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Envisioning and Achieving a 21 st Century Education in Montana. Montana’s Challenge: Rethinking Education for the 21st Century Helena, MT September 20, 2010. Ken Kay, President. Overview. Focus on key transformations. Focus on 21st century student outcomes. Focus on assessment. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ken Kay, President
Montana’s Challenge: Rethinking Educationfor the 21st Century
Helena, MTSeptember 20, 2010
Envisioning and Achieving a 21st Century Education in Montana
• Focus on key transformations.
• Focus on 21st century student outcomes.
• Focus on assessment.
• Focus on K-20 education.
• Think outside the…
Overview
FOCUS ON KEY TRANSFORMATIONS.
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Nonroutine analytic
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Economy-wide measures of routine and non-routine task input (US)
(Levy and Murnane)
Global Innovation Economy
2010 Critical Skills Survey
American Management Association, in conjunction with P21, surveyed 2,115 managers and other executives about the needs of the 21st century workforce.
How are the 4Cs recognizedwithin organizations?
Has your organization identified these skills as priorities for employee development, talent management, and succession planning?
Skill Agree/Strongly Agree
Critical thinking 73.3%
Communication skills 79.2%
Collaboration/team building 72.3%
Creativity and innovation 66.6%
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
How are the 4Cs recognizedwithin organizations?
Has your organization measured these skills and competencies during annual performance reviews?
Skill Agree/Strongly Agree
Critical thinking 72.4%
Communication skills 80.4%
Collaboration/team building 71.2%
Creativity and innovation 57.3%
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
Has your organization made an effort to assess these skills and competencies when hiring new employees?
How are the 4Cs recognizedwithin organizations?
Skill Agree/ Strongly Agree
Critical thinking 75.7%
Communication skills 80.7%
Collaboration/team building 62.6%
Creativity and innovation 60.1%
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
What has changed in business today?
How do you believe your organization will view these skills and competencies in the next 3-5 years?
They will become less important 0.6%
They will remain the same 22.5%
They will become more important 75.7%
No opinion 1.1%
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
Somewhat/Most Important
Nature of work 77.5%
Global competition 86.5%
Pace of change 91.0%
Organizational structure 66.3%
What has changed in business today?
Rate by order of importance why you believe these additional skills and competencies are taking on relative importance in the business environment.
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
What has changed in business today?
Somewhat/Most Important
Critical thinking 97.1%
Communication skills 95.3%
Collaboration/team building 92.0%
Creativity and innovation 93.1%
As the economy improves, how important are the following skills and competencies in helping grow your organization?
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
Preparing the next generation
Please rate the following education systems for their abilities to prepare students in the 4Cs to ensure those entering the workforce are proficient in these areas:
AboveAverage/Excellent
K-12 10.9%
Trade schools 13.7%
Two-year colleges 18.7%
Four-year colleges 48.9%
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
Preparing the next generation
Do you agree that fusing the 3Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) with the 4Cs ensures 21st century readiness for students today?
Agree/Strongly Agree 79.5%
Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010
5 Transformational Challenges
Manufacturing jobs Service economy jobs
Content Mastery Fuse the 3Rs and the 4Cs
Routine tasks Complex analytic and interactive communications
Low cost product or service
Design and innovation
Conclusion
CTE/special and gifted
For every student
FOCUS ON 21ST CENTURY OUTCOMES.
21st century outcomes
P21 Members
• Arizona• Illinois• Iowa• Kansas• Kentucky• Louisiana• Maine• Massachusetts• Nevada • New Jersey • North Carolina• Ohio• South Dakota• West Virginia• Wisconsin
Current State Partners
P21 State Leadership Initiative
www.p21.org
Fusing the 3Rs
with the 4Cs
• Global competence.
• Self-direction.
• Information, media & technology literacy.
• Financial literacy.
OTHER KEY 21ST CENTURY OUTCOMES
Leading Districts:
• Catalina Foothills School District (AZ)
• Chesterfield County (VA) Public Schools
• Tahoma (WA) School District
• Upper Arlington (OH) City School District
• Virginia Beach School District
Leading Examples
www.cfsd16.org
Catalina Foothills School District
(Tucson, AZ)
Leading Examples
Leading Examples
TahomaSchool District
(Maple Valley, WA)
Leading Examples
www.tahomasd.us
Upper ArlingtonCity School District
(Upper Arlington, Ohio)
Leading Examples
www.uaschools.org
Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsCompass to 2015
Critical and Creative Thinkers, Innovators,and Problem Solvers Critical Thinking Creative/Innovative Thinking Problem Solving
Effective Communicators and Collaborators
Information Literacy Listening Collaboration Communication
Globally Aware, Independent, Responsible Learners and Citizens
Social Responsibility Sustainability Interdependence Health Literacy
www.vbschools.com
Leading Examples
Focus on assessment.
Assessment exemplars
• CWRA (www.cae.org)• New Tech model (www.newtechnetwork.org)• N.C. Genetics Assessment• Portfolio of the 4 Cs (www.envision schools.org)• Senior capstone projects
Focus on K-20 education.
K-8
High School
CommunityColleges
4-YearInstitutions
Think outside the…
Think outside the…
Think outside:• The classroom• 9:00 – 3 p.m.• The building• K-12
Think outside the building
Think outside the…
Think of the entire city or countyas the campus for high school.
Helena high school “campus:”
Think outside the…
• Holter Museum of Art
• Exploration Works
• Montana Historical Museum
• Grandstreet Theater
• Helena Education Foundation
• Prickly Pear Land Trust
• Helena Indian Alliance
• Montana’s Museum
• Montana Military Museum
• Lewis & Clarke Library
• Montana State Library
• Commissioning master plan for Helena Airport, extensive airport properties
• St. Peter’s Hospital
• Helena Symphony
• Montana Rail Link
• Montana Association of Counties
Bozeman high school “campus:”
Think outside the…
• Museum of the Rockies
• Taylor Planetarium
• American Computer Museum
• Pioneer Museum
• Bozeman Public Library
• Emerson Cultural Center
• Bridger Outdoor Science School
• Old Faithful Visitor Education Center
• Montana Public Television-KUSM
• Bozeman Symphony
• Children’s Museum
• MSU Science and Natural History Filmmaking Program
• MSU Sub-zero Science and Engineering Research Facility
• MSU College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship
• MSU Thermal Biology Institute
• MSU NASA Astrobiology Research Institute
Missoula high school “campus:”
Think outside the…
• Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center - UM
• Missoula Art Museum
• Montana Museum of Art and Culture - UM
• Missoula Natural History Center
• International Heart Institute (St. Patrick Hospital)
• Missoula Symphony Orchestra
• String Orchestra of the Rockies
• O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West – UM
• Missoula Public Library
• spectrUM (interactive science museum at UM
• Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Rocky Mountain Laboratories (Hamilton)
• Missoula Children’s Museum
• Montana Technology Enterprise Center (collaboration between local eco devo and UM-business incubator)
• Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History
Key QuestionsAre you clear about which
transformations you are leading?
Conclusion
Conclusion
• Manual & routine to non-routine & interactive?• Content to content and skills?• Manufacturing to service?• Low-cost to design and innovation?• CTE and special and gifted for every student?
Transformations
Key QuestionsAre you intentional and purposeful about
21st century outcomes?
Conclusion
21st Century Outcomes
• Critical thinking?• Communication?• Collaboration?• Creativity?• Global competence?• Self-direction?• Information, media & technology literacy?• Financial literacy?
Conclusion
At a minimum, focus on fusing the 3Rs with the 4Cs:
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity
Conclusion
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