A New Vision for 21 st Century Education

1. 21st Century Skills: A New Vision for Education and Workforce Development A New Vision for 21st Century Education Doug Levin & Barbara Stein Board Members, Partnership for 21st Century Skills US Conference of Mayors 75th Winter Meeting Washington, DC January 24, 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 Key Message We need to bring 21st Century Skills to each and every student in America.

4. Overview • What is the Partnership? • Why are 21st Century Skills so important? • What is the framework for 21st Century Skills? • What can mayors do to promote 21st Century skills?

5. What is the Partnership? • The Partnership – a unique collaboration of education, business, and government – is a catalyst to define and promote a powerful vision for: • 21st Century Citizens • 21st Century Workers • 21st Century Education

6. What is the Partnership?

7. Why are 21st Century Skills so Important? 6 Reasons

8. Why 21st Century Skills? REASON 1: We need our students to become effective 21st Century Citizens. The world is more complex; the stakes are higher; more responsibility falls to the individual.

9. Why 21st Century Skills? REASON 2: The world is flat – and 3 billion new capitalists have joined the global economy. Every student today will be competing in the new global economy.

10. Why 21st Century Skills? REASON 3: The U.S. is falling behind – on what matters most.

11. 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

12. Why 21st Century Skills? REASON 4: The magnitude of our competition is changing.

13. Why 21st Century Skills? China & India 300 Million Skilled Workers Japan 25 Million Skilled Workers 1985 2025

14. Why 21st Century Skills? REASON 5: The nature of work is changing.

15. Why 21st Century Skills? How many of your parents & grandparents had only one or two jobs in their lifetimes?

16. Economic Globalization More expansive Structural job losses Counterbalanced by gains in other sectors Increased international competition Increasing need for non-routine cognitive skills More decentralized forms of business organization Specialized firms Non-core functions outsourced Less permanent employment E/Free-lancers growing Increasing need for entrepreneurial and cultural/linguistic skills 21st Century at Work (RAND, 2004)

17. 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

18. Why 21st Century Skills? 21st Century 20th Century 1 – 2 Jobs 10 – 15 Jobs Number of Jobs: Mastery of One Field Flexibility And Adaptability 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:

19. Why 21st Century Skills? REASON 6: The requirements of the workforce are changing – employers need workers with mastery of the basics+.

20. 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.

21. Why 21st Century Skills? • 85% of new jobs will require education beyond high school. Employers hiring practices changing over next 5 years: • 28% will reduce hiring of new entrants with • only a high school diploma • 50% will increase hiring among 2-year • college graduates • 60% will increase hiring among 4-year • college graduates • 42% will increase hiring among post- • graduates

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

23. Why 21st Century Skills? More than 40% of employers say incoming high school graduates are deficiently prepared for entry-level jobs in their companies.

24. Why 21st Century Skills? • Workforce Skills of High School Graduates • Adequate • Information Technology • Teamwork • Diversity • Deficient • Written Communications • Professionalism/Work Ethic • Critical Thinking/Problem Solving • Oral Communications • Ethics/Social Responsibility • Reading Comprehension

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

26. 21st Century Skills Framework 20th Century Education Model

27. 21st Century Skills Framework

28. 21st Century Skills Framework Core Subjects - English • Reading or Language Arts • Mathematics • Science • Foreign Languages • Civics • Government • Economics • Arts • History • Geography

29. 21st Century Skills Framework • Thinking and Learning Skills • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills • Creativity & Innovation Skills • Communication & Information Skills • Collaboration Skills • Information and Media Literacy Skills

30. 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 Skills • Collaboration Skills

31. 21st Century Skills Framework • Life Skills • Leadership • Ethics • Accountability • Adaptability • Personal Productivity • Personal Responsibility • People Skills • Self Direction (e.g. Lawrence Township) • Social Responsibility

32. 21st Century Skills Framework 21st Century Content • Global Awareness • Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurship Literacy • Civic Literacy • Health & Wellness Awareness

33. 21st Century Skills Framework These 21st Century Skills should become the new “design specs” for 21st Century education.

34. Tools and Strategies to Support and Promote 21st Century Skills

35. Partnership Resources • Reports, white papers, position papers & a new book (practitioners, policymakers, assessment, HS reform, online learning) • Tools: Milestones for Improving Learning and Education (MILE) Guide for 21st Century Skills & Route 21/Assess 21 • ICT Literacy Maps • Leadership State Updates (WV & NC – CCSSO/SCASS.21) • @ www.21stcenturyskills.org

36. What can Mayors do? Develop a Consensus Gather educators, business leaders, community leaders, and policymakers to build a vision of education to meet the needs of your city. Education is key to your economic and cultural future.

37. Strategies for Implementation Use the MILE Guide to determine where you are today.

38. Strategies for Implementation Focus on the skills and content areas that will be growing in importance in the next five years. • Personal Financial • Responsibility (72%) • Diversity (67%) • Entrepreneurial • Skills (61%) • Understanding U.S. • Economic Issues in • Global Economy (61%) • Critical • Thinking (78%) • I.T. (77%) • Collaboration (74%) • Innovation (74%) • Health & • Wellness (76%)

39. Strategies for Implementation Upgrade Professional Development • Create a teacher professional development strategy for • 21st Century Skills. • Examples: • Lawrence Township (Indiana) • North Carolina • West Virginia

40. Strategies for Implementation Embed 21st Century Skills in core subjects • Use the ICT Literacy Maps for: • Math • Science • English • Geography • Social Studies (early 2007)

41. Strategies for Implementation Imbed 21st Century Skills in core subjects (continued) 21st Century Model Geographic Content Analytic Thinking Geography Global Positioning Software

42. Strategies for Implementation 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:

43. Strategies for Implementation Focus on reforming high schools • Focus on the results • that matter in the • 21st Century. • Redefine rigor to • include 21st Century • Skills.

44. Strategies for Implementation Encourage collaborations among Education, Business & Non-Profit Communities Provide career awareness and internships that offer opportunities to learn beyond the classroom, and bring the “real world” into the classroom. Educators and the business community should be partners, and support and learn from one another.

45. Strategies for Implementation Align your education system with your workforce development strategy.

46. 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

47. Conclusion • Every student 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

48. Conclusion These skills should become the “designspecs” of a 21st Century education.

49. Conclusion Adopting these 21st Century skill outcomes for K-12 education will align education with workforce development in your city.

50. Contact Us Let us know how we can help. Doug Levin - dlevin@ciconline.org Barbara Stein – bstein@nea.org The Partnership for 21st Century Skills 177 North Church Avenue, Suite 305 Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 623-2466 www.21stcenturyskills.org