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Preparing Every Child for the New Global Economy: What Should Districts Do?
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Nevada Department of Education
Pre-Conference Session
Stateline, Nevada
April 25, 2008
• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should districts do?
Overview
Why are 21st century skills so important?
There are 5 newcontexts of the
New Global Economy
Why are 21st century skills so important?
New Context Skills Required
Global Competition
•Global Awareness•Self-Direction
Why are 21st century skills so important?
New Context Skills Required
Global Cooperation
•Global Awareness•Collaboration•Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy
Why are 21st century skills so important?
New Context Skills Required
Information Growth
•Information Literacy•Critical Thinking•Problem Solving
Why are 21st century skills so important?
New Context Skills Required
More Jobs & Careers
•Critical Thinking & Problem Solving•Innovation & Improvement•Flexibility & Adaptability
Why are 21st century skills so important?
New Context Skills Required
Growing Service Economy
•Communication Skills•Life & Career Awareness Skills
• Why are 21st century skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should districts do?
Overview
P21 Members
20th Century Education Model
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
Core Subjects- Economics- English- Government - Arts- History- Geography- Reading or Language- Arts- Mathematics- Science- World Languages- Civics
21st Century Themes- Global Awareness- Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy- Civic Literacy- Health Literacy
Learning & Innovation Skills
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving• Creativity & Innovation• Communication & Collaboration
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
Information, Media & Technology Skills
• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy
21st Century Skills Framework
Life & Career Skills
• Flexibility & Adaptability• Initiative & Self-Direction• Social & Cross-Cultural Skills• Productivity & Accountability• Leadership & Responsibility
What’s new about 21st Century Skills?
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills for
EVERYONE
Innovation and Creativity Skills
Life and Career Skills for EVERYONE
Information, Media and Technology Skills
New Understanding of Coverage New Areas of Emphasis
Route 21
How do I learn more about 21st century skills?
Route 21
Route 21
Route 21
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• Why are 21st century skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should districts do?
Overview
What should districts do?
7 Strategies
1. Focus on 21st Century outcomes –
Decide upon the 21st century skills that every student should have when they
graduate from your district.
What should districts do?
(get broad stakeholder “buy-in”)
2. Be purposeful and intentional –
Be “purposeful and intentional” about teaching and assessing these 21st
century skills.
What should districts do?
(develop rubrics for each of the skills, e.g. Catalina Foothills School District)
3. Align educational support systems to produce 21st century outcomes.
What should districts do?
What should districts do?
4. Focus on Professional Development –Design professional development
strategies that will help your teachers teach and assess the 21st century skills
that you have chosen.(e.g. Lawrence Township, West Virginia)
What should districts do?
http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/
5. Focus on Assessment –
Be sure you have a broad range of assessments (formative and
summative) that measure true 21st century skills.
What should districts do?
(e.g. John Bransford (N.C.), New Tech High, CRWA)
6. Align education, workforce development, and economic
development.
What should districts do?
7. Partner –
Focus on the importance of partnerships (after school, youth development, busines community, parents, etc.).
What should districts do?
In education, the questions we ask are very important.
Conclusion
Are our students ready for the new global economy?
Conclusion
Conclusion
Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers?
Are our students globally aware?
Are our students self-directed?
Are our students good collaborators?
Are our students information and technology literate?
Are our students flexible and adaptable?
Are our students innovative?
Are our students effective communicators?
Conclusion
These skills should become the “design specs” for 21st
century education in Nevada.
Conclusion
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