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The Learning Criteria to Support 21st
Century Learners
• International Center for Leadership in
Education
Change
Model
WHY
Prepare students for their future
The primary aim of
education is not to
enable students to do
well in school, but to
help them do well in the
lives they lead outside
of school.
We’ve created false proxies for
learning…
• Finishing a course or textbook has come
to mean achievement
• Listening to lecture has come to mean
understanding
• Getting a high score on a standardized
test has come to mean proficiency
Learning should have its roots in..
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Meaning, not just memory
Engagement, not simply transmission
Inquiry, not only compliance
Exploration, not just acquisition
Personalization, not simply uniformity
Collaboration, not only competition
Trust, not fear
Out of every 100 ninth graders….
65 will graduate from high school
39 will enter college
26 are still enrolled in the sophomore year
15 will graduate from college
Many involved in “school reinvention work” would argue that
change is the most talked about
and least acted upon concept in
education today.
• International Center for Leadership in
Education
Change
Model
WHY
Digital Learners
Digital Immigrants
& Digital Natives
Conventional Speed
Twitch Speed
Step by Step
Random Access
Linear Processing
Parallel Processing
Text First
Graphics First
Work Orient
Play Oriented
Stand-Alone
Connected
• International Center for Leadership in
Education
Change
Model
Rigor,
Relevance,
Relationships
WHY
for ALL
Students
WHAT
Rigor/Relevance Framework
Teacher/Student Roles
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Student
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Think & Work
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Teacher
Work
Student
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APPLI CAT I O N
Rigor, Relevance and
Relationships
R X R X R = LCWRS
Relationships X Relevance X Rigor =
Life, College, Work Ready Students
You can’t teach kids you don’t
know….
Increasing Rigor/Relevance
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Low
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Low
RELEVANCE
High
Remember this…..
Using only achievement data as the total
focus of your plan to improve learning is a
mistake. The inclusion of culture/climate
data, sometimes referred to as “soft data,”
helps build sustainable long term results.
• Basic Knowledge/Skills
Applied Skills
• English Language (spoken)
•Critical Thinking/Problem
Solving
• Reading Comprehension
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(in English)
• Writing in English
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(grammar, spelling, etc.)
• Mathematics
•Oral Communication
•Written Communication
•Teamwork/Collaboration
•Diversity
• Science
•Information Technology
Application
• Government/Economics
•Leadership
• Humanities/Arts
• Foreign Languages
• History/Geography
“Are They Really Ready To Work?”
•Creativity/Innovation
•Lifelong Learning/Self
Direction
•Professionalism/Work Ethic
•Ethics/Social Responsibility
Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
21st Century Work Force Literacy:
The Knowledge Economy
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As much as 80% of all literacy tasks at work
require document and quantitative information,
text, media, and responses to nonfiction prose text.
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Who in your school is responsible for teaching
document, quantitative and technological literacy?
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Where is it assessed in your curriculum?
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1982 study showed that high schools spend only
2% of instructional time on this type of literacy.
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There is an increase, largely due to Internet use;
however, such instruction is still under 20%.
Lexile Framework® for Reading Study
Summary of Text Lexile Measures
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)
Text Lexile Measure (L)
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High
School
Literature
College
Literature
College
High
School Textbooks
Textbooks
* Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics
Military
Personal Entry-Level
Use
Occupations
SAT 1,
ACT,
AP*
What We Spend Time Doing
Gets Done…
Schools now focus on:
1. Learning Literacy (learning to read, write,
speak and listen)
2. Literacy Learning (using literacy skills to learn
content)
We need to spend time, much more time, on:
3. Literacy to Do (using documents and
electronic sources to take action, create, and
problem solve)
Taking Action with Text,
Media and Writing
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Prose Literacy
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Editorials
News stories
Brochures
Instructional materials
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Document Literacy
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Job applications
Payroll forms
Transportation schedules
Maps
Tables
Drug or food labels
Quantitative Literacy
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Checkbook balancing
Tip calculation
Order form completion
Interest calculations
Benefit and nutrition comparison
calculations
Advertisement comparing prices
and other data
Technological Literacy
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Filing taxes online
Travel arrangements
Photo management
Document assembly and creation
“Personal digital libraries” of music
and other media
Education is a chalkboard world
21st Century Skills
Why Rigor and Relevance?
• Agricultural Age… Farmers
• Industrial Age… Factory Worker
• Informational Age… Knowledge Worker
• Conceptual Age… Creator / Empathizer
Three reasons for this…
• Abundance
• Asia
• Automation
#1 Abundance
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Malls, Target, PetsMart, Best Buy,
Homes, Cars
Self Storage
Trash …. USA spends more on trash bags
than 90 countries spend on everything
Abundance has produced an ironic result…
Lessened the significance of things because
you can get it anywhere.
(no longer enough to create a product that’s
reasonably priced and functional)
Products must be more R – Directed
beautiful, unique, meaningful, “aesthetic
imperative”
#2 ASIA
• Knowledge workers new competition..
India, Philippines, China
• Programmers 70k – 80k are paid what a
Taco Bell worker makes
• Chip designers 7k in USA …..1K in India
• Aerospace Engineers USA 6K… $650 in
Russia
• Accountant USA 5K… $300 in Philippines
2007 – World Economic Leaders
1. United States
2. Japan
3. England
4. Germany
Source: Goldman Sacks
2040 – World Economic Leaders
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Source: Goldman Sacks
China
India
United States
Mexico
Russia
Brazil
Germany
England
16th Spain
17th Netherlands
18th France
19th Britain
20th USA
21st ???—no one country will ever
again be the dominant focus of the
entire century.
#3 Automation
• Last century machines proved they could
replace human backs
• This century new technologies are proving
they can replace human “left brains”
• Any job that depends on routines is at risk.
• Automation is changing even doctors
work.
• Outsource.com
Left hemisphere is sequential, logical and
analytical. The Left powered the Information
Age. Still necessary, but no longer
sufficient.
Right hemisphere is non linear, intuitive and
holistic. The Right qualities of
inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness and
meaning will power the Conceptual Age.
High Concept / High Touch
• GM’s top leader… I see us being in the
art business.
• MBA’s becoming the blue collar workers
for the conceptual age.
• Graphic designers have increased ten
fold in the last decade.
• Since 1970, 30% more people are
earning a living as writers.
• More Americans today work in art,
entertainment and design than as
lawyers, accountants and auditors.
21st Century Skills
Learning & Innovation
Skills
– Creativity & Innovation
– Critical Thinking &
Problem-solving
– Communication &
Collaboration
Life & Career Skills
– Flexibility & Adaptability
– Initiative & Self-direction
– Social & Cross-cultural Skills
– Productivity & Accountability
– Leadership & Responsibility
Information, Media &
Technology Skills
– Information Literacy
– Media Literacy
– ICT Literacy
www.21stcenturyskills.org
Three Question Exercise
1. What will the world be like 20 years from
now?
2. What skills will your child need to be
successful in that world?
3. What would learning look like if it was
designed around your answers?
The Learning Criteria
• International Center for Leadership in
Education
Change
Model
Learning
Where are
Criteria
you?
for
21st do
Century
Where
you
Learners
want
to go?
WHY
WHAT
How do you want
learning evaluated?
The Learning Criteria helps
you put into action what you
believe about learning.
Evaluation Systems
Many of our systems are
incomplete because we over
measure some things and not
measure enough of others.
Success Beyond the Test
Rigor
• Core Academics
• Stretch Learning
• Student
Engagement
• Personal Skill
Development
Relevance
Relationships
Criteria
• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
subjects of English language arts, math and science
and others identified by the school)
Core Academics
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State Achievement Test Results
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SAT/ACT Results
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Grade Point Average
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Full Schedule in Four Core Subjects
Criteria
• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in
the core subjects of English language arts,
math and science and others identified by
the school)
• Student Engagement (The extent to which
students are motivated and committed to
learning; have a sense of belonging and
accomplishment; and have relationships with
adults, peers, and parents that support
learning)
Stretch Learning
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Advanced Placement (AP) Results
IB Participation
CTE Program Participation
3 or More Years in a 2nd Language Course
Specialized Certification
National Education Organization
College-Sponsored HS Course Credits
3 or More Science Lab Courses
Special Education Declassification
Specialized Art and Music
Advanced Diploma Sequence Options
Growth in Lexile Reading Measure
Criteria
• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
subjects of English language arts, math and science
and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and
relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)
• Student Engagement (The extent to which students
are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense
of belonging and accomplishment; and have
relationships with adults, peers, and parents that
support learning)
Learner Engagement
• On Schedule to Graduate with Cohort Group
• Attendance Rate
• Tardiness Rate
• Submits Homework Assignments on Time
• Community Service
• No Discipline Referrals
• Participation in Extracurricular Activities
• Participation in Interscholastic Sports
Criteria
• Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core
subjects of English language arts, math and science
and others identified by the school)
• Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and
relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements)
• Student Engagement (The extent to which students
are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense
of belonging and accomplishment; and have
relationships with adults, peers, and parents that
support learning)
• Personal Skill Development (Measures of
personal, social, service, and leadership skills and
demonstrations of positive behaviors and attitudes)
Personal Skill Development
• Internships/Shadowing Opportunities
• Service Learning Opportunities
• Career Planning Activities
• Soft Skills Curriculum
• JROTC
• Portfolio
• Research Project
• Quadrant D Activities
• FAFSA
Core
Stretch
Learner
Engagement
Personal Skill
Development
Dimensions of the
Learning Criteria
Core
Stretch
Learner
Engagement
Personal Skill
Development
Learning Criteria to Support Rigor,
Relevance & Relationships
• Every school has its own DNA.
• School success is measurable beyond
the tests.
• Data must drive school improvement
initiatives.
• School growth and continuous
improvement is an ongoing,
collaborative process.
International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc.
The Learning Criteria to Support 21st
Century Learners ©
Answering the Hard Questions
1.What is the core learning that you will stand
behind for each and every student?
2. How do you insure that you are stretching
each and every learner?
3. How do you know your students are
motivated, committed and engaged in
their learning?
4. What evidence supports the development
of positive behaviors and attitudes, and
how do you measure personal, social,
service and leadership skills?
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Leadership in Education, Inc.
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