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21 st Century Skills Transitioning from 1 st Class to World Class

21 st Century Skills Transitioning from 1 st Class to World Class. Faculty Presentation August 27, 2008. HUHS Strategic Planning. 4 Action Teams Strategy 1: 21 st Century Skill Implementation Strategy 2: Best Practices for Instruction Strategy 3: Transition (8 th - 9 th Grade)

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21 st Century Skills Transitioning from 1 st Class to World Class

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  1. 21st Century SkillsTransitioning from 1st Class to World Class Faculty Presentation August 27, 2008

  2. HUHS Strategic Planning 4 Action Teams • Strategy 1: 21st Century Skill Implementation • Strategy 2: Best Practices for Instruction • Strategy 3: Transition (8th - 9th Grade) • Strategy 4: Data-Driven Decisions Today’s learners will have 10-14 jobs by the time they are 38 Many of today’s jobs did not exist 10 years ago Hartford Union High School.

  3. Team Members Facilitators: Sarah Kraus, Jana Danay, Paul Cappoferri Staff: Lora Cowell, Jason Kraus, Corey McCauley Students: Sarah Tweedale, Polly Dalton Community: Greg Bell, Cheryl Schenk 25% of workers today have been with their employers for less than 1 year 50% of workers today have been with their employers for more than 5 years Hartford Union High School.

  4. HUHS 21st Century Skills Implementation • Goal Statement: • We will implement 21st Century Skills so that all students have the necessary tools for lifelong learning. • Objectives Addressed: • Student Performance / Student Achievement / Ethics, Behavior, Respect • Key Activities: • Develop a Communication Plan • Identify an Assessment Tool • Implement Thinking & Learning Skills into Curriculum • Integrate Information & Communication into Curriculum • Implement Life Skills into Curriculum • Implement Content relevant to 21st Century • Transition 1st Class model to World Class model Hartford Union High School.

  5. HUHS Strategic Planning Pop Quiz Hartford Union High School.

  6. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 1: The population of the United States is 300 Million. What is the population of China and India? China 1.3 Billion India 1.1 Billion Hartford Union High School.

  7. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 2: The United States has 53 Million students in K-12 How many do China and India have? China 200 Million India 211 Million Hartford Union High School.

  8. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 3: What percentage of engineering PhD graduates from United States Universities are from foreign countries? 60% Hartford Union High School.

  9. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 4: What ethnic group has started more venture-capital backed companies in the Silicon Valley in the past 5 years? Indians Hartford Union High School.

  10. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 5: What are the most commonly taught foreign languages in the United States? Spanish French Latin What are the most commonly taught foreign languages in India and China? English Hartford Union High School.

  11. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 6: According to the CIA, what are the most strategically important languages to the US in the future? • Spanish, French, Latin • Farsi, Arabic, Hindi, and Mandarin Hartford Union High School.

  12. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 7: The internet, as we know it today had its beginning in 1984 with about 1,000 devices connected. How many devices are connected today? • 1992 – 1,000,000 • 2006 – 600,000,000 Hartford Union High School.

  13. HUHS Strategic Planning Question 8: Name this Country: • Richest in the World • Largest Military • Center of World Business & Finance • Strongest Education System • Currency the World Standard of Value • Highest Standard of Living • Great Britain in 1900 • United States in 2000 • Who will it be in 2100? Hartford Union High School.

  14. What are 21st Century Skills? • Every student at HUHS has the potential to become: • 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 Hartford Union High School.

  15. 21st Century Skills Framework Nintendo invested $140M for R&D in 2002 – The US government spent less than half that amount on research and innovation in education. • In order to guide our students with the 21st Century Skills, we need to implement: • Thinking and Learning Skills • Information and Communications Literacy • Life Skills • 21st Century Content Hartford Union High School.

  16. 1st Class is the starting point for World Class China has more gifted students than we ( U.S.) have students Hartford Union High School.

  17. World Class World Class Qualities & Characteristics • Communication • Interpersonal • Multi-Literacy • Listening • Understanding • Integrity • Honesty • Respect • Responsibility • Ethics • Leadership • Citizenship • Service • Courage • Critical Thinking • Problem Solving • Creative • Independent • Innovative • Adaptability • Flexibility • Empathy • Unbiased • Teaming • Work Ethic • Self-motivated • Confident • Driven • Dedicated • Committed • Accountable • Global Awareness • Diversity • Human Rights • Economics • Sustainability • Networking Hartford Union High School.

  18. September’s Focus - Integrity First text message sent in 1992 – today the number per day exceeds the population of the planet Honesty Respect Responsibility Ethics Leadership Citizenship Service Courage Hartford Union High School.

  19. For more information: 70% of 4 year olds use a computer • Visit our webpage: • http://www2.huhs.org/sp/21st/ Hartford Union High School.

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