A New Vision for 21 st Century Education

1. 21st Century Skills as a Vision for K-12 Education: What should schools and districts do? A New Vision for 21st Century Education Ken Kay, President Partnership for 21st Century Skills FETC Orlando, Florida January 25, 2007 [Insert Presenter Name] [Insert Presenter Title & Company] [Insert Event Name] [Insert Date] PLEASE NOTE: This is only a template presentation; you may add examples and additional slides based on your audience EDUCATION COMMUNITY AUDIENCE

2. Overview “This is a story about the big public conversation the nation is not having about education… whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because they can’t think their way through abstract problems, work in teams, distinguish good formation from bad, or speak a language other than English.” How to Build a Student for the 21st Century, TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006

3. Overview • Every student in your school or district must be: • 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

4. Overview • Why are 21st Century Skills so important? • What is the framework for 21st Century Skills? • What should school and districts • do?

5. Why are 21st Century Skills so Important? 5 Reasons

6. Why 21st Century Skills? 1. U.S. students must compete in a new global economy.

7. Why 21st Century Skills? 2. The U.S. is falling behind.

8. 1st 1st 2nd 5th 3rd 10th 4th 15th 5th 6th 20th 7th 25th 8th 30th Why 21st Century Skills? Ranking of G8 countries: 10th grade math & problem solving OECD Ranking Problem Solving Reading Science Math 14th 15th 15th 18th 18th 24th 24th 2000 2003 2000 2003 2000 2003 2003 Source: PISA, 2000, 2003Courtesy of Cisco Systems

9. Why 21st Century Skills? 3. The nature of work is changing.

10. Why 21st Century Skills? How many of your Parents & Grandparents had only one or two jobs in their lifetimes?

11. Why 21st Century Skills? How many jobs will a young person have today between age 18-38? …10.2 jobs SOURCE: Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among Younger Baby Boomers: Recent Results From a Longitudinal Survey Summary, US Dept. of Labor, 2004

12. Why 21st Century Skills? 20th Century 21st Century 1 – 2 Jobs 10 – 15 Jobs Number of Jobs: Mastery of One Field Critical Thinking Across Disciplines Job Requirement: Subject Matter Mastery Integration of 21st Century Skills into Subject Matter Mastery Teaching Model: Subject Matter Mastery Integration of 21st Century Skills into Subject Matter Mastery Assessment Model:

13. Why 21st Century Skills? 4. The requirements of the 21st Century work force are changing.

14. Why 21st Century Skills? Workforce Survey: “Are They Really Ready to Work? Released October 2, 2006, by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management.

15. Why 21st Century Skills? • What skills are most important for job success when hiring a High School graduate?

16. Why 21st Century Skills? • Of the High School Students that you recently hired, what were their deficiencies?

17. Why 21st Century Skills? • What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?

18. Why 21st Century Skills? 5. We need to prepare our students to be effective 21st Century citizens.

19. What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?

20. Overview

21. 21st Century Skills Framework 20th Century Education Model

22. 21st Century Skills Framework

23. 21st Century Skills Framework Core Subjects - English • Reading or Language Arts • Mathematics • Science • Foreign Languages • Civics • Government • Economics • Arts • History • Geography

24. 21st Century Skills Framework • Thinking and Learning Skills • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills • Creativity & Innovation Skills • Communication & Information Skills • Collaboration Skills

25. 21st Century Skills Framework • ICT Literacy • Information and communications technology (ICT) literacy is the ability to use technology to accomplish thinking and learning skills: • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Skills • Creativity & Innovation Skills • Communication & Information Skills • Collaboration Skills

26. 21st Century Skills Framework • Life Skills • Leadership • Ethics • Accountability • Adaptability • Personal Productivity • Personal Responsibility • People Skills • Self Direction (e.g. Lawrence Township) • Social Responsibility

27. 21st Century Skills Framework 21st Century Content • Global Awareness • Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurship Literacy • Civic Literacy • Health & Wellness Awareness

28. 21st Century Skills Framework These 21st Century Skills should become the new “design specs” for 21st Century education.

29. What can schools and districts do? 8 Strategies

30. What can your school or district do? 1. Develop a Consensus Develop a consensus among the key stakeholders on the 21st Century skills needed by students in your school or district.

31. What can your school or district do? 2. Take a Self-Assessment Use the MILE Guide to determine where you are today.

32. What can your school or district do? 3. Upgrade Professional Development • Create a teacher professional development strategy for • 21st Century skills. • Examples: • Lawrence Township (Indiana) • North Carolina • West Virginia

33. What can your school or district do? 4. Imbed 21st Century Skills in core subjects • Use the ICT Literacy Maps for: • Math • Science • English • Geography • Social Studies (early 2007)

34. What can your school or district do? 21st Century Model Analytic Thinking Geographic Content Geography Global Positioning Software

35. What can your school or district do? 5. Upgrade Assessments Use a full range of assessments, including high-stakes and classroom assessments, to measure 21st Century Skills. • Collegiate Learning Assessment • West Virginia • North Carolina • Student Portfolios • Senior Year Projects Examples:

36. What can your school or district do? 6. Focus on reforming high schools • Focus on the results • that matter in the • 21st Century. • Redefine rigor to • include 21st Century • skills.

37. What can your school or district do? 7. Collaborate with Community-Based Groups Collaborate with youth development and after-school programs on a “community strategy” to pursue 21st Century Skills.

38. What can your school or district do? 8. Collaborate with the Business Community Develop an agreement on skill outcomes and ask local businesses to provide career awareness and internships that offer opportunities to learn beyond the classroom.

39. Conclusion “There is remarkable consensus among educators and business and policy leaders on one key conclusion: we need to bring what we teach and how we teach into the 21st century.” TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006

40. Conclusion • Every student in your school or district must be: • 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

41. Conclusion These skills should become the “design specs” of a 21st Century education in your school or district.

42. Contact Us Let us know how we can help. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills 177 North Church Avenue, Suite 305 Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 623-2466 www.21stcenturyskills.org