LEARNING FOR THE 21 st CENTURY

1. LEARNING FOR THE 21st CENTURY Archived Information High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

2. introduction to the partnership Founding Members: AOL, Apple, Cable in the Classroom,Cisco Systems, Dell, Microsoft, NEA, SAP Key Partners: US Department of Education, Appalachian Technology in Education Consortium (ATEC) Strategic Partners: ISTE, COSN, SETDA, Tech Corps High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

3. Mission Introduction to the partnership The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a public-private partnership organized to create an overall vision of how 21st century skills can be incorporated into K-12 education. Objectives * Define a framework and create a common language for understanding and promoting 21st Century Skills * Provide education leaders with tools, examples and strategies for action * Build consensus in the public and private sectors with public education campaign to promote 21st Century Skills High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

4. why are 21st century skills important? High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

5. 1. Students (today’s education faces irrelevance unless we are able to bridge the gap between how students live and how students learn)2. Workforce (“The average person will change jobs nine times by the time he or she is 32.” Elaine Chao, US Secretary of Labor) High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

6. 3. Relationship to no child left behind (NCLB) 1. Emphasizes student achievement and requires assessments in core subjects.2. Skills are to be integrated into core subjects. 3. Requires that every student be technologically literate by 8th grade. 4. States, schools and districts can incorporate a broad vision of the 21st century skills into their NCLB framework. High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

7. what are 21st century skills? High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

8. 1. Core Subjects (reading, math, science,etc.)2. Learning Skills (thinking, problem solving skills; information and communication skills; self interpersonal and self direction skills) 3. 21st Century Tools (information and communication technologies such as computers, networking, audio, video and other multimedia tools) High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

9. 4. 21st Century Content (global awareness; financial, economic and business literacy; civic literacy)5. 21st Century Context (make content relevant to students’ lives; bring the world into the classroom; provide authentic learning experiences)6. Assessment (measure both core subjects and 21st century skills; classroom assessment strengthened and integrated with instructional process to reinforce learning) High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

10. partnership model what are 21st century skills? High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

11. what is the MILE GUIDE for 21st century skills? High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

12. MILE GUIDE: onlineMilestones for Improving Learning and Education in the 21st Century Mile Guide Online High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

13. Partnership for 21st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.org High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003