Enhancing 21 st Century Skills: Implications for Community Colleges

1. Enhancing 21st Century Skills: Implications for Community Colleges Rebecca Rahschulte, M.Ed.

2. What are 21st Century Skills? • “The skills, knowledge, and expertise students should master to succeed in work and life in the 21st century” (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007).

3. Why are 21st Century Skills Important? • Karl Fisch - video • “Did You Know / Shift Happens” • Approximately 8 minutes

4. Partnership for 21st Century Skills • Framework for 21st Century Learning

5. Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes • Global Awareness • Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy • Civic Literacy • Health Literacy

6. Learning & Innovation Skills • Creativity & Innovation • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Communication & Collaboration

7. Information, Media and Technology Skills • Information Literacy • Media Literacy • ICT (Information, Communications, & Technology) Literacy

8. Life & Career Skills • Flexibility & Adaptability • Initiative & Self-Direction • Social & Cross-Cultural Skills • Productivity & Accountability • Leadership & Responsibility

9. 21st Century Support Systems • 21st Century Standards • Assessment of 21st Century Skills • 21st Century Curriculum & Instruction • 21st Century Professional Development • 21st Century Learning Environments

10. References • Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. (2008). “How Should Colleges Assess And Improve Student Learning?”. • Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2007). Framework for 21st Century Learning. Retrieved from www.21stcenturyskills.org • Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2007). The Intellectual and Policy Foundation of the 21st Century Skills Framework. Retrieved from www.21stcenturyskills.org

11. References - continued • Fisch, K. (2007). “Did You Know/Shift Happens.” Retrieved from www.fischbowl.blogspot.com