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Ken Kay, President

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

FETC

Orlando, Florida

January 25, 2007

21st Century Skills as a Vision for K-12 Education: What should schools and districts do?

“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

Overview

Every student in your school or district must be:

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

Overview

• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?

• What is the framework for 21st Century Skills?

• What should school and districts do?

Overview

Why are 21st Century Skills so Important?

5 Reasons

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

Why 21st Century Skills?

2. The U.S. is falling behind.

Why 21st Century Skills?

Source: PISA, 2000, 2003 Courtesy of Cisco Systems

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Why 21st Century Skills?

3. The nature of work is changing.

Why 21st Century Skills?

How many of your Parents & Grandparents had only one or two jobs

in their lifetimes?

Why 21st Century Skills?

How many jobs will a young person have today between

age 18-38?

…10.2 jobs

Why 21st Century Skills?

SOURCE: Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among Younger Baby Boomers: Recent Results From a Longitudinal Survey Summary, US Dept. of Labor, 2004

20th Century 21st Century

1 – 2 Jobs 10 – 15 Jobs

Critical Thinking Across

Disciplines

Integration of 21st

Century Skills intoSubject Matter

Mastery

Mastery ofOne Field

SubjectMatter

Mastery

Number ofJobs:

JobRequirement:

Teaching Model:

SubjectMatter

Mastery

Integration of 21st

Century Skills intoSubject Matter

Mastery

Assessment Model:

Why 21st Century Skills?

Why 21st Century Skills?

4. The requirements of the 21st Century work force are changing.

Workforce Survey:

“Are They Really Ready to Work?

Why 21st Century Skills?

Released October 2, 2006, by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Why 21st Century Skills?

• 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 21st Century Skills?

• 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 21st Century Skills?

• 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 21st Century Skills?

5. We need to prepare our students to be effective 21st Century citizens.

What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?

Overview

20th Century Education Model

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Skills Framework

- English

- Reading or Language Arts

- Mathematics

- Science

- Foreign Languages

- Civics

- Government

- Economics

- Arts

- History

- Geography

Core Subjects

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

Information and communications technology (ICT) literacy is the ability to use technology to accomplish thinking and learning skills:

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills

• Creativity & Innovation Skills

• Communication & Information Skills

• Collaboration Skills

21st Century Skills Framework

Life Skills

• Leadership• Ethics• Accountability• Adaptability• Personal Productivity• Personal Responsibility• People Skills• Self Direction (e.g. Lawrence Township)• Social Responsibility

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Content

• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business and

Entrepreneurship Literacy• Civic Literacy• Health & Wellness Awareness

21st Century Skills Framework

These 21st Century Skills should become the new “design specs”

for 21st Century education.

21st Century Skills Framework

What can schools and districts do?

8 Strategies

What can your school or district do?

Develop a consensus among the key stakeholders on the 21st Century skills needed by students in your

school or district.

1. Develop a Consensus

2. Take a Self-Assessment

Use the MILE Guide to determine where you are today.

What can your school or district do?

Create a teacher professional development strategy for

21st Century skills.

Examples:

• Lawrence Township (Indiana)• North Carolina• West Virginia

3. Upgrade Professional Development

What can your school or district do?

4. Imbed 21st Century Skills in core subjects

Use the ICT Literacy Maps for:

• Math• Science• English• Geography• Social Studies (early 2007)

What can your school or district do?

21st Century Model

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ent Analytic Thinking

Global Positioning Software

Geography

What can your school or district do?

Use a full range of assessments, including high-stakes and classroom

assessments, to measure 21st Century Skills.

5. Upgrade Assessments

Examples:

• Collegiate Learning Assessment

• West Virginia

• North Carolina

• Student Portfolios

• Senior Year Projects

What can your school or district do?

6. Focus on reforming high schools

• Focus on the results that matter in the 21st Century.

• Redefine rigor to include 21st Century skills.

What can your school or district do?

Collaborate with youth development and after-school programs on a

“community strategy” to pursue 21st Century Skills.

7. Collaborate with Community-Based Groups

What can your school or district do?

Develop an agreement on skill outcomes and ask local businesses to

provide career awareness and internships that offer opportunities to

learn beyond the classroom.

8. Collaborate with the Business Community

What can your school or district do?

Conclusion

“There is remarkable consensus among

educators and business and policy leaders on

one key conclusion: we need to bring what we

teach and how we teach into the 21st century.”

TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006

Every student in your school or district must be:

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

Conclusion

These skills should become the “design specs” of a 21st Century education in your school or district.

Conclusion

Let us know how we can help.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills177 North Church Avenue, Suite 305

Tucson, AZ 85701(520) 623-2466

www.21stcenturyskills.org

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