Integrating 21st Century Skills for Student Success

1. Create a Framework for Student Success: Integrate 21st Century Academic and Workplace Skills Ronna Magy Campbell Adult and Community Education August 13, 2014 072314

2. Objectives • Consider the global issues confronting educators and students in the 21stCentury • Identify the academic, workforce and life skills students need for success • Identify ways of integrating workforce and academic skills in adult education classes 2

3. Global Economy Skills Gap

4. Global Economy • Everything is connected • Work gets done anytime, any place • Shrinking job market • Automation of labor • “Offshoring” • Baby boomers retiring • Knowledge and skills gap • Technology integrated into every sector ~Frank Benest, COABE April 18, 2011 Aligning Adult Education with the Global Economy 4

5. Global Economy: Job Market Imbalances By 2030 worldwide there may be: • Surplus of 38 million low-skill workers • Unemployment • Stagnating wages • Shortage of 45 medium-skill workers • Shortage of 90 million highly-skilled workers ~The world at work: Jobs, pay and skills for 3.5 billion people. McKinsey Global Institute 2012

6. Global Economy: Implications for Education • Accelerating changes • Budget cuts to education • Students eager to learn: • English as a Second Language • High school subjects • Academic, Workplace and Life Skills • Content Knowledge 6

7. College Readiness Despite well meaning efforts, it is estimated that the states spend $3 billion yearly as 1.7 million students enter college remediation programs…. …… few of these students emerge as college graduates. • Students should be college-ready upon graduating high school ~ Remediation: Higher Education’s Bridge to Nowhere, Complete College America, 2012

8. A Competitive Workforce in a Global Economy • Educated workforce is key to the US in the global economy • By 2018, 63% of jobs will require some post-secondary education ~Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012, Bureau of Labor Statistics 8

9. Education and Jobs ~College Completion Tool Kit U.S. Department of Education 2011

10. OCTAE: The Need for Post-Secondary and Career Education In modern times, adults cannot succeed and be economically self-sufficient without some level of post-secondary education. About 90 percent of the fastest growing jobs of the future will require education or training beyond high school. ~OCTAE (Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education) 10

11. Retooling Education and America’s Workforce Education beyond high school and skills acquisition is the passport to the American dream. ~Michael Gallo, Passport to Prosperity, CCAE State Conference, 2014

12. What is the solution ? • Proposal: Adopt college- and career-ready standards to ensure high and consistent expectations and outcomes for K-12 and adult education students. ~ College Completion Tool Kit , U.S. Department of Education 2011 12

13. Common Core State Standards 13

14. Common Core State Standards: Background Information • College and career readiness standards • Supported by 43 states & the District of Columbia • Balanced between content and skills • Research and evidence-based • Aligned with college and work expectations • Internationally benchmarked • Focused on student outcomes • Adapted by OCTAE in the College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards for adult education ~ Common Core State Standards: Preparing America’s Students for College and Career 2012

15. College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards for Adult Education Jigsaw Reading: • Read the information about the CCR standards. • Determine the key points. • Share with your group. • Summarize the information. • Give an example. 15

16. College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR) CCR Focus on Literacy Instruction (ELA Literacy) 3 key areas of shift in emphasis: • Complexity: texts are more complex, use more academiclanguage and vocabulary • Evidence: • Reading-citeevidence, analyze information • Writing-conductresearch, analyze sources • Speaking/listening-academic talk based on readings • Knowledge: students read across disciplines (nonfictional texts); students read informational texts to develop contentknowledge ~Pimental, S. 2013 College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education 16

17. SMALL GROUP BRAINSTORM What knowledge and skills do students need for success in the global economy? 17

18. Global Economy: Skills Needed • Basic/Foundational skills: • Reading, writing, speaking, listening • Content Knowledge • “Interpersonal “soft skills” (communication, self-advocacy, team work) • Critical thinking, problem solving skills • Adaptability and flexibility • Technology skills • Ability to interpret and apply data • Entrepreneurial thinking and behaviors 18

19. Global Economy: 21st Century Application of Skills • Post Secondary Education • Career Tech Ed Courses • Workforce • Civic and Community Meetings • Parent Conferences 19

20. 21st Century Skills: 3Rs and 7Cs 3Rs: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic 7Cs: • Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving • Creativity & Innovation • Collaboration, Teamwork & Leadership • Cross–cultural understanding • Communication & Media Literacy • Computing & ITC Literacy • Career & Learning Self-reliance -Bernard Trilling and Charles Fadel 21st Century Skills 20

21. 21st Century SkillsSelf-Inventory Refer to handout

22. 21st Century Skills Mixer Please tell me about one of your skills and how/when you use it. Refer to handout 22

23. 21st Century Growth Mindset: Flexibility and Adaptability • Everyone can grow and change • Talent grows with effort • Challenges and failures are opportunities for improvement and acquiring new skills • A person’s true potential is unknown • Focus is on development ~Carol Dweck, Mindset 23

24. Give an example of when you recently used flexibility, adaptability, creativity, or innovation to approach a situation. Think.... Pair.... Share.... 24

25. Integrating Workforce and Academic Readiness Skills The skills learners need in order to transition successfully to higher levels of education or employment should be integrated at every level of instruction, including ESL classes that are focused primarily on language instruction. -Promoting Learner Transitions to Postsecondary Education and Work: Developing Academic Readiness from the Beginning Betsy Parrish and Kimberly Johnson, CAELA Network Brief, April 2010 www.cal.org/caelanetwork

26. ESL Beginning High ESL Beginning Low

27. Skills for Success • Listening • Oral Communication • Reading • Vocabulary • Writing, Note Taking • Research, analyze, explain information & cite sources • Critical Thinking, Problem Solving • Interpersonal Soft Skills • Technology Workforce & Career Readiness Skills Academic Readiness Skills

28. Soft Skills Transferable from the Classroom to Workplace and Academic Settings • Leadership • Cooperation-Collaboration-Communication • Information Systems • Social and Cross-Cultural Skills • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills • Self Concept • Setting Goals and Planning and Managing • Initiative and Self Reliance • Self Evaluation and Monitoring • Technology 28

29. 21st Century • Skills • The 7 C’s • Critical thinking/ problem solving • Communication • Collaboration • Creativity • Cross-cultural understanding • Computing • Career self-reliance/ lifelong learning Examples of Critical Thinking Skills Skills: • Organizing • Categorizing • Predicting • Interpreting • Analyzing & evaluating • Summarizing • Decision making - Parrish/Johnson - College & Career Readiness Standards

30. BRAINSTORM How do you teach critical thinking skills to your students?

31. Activities that implement critical thinking skills in ESL classes Chart Reading • Categorizing • Interpreting • Analyzing, Evaluating, Summarizing

32. Chart Reading: Daily Exercise • Men exercise about _____minutes every day. • Women exercise about______ minutes every day. Future Book 1, page 138 32

33. Hotel maintenance worker’s weekly job duties DUTIES M T W Th F Sa S Notes Help housekeepers move carts up & down stairs X X X X X X X Clean the entire pool area X X X X X Clean the entire front lobby area & driveway X X X X X X X Do a walk-thru of entire building and groups (am & pm) X X X X X X X Clean all parking lots X X X X Clean entire lower level X X X X X X X

34. Student Progress Graph Weekly Tests Refer to handout 34

35. What other topics (about students in your class) could be researched, summarized, analyzed, charted and reported? 35

36. 21st Century • Skills • The 7 C’s • Critical thinking/ problem solving • Communication • Collaboration • Creativity • Cross-cultural understanding • Computing • Career self-reliance / lifelong learning Examples of Communication and Collaboration Skills: • Teamwork • Cooperation • Coming to a consensus • Compromise • Decision making • Listening - SCANS

37. Integrating Communication and Collaboration Skills in Classroom Instruction 37 • Oral Presentations (pairs or groups) • Learner Goal setting • Research • Note taking • Citation and Reference • Self-assessment • “I” statements

38. Brainstorm What kinds of jobs have students told you they want to have in the future? • Careers in health care • Working with children • Starting a business • Working in a hotel or store • Fixing cars • Technology

39. Oral PresentationThe Career in My Future: Goal-Setting Phase 39 • Students work in pairs or teams • Students decide on a career they want to have in the future.

40. Oral PresentationThe Career in My Future: Research Phase • Name of job • Job description • Hourly wage • Yearly wage • Work hours • Working conditions • Skills needed • Education required • Training required • Why I want this job 40

41. Oral PresentationThe Career in My Future: Online Research -Technology • Read informational texts • Gather, summarize, evaluate, and analyze information • Cite evidence ~ College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR) 41

42. The Career in My Future:Oral Presentation & Note-Taking Phase Refer to handout 42

43. Oral Presentation: Citing a Reference Refer to handout 43

44. What other oral presentation topics would you recommend? • A Famous Person • The Rainforest • ?????? Set Goals Research information Take notes Cite References 44

45. Self-Assessment:What Kind of Worker Are You? In a job interview, an employer might ask: • Tell me about yourself. • What are your strengths? • Why should we hire you for this position? • How would your co-workers describe you? 45

46. How can we prepare students to talk about their skills in job interviews, in college interviews, and when making small talk in social situations? 46

47. Self-Assessment: Mixer ActivityWhat Are Your Skills? 47

48. Transferable Skills: Making “I” Statements “I” statement examples: • I can work in a team and get along with others. • I am reliable and responsible. • I can find information on the Internet. • I can listen to a lecture and take notes. Refer to handout 48

49. Use Direct, Explicit Instruction • Introduction: Today you are going to learn about…….. You will be working on these skills…. • Summary: Today you learned to…….. What skills did we work on today Refer to handout

50. 21st C Skills • 7 C’s • Critical thinking/ problem solving • Communication • Collaboration • Creativity • Cross-cultural understanding • Computing • Career self-reliance/ lifelong learning Examples of Critical Thinking Skills Skills: • Interpreting • Analyzing & evaluating • Summarizing • Decision making - Parrish/Johnson