21 st century student
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21ST CENTURY STUDENT
TecKnoWorld Academy (TAHS), Discover Phase, 4th Draft
Current Situation
Lowest performing schools in Northeast Ohio 70.4% - Average graduation rate
47.3% - African-American and Hispanic student population
26.7% - Students living below the poverty level (U.S. Census Bureau)
Compared to Highest performing schools in Northeast Ohio 96.7% - Average graduation rate
5.05% - African-American and Hispanic student population
5.0% - Students living below the poverty level (U.S. Census Bureau)
Sources: U. S. Census Bureau
Current Situation
▪ Only 25.6% of Ohioans who are 25 years old and higher have an Associates Degree or higher compared to the national average of 29.3%.
▪ The Problem: Our schools are not properly preparing our underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students to graduate from high school and college let alone be prepared for the workforce.
Sources: U. S. Census Bureau
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(2010 – 2011 Academic Year)
Who are our current students?
Yesterday’s Students Today’s Students
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Our Future – Employment
▪ Ohio Department of Jobs and Families has projected job growth in the software development, information technology, and medical field throughout Ohio.
▪ 178,496 - Number of projected average annual job openings every year until 2022.
▪ 143,000 – Number of jobs unfilled in 2014 due to lack of necessary qualifications, experience, or skills
Sources: Ohio Department of Jobs and Families, The Vindicator News
Students’ Perspective
What a school environment should look like: Creative Opinions shared (critical thinking) Creating solutions to real world problems (problem solving) Develop our own school projects (innovation) Using everyday technology and social networking for learning
Teens constantly use the internet for learning outside of school, especially mobile phones; however mainly teachers in higher socioeconomic communities leverage phones in school for learning (Pew Survey).
The top insights that stands out both globally and in our community is Content, Connection, Culturalism, and Creativity.
TecKnoWorld Academy, TAHS – Our Role
Today’s Students
TecKnoWorld (TAHS)
Future Workforce
TecKnoWorld, TAHS – Our Role
Solution Provider: Our u-readiness approach that will be infused throughout all of our content and curriculum
prepares the student for the 22nd century. Will create the atmosphere where the student not only thrives but develop an inventor
mindset that will prepare them for whatever path they choose to take. Multi-Culturalism will be celebrated and infused to bridge the gap to exposed students and
welcome them to the global economy in which they live. Connection is a freedom that give students access and with access student can not only be a consumer of the access but a creator of the content in which they access.
Creativity is a missing component in today's school settings, test preparation has become the focus. TAHS mantra will bring back the creative side of learning so students can explore and tap into all the endless possibilities that awaits them.