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.