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21st Century Skills in Minnesota

21st Century Skills in Minnesota. TIES 2009 Education Technology Conference Leslie Yoder , Saint Paul Schools Julie Beddow-Schubert , Le Crescent-Hokah Schools Mike Booke , Capital Safety. Why are 21st Century Skills important?. New 21st Century Contexts. Global competition.

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21st Century Skills in Minnesota

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  1. 21st Century Skills in Minnesota TIES 2009 Education Technology Conference Leslie Yoder, Saint Paul Schools Julie Beddow-Schubert, Le Crescent-Hokah Schools Mike Booke, Capital Safety

  2. Why are 21st Century Skills important?

  3. New 21st Century Contexts Global competition Global cooperation Information growth More jobs and careers Service economy

  4. Global Competition China and India 300 million skilled workers Competition for skilled workers at lower wages is growing faster than ever. Japan 25 million skilled workers 1985 2025

  5. The Gap 1st 1st 2nd 5th 3rd 10th 4th 15th 5th 6th 20th 7th 25th 8th 30th OECD Ranking Ranking of G8 countries: 10th-grade math and problem solving Problem solving Reading Science Math 14th 15th 15th 18th 18th 24th 24th 2000 2003 2000 2003 2000 2003 2003 Source: PISA, 2000, 2003 Courtesyof Cisco Systems

  6. Workforce Needs Have Changed

  7. Job Tasks Are Changing

  8. Type of Work Is Changing Tough Choices or Tough Times, New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

  9. Important Skills Are Changing What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years? Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006

  10. What are 21st Century Skills?

  11. Partnership Framework

  12. Partnership for 21st Century Skills

  13. What Are 21st Century Skills? Four major components: • Core Subjects • Life and Career Skills • Learning and Innovation Skills • Information, Media and Technology Skills

  14. 21st Century Themes • Global awareness • Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurship literacy • Civic literacy • Health literacy

  15. Core Subjects Arts Civics Economics English Geography Government History Mathematics Reading or language arts Science World languages

  16. Life and Career Flexibility and adaptability Initiative and self-direction Social and cross-cultural skills Productivity and accountability Leadership and responsibility

  17. Critical thinking and problem solving Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Learning and Innovation

  18. Information, Media and Technology Information literacy Media literacy Information, communication and technology literacy

  19. How do we incorporate 21st Century Skills into education?

  20. The Problem is… No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. ~David Warlick

  21. Then and Now Where’s the difference?

  22. Paradigms Must Change 20th century 21st century Number of jobs 1-2 jobs 10-15 jobs Job requirements Mastery of one field Flexibility and adaptability Teaching model Subject matter mastery Integration of 21st Century Skills into subject matter mastery Assessment model Subject matter mastery Integration of 21st Century Skills into subject matter mastery Are They Really Ready to Work Report 2006

  23. New Skills New context New skills required Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006

  24. What Are They (Not) Learning? Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006

  25. Use Available Resources

  26. How Can I Help? Become involved! 21st Century Skills Minnesota

  27. Who Are We? • An alliance of educational districts, institutions, professionals and companies • Working from a grass-roots level • Supporting each other

  28. Our Vision All Minnesota students will have the 21st Century Skills they need to be successful in a global economy.

  29. Our Mission To serve as a catalyst to position 21st Century Skills at the center of Minnesota education.

  30. Our Mission (continued) • Building collaborative partnerships among education (pre-K–16), business, community and government leaders • Engaging in an ongoing dialog that provides recommendations and advice about 21st century education • Creating and promoting state and local infrastructure that support 21st century education

  31. www.21stmn.org • Information • Presentations and papers • Schedule of events / meetings • Resources • Best practices • Curriculum • Assessment • Links to other resources

  32. Opportunities for Involvement • Steering Committee • Scheduling presentations to teachers / administrators and school boards • Participating in meetings and events • Spreading the word!

  33. Today’s presentation and other resources can be found at: www.21stmn.org

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