to bring what we teach and how we teach into the 21st Century because these skills will develop Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity in our students. We also have to keep in mind that the internet is changing the way we Work, Live, Play and Learn.

ReferencesMayrath, M. C. (2011). Technology-based Assessments for 21st Century Skills. Charlotte,

N.C.: Information Age PublishingNational Research Council, (. (U.S.). (2010). Assessing 21st Century Skills. Washington,

D.C.: National Academies Press.

Beckett, D. S. (2010). Secondary Education in the 21st Century. New York: Nova Science

Publishers, Inc.

Guske, I. (2008). Education Landscapes in the 21st Century: Cross-cultural Challenges and

Multi-disciplinary Perspectives. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

American Association of School, L. (2009). Standards for the 21st-century Learner in Action.

Chicago, Ill: AASL.