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21st Century Skills Task Force Update

21st Century Skills Task Force Update. March 20, 2009. Task Force Members. Chris Allen Diana Myers-Pachla Chris Connors Joyce Edwards Sarah Shannon Amy Squillante Diane Mehegan Rachel Barrett Andrea Sterling Donna Holt. Gail Callahan Joanne McDonald Sheila Arpe Joan Lynn

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21st Century Skills Task Force Update

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  1. 21st Century Skills Task Force Update March 20, 2009

  2. Task Force Members • Chris Allen • Diana Myers-Pachla • Chris Connors • Joyce Edwards • Sarah Shannon • Amy Squillante • Diane Mehegan • Rachel Barrett • Andrea Sterling • Donna Holt • Gail Callahan • Joanne McDonald • Sheila Arpe • Joan Lynn • Suzanne Billingham • Wendy Cox • Kittie Marrone • Christopher Trombly • Karen Fruzzetti • Lynsey Murray • Sue Skeiber

  3. Beginning Question Are 21st Century skills important for us to investigate?

  4. First Steps to Begin the Conversation • Youtube • Partnership for 21st Century skills • Task Force Blog • Ken Kay presentation • Daniel Pink • A Whole New Mind • MassCue conference • State Task Force Report • Letter to Commissioner Chester and Secretary Reville • 2 Million Minutes

  5. 20th Century Education Model

  6. 21st Century Skills Framework

  7. 21st Century Skills Framework 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

  8. Learning & Innovation Skills Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Creativity & Innovation Communication & Collaboration 21st Century Skills Framework

  9. 21st Century Skills Framework Information, Media & Technology Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy

  10. 21st Century Skills Framework Life & Career Skills Flexibility & Adaptability Initiative & Self-Direction Social & Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity & Accountability Leadership & Responsibility

  11. What’s new about 21st Century Skills? New Understanding of Coverage New Areas of Emphasis

  12. How are we preparing our students to become citizens of the 21st Century?

  13. Vision The Duxbury Public Schools will ensure that all students are prepared to be members of the 21st Century by having the skills and knowledge that will enable them to function as meaningful, civically, and fiscally literate members in a global society.

  14. “We must prepare our students for their future not our past.”Daniel Pink

  15. New Essential Questions What does it mean to be a 21st century citizen? What does a 21st century school look like?

  16. Let’s Keep the Conversation Going!!

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