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INCORPORATING
21ST CENTURY LEARNING
SKILLS
IN
CAREER & TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
Presenter:
Dr. Stanley E. Hopkins
Assistant State Superintendent of Schools
Division of Technical & Adult Education Services
West Virginia Department of Education
OBJECTIVES
• Discuss the impact of technology and the
global economy on the American workplace
and the skill sets needed for success in the
21st Century;
• Identify how the focus of career & technical
education must change to better prepare
students for success in the 21st Century
workplace; and
• Relate “specific” actions career &
technical educators can take to achieve
the desired outcomes.
THE CHANGING WORLD
(Ed Barlow, www.creatingthefuture.com)
• 75% of the current world wealth
creation is human capital.
• In ten years, knowledge will double
every year.
• 25% of the work in this country can
be done by anyone, anywhere.
THE CHANGING WORLD
(Ed Barlow, www.creatingthefuture.com)
• After defense, the most critical challenge
facing this country is developing a competitive
workforce.
• 30 years from now, we will need three planet
earths to meet the natural resource needs of
China alone.
• The oil industry is the only one that can raise
prices to maintain profitability – others must
lower costs and add value to survive.
• The birthrate in industrialized nations has
decreased resulting in an aging population and
worker shortage.
• 70% of the world’s purchasing power is in nonEnglish speaking countries.
• We will need to double global food production
by 2525.
• Outsourcing saves manufacturers 15-25% in
costs.
• Water supply is becoming a problem in the
United States – choice between food or a
shower.
• We will live or die by how we deal with the
environment and use available natural
resources.
• We are becoming a molecular manipulation
economy.
• And the list goes on and on……………………….
Employer Perspectives
“Are They Ready To Work?”
Employers’ perspectives on the Basic knowledge
and applied skills of new entrants to the 21st
Century U.S. Workforce (2006)
National Survey sponsored by:
The Conference Board
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Corporate Voices for Working Families
Society for Human Resource Management
Applied skills necessary for successful
entry into the 21st century workplace
High School Graduates
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Applied Skills
Reading Comprehension
Teamwork/collaboration
Oral Communications
Ethics/Social Responsibility
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Information Technology Application
Written Communications
Diversity
Lifelong Learning/Self Direction
Creativity/Innovation
Leadership
Applied skills rank ordered by percent rating as “very important.”
Number of respondents varied for each question, ranging from 352-356.
80.3%
70.7
70.3
63.4
57.5
53.0
52.7
52.1
42.5
36.3
29.2
Top five basic knowledge skills for successful
entry into the 21st century workplace
High School Graduates
Rank Basic Knowledge/Skills
1. Professionalism/Work Ethic
2. English Language
3. Writing in English
4. Mathematics
5. Foreign Languages
62.5%
61.8
49.4
30.4
11.0
Basic skills rank ordered by percent rating as “very important.”
Number of respondents varied for each question, ranging from 336-361.
Unfortunately, employers
report that over 40% of new
entrants with a high school
diploma are “deficient” in
their overall preparation for
entry-level jobs.
High School Graduates are:
• “Deficient” in the basic knowledge and skills of
Writing in English, Mathematics, and
Reading Comprehension
•“Deficient” in Written Communications and
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, both of
which may be dependent on basic
knowledge and skills,
•“Deficient” in Professionalism/Work Ethic; and,
•“Adequate” in three “very important” applied
skills: Information Technology Application,
Diversity, and Teamwork/Collaboration.
Not only has the world and workplace
changed, but so have our students.
They are
 digital natives
“wired” differently neurologically
instant messenger generation
multi-taskers
“Today’s students are fundamentally
different from previous generations in
the way they think; in the way they
access, absorb, interpret, process and use
information; and in the way they view,
interact and communicate in and with
the modern world.”
Ian Jukes
Both the changes in the world
and our students have profound
implications for us as educators
because while these changes
were occurring, many schools
have remained relatively
unchanged!
Given all of this,
What are our options?
In Reality
Our Options Are Limited!
We must re-examine What we do and answer three basic questions:
•What do we expect students to know and be
able to do? (Curriculum)
•How will we know if they have learned it?
Or, a better question is, what can they do
with what they have learned? (Assessment)
•What do we do if they don’t? (Instruction)
We must collectively defined our
destination as the development of
a world class workforce.
Then, we must take the journey!
In West Virginia, we believe the
st
answer lies in 21 Century
Teaching and Learning as defined
by the partnership for 21st Century
Skills.
The major milestones along this untraveled path have been
established…the six elements of the 21st Century Learning
Six Elements of
st
21 Century Learning
• 1.Emphasize Core
Subjects
• 4. Teach in a 21st
Century Context
• 2. Emphasize
Learning Skills
• 5. Teach 21st Century
Content
• 3. Use 21st
Century Tools
• 6. Use 21st Century
Assessments
1. Emphasize Core Subjects
• More impact on academic areas
– Revision of CSOs
– Higher Blooms/More Rigor
• In CTE, emphasis on achievement of academic
skills
– Literacy
– Numeracy
– Making academic skills visible to CTE students
– ACT WorkKeys® Assessments of all CTE
completers
2. 21st Century Learning Skills
Information and Media Literacy
– Accessing, evaluating, analyzing information
– Creating Information
– Making judgments about sources of
information
st
21
Century Learning Skills
• Communication Skills
–Understanding, managing, creating
–Oral, written, multimedia
st
21
Century Learning Skills
Critical Thinking/ Systems Thinking
– Sound reasoning
– Making complex choices
– Understanding relationships and
interconnectedness
st
21
Century Learning Skills
• Problem
identification,
formulation and
solution
• Creativity and
intellectual curiosity
st
21
Century Learning Skills
Interpersonal and collaborative skills
– Teaming with others to productively solve
problems
– Taking on different roles within a group
– Being open to others’ ideas
– Respecting diversity
st
21
Century Learning Skills
• Self-Direction
– Monitoring one’s own understanding, learning,
motivation, resources
• Accountability and Adaptability
– Exercising personal responsibility
– Flexibility
– Setting high standards for themselves and
meeting those standards
st
21
Century Learning Skills
Social
Responsibility
– Act with the larger
interests of the
community in mind
– Act ethically in
school, the
workplace and in
the community
3.
st
21
Century TOOLS!
• Information and Communication Tools
– computers, networking
• Audio, Video, Media and Multimedia Tools
• Instructional Tools
– Electronic whiteboards
– Data projectors
– Responders
st
21
Century TOOLS!
• Problem Solving Tools
– Spreadsheets, design tools
• Information and Communication Tools
– Word processing, email
– Presentation software
– Web Development Tools
– Internet Search Tools
st
21
Century TOOLS!
Interpersonal /Self Directional Tools
– Collaboration Tools
– Time Management/Calendar Tools
– E-learning
4.
st
21
Century Context
“Why do I need to know
this?”
A Strong Point In CTE
st
21
Century Context
• Make the content
relevant to students’
lives
• Bring the world into
the classroom
• Take the students out
into the world
st
21
Century Context
Create opportunities for
students to interact with
each other, with teachers,
and with knowledgeable
adults in authentic learning
experiences.
5.
st
21
Century Content
Global Awareness
– Using 21st century skills to understand
global issues
– Working with people of different cultures,
religions and lifestyles
– Learning non-English terms and language
to better understand other nations and
cultures
st
21
Century Content
• Financial, Economic, Business and
Entrepreneurial Literacy
– Personal financial literacy
– Understanding the role of business and the
economy
– Understanding the role of entrepreneurship
st
21
Century Content
Civic Literacy
–Participate effectively in forms of
government
–Exercise the rights and
obligations of citizenship
–Make intelligent choices as a
citizen
6.
st
21
Century Assessment
• Test 21st Century Skills
• Summative assessments
should be balanced with
formative assessments –
assessment of learning
vs. assessment for
learning
Let’s Recap!
21st Century Learning has become the
basis of many changes and new initiatives
in Career and Technical Education in West
Virginia over the coming past two years
and into the foreseeable future.
Implications for
Career & Technical Education
For years, CTE juggled:
with a single ball.
Traditional CTE focused on
teaching technical skills
and we did a good job!
Then we were asked to reinforce
academic skills through technical
content.
Juggling with two balls was more
difficult than one…
but we’re getting better at it.
And yet…
there is still a profound gap
between the knowledge and skills
most students learn in school and
those they need in 21st century
communities and workplaces.
We know that to be successful
st
in the 21 century, students
need more than technical and
academic skills.
They need
st
21
century skills:
Thus, we must learn to juggle
with three balls
By the age of 21, this digital generation
will have spent less than 5,000 hours
reading books, less than 9,000 hours
attending school, and more than 10,000
hours playing video games.
It’s not easy to get their
attention because they
are juggling too!
digital cameras
PDAs
text messaging
podcasts
Internet
MySpace
computers
MP3 players
YouTube
cell phones
email
video games
learn to juggle.
It’s time schools reflected
the rest of our students’
lives.
Thanks and have a great
conference!
Presentation available at:
http://careertech.k12.wv.us/PowerPointPresentations.htm