Transcript 21st Century Skills for Today’s Learners

21st Century Skills for
Today’s Learners:
Weighing in on the new skills
MAME
Conference
Ricki Chowning
November 12, 2004
Agenda for Today
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Definition & relevance of 21st Century
Skills
Review of resources
Application of 21st Century Skills to
Today’s Issues of Accountability
How do Media Specialists support these
new skills?
Objective:
To examine the current body
of work on 21st Century Skills
and identify points of
intersection with the library
media program
Importance of a “21st
Century” Information Age
Education
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Economic challenges
Accelerating technological change
Rapidly accumulating knowledge
Increasing global competition
Rising workforce capabilities
All Requiring New Skills…..
In the Information Age……
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Knowledge is a differentiator in a literate
society--equitable access
Ubiquitous access to information is essential
New environments are necessary for
learning
Learning is “anytime, anywhere”
Customized learning is available
enGauge 21st Century
Skills: Literacy in the
Digital Age
NCREL & the Metiri Group
2003
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm
enGauge 21st Century Skills
document contents
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Digital literacies: background and need
21st century skills
Bringing 21st century skills into your schools
Cross match to national models
enGauge 21st Century Skills:
4 areas encompassing 22
skills
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Digital-age literacies (8 skills)
Inventive thinking (6 skills)
Effective communication (5 skills)
High productivity (3 skills)
Digital Age Literacies
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Basic literacy
Scientific literacy
Economic literacy
Technological literacy
Visual literacy
Information literacy
Multicultural literacy
Global literacy
Inventive Thinking
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Adaptability and managing complexity
Self-direction
Curiosity
Creativity
Risk taking
Higher-order thinking and reasoning
Effective Communication
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Teaming & collaboration
Interpersonal skills
Personal responsibility
Social & civic responsibility
Interactive communication
High Productivity
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Prioritizing, planning & managing for
results
Effective use of real-world tools
Ability to produce relevant, highquality products
Cross-Match to National
Models
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National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
(ISTE, 2000)
-http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_book.html
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What Work Requires of Schools (SCANS Report)
(USDOL, 1991)
-http://wdr.doleta.gov’SCANS/whatwork/whatwork.html
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Information Literacy Skills (ALA, 1998)
www.ala.org/aasl/ip_nine.html
National Models, cont.
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Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know
More about Technology (2002)
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http://www.nap.edu/books/0309082625/html/
Standards for Technological Literacy (ITEA,2000)
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http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf
Learning for the 21st
Century
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
2003
Online Assessment
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Learning for the 21st Century
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Defining the need for change
Key elements of 21st century learning
Implementing 21st century skills
MILE Guide
Key Elements of 21st Century
Learning
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Emphasize core subjects
Emphasize learning skills
Use 21st century tools to develop learning
skills
Teach & learn in a 21st century context
Teach & learn new 21st century content
Use 21st century assessments that
measure core subjects and 21st century
skills
21st Century Learning Skills
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Information Skills: analyzing, accessing,
evaluating, creating, etc.
Communications Skills: oral, written and
multimedia
Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills: critical
thinking, problem processing, creativity &
curiosity
Interpersonal Skills: collaboration, selfdirection, adaptability, social responsibility
21st Century Tools
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Information & communication
technologies: computers and networking
Audio technologies
Video technologies
Multimedia technologies
21st Century Content
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Global awareness
Financial, economic & business literacy
Civic literacy
21st Century Context
Relevance to students’ lives
 Bringing the world into the classroom
 Taking students out into the world
 Interaction with other students
 Making connections
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Application of 21st Century
Content & Skills to Today’s
Issues of Accountability and
Curriculum Design
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Authentic curricula (MCF)
Higher order thinking skills
Engaged learners
Family and community involvement
(NCLB)
Equity (all sub-populations) (NCLB)
Application of 21st Century
Content & Skills to Today’s
Issues of Accountability and
Curriculum Design, cont.
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Scientifically-based learning
Extended learning opportunities
Advanced coursework (Education Yes)
Technological literacy (NCLB)(Education
Yes)
The Fit with Media Programs
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Talk the language
Be at the table for curriculum design
Determine where this information fits into your media
center program and vision
Establish priorities for integration
Align curricula for 21st century skills
Examine and align learning assessments to include
21st century skills
Ricki Chowning,
Asst. Superintendent for Technology and
Media Services
Ottawa Area ISD
[email protected]
1.877.702.8600 ext. 4050