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21st Century Skills as a Vision
A New Vision for
for stK-12 Education: What
21 Century Education
should schools and districts
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Overview
“This is a story about the big
public conversation the nation is
not having about education…
whether an entire generation of
kids will fail to make the grade
in the global economy because
they can’t think their way
through abstract problems,
work in teams, distinguish good
formation from bad, or speak a
language other than English.”
How to Build a Student for the
21st Century, TIME Magazine,
December 18, 2006
Overview
Every student in your school or district
must be:
• A critical thinker
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A problem solver
An innovator
An effective communicator
An effective collaborator
A self-directed learner
Information and media literate
Globally aware
Civically engaged
Financially and economically literate
Overview
• Why are 21st Century Skills so
important?
• What is the framework for 21st
Century Skills?
• What should school and districts
do?
Why are 21st Century Skills so
Important?
5 Reasons
Why 21st Century Skills?
1. U.S. students must compete in a new
global economy.
Why 21st Century Skills?
2. The U.S. is falling behind.
Why 21st Century Skills?
Ranking of G8
countries:
10th grade math &
problem solving
OECD
Ranking
1st
Science
Reading
14th
15th
Math
Problem
Solving
1st
5th
2nd
3rd
4th
10th
15th
5th
15th
18th
18th
20th
6th
7th
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24th
25th
30th
Source: PISA, 2000, 2003
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Courtesy of Cisco Systems
24th
2003
Why 21st Century Skills?
3. The nature of work is changing.
Why 21st Century Skills?
How many of your Parents &
Grandparents had only one or two jobs
in their lifetimes?
Why 21st Century Skills?
How many jobs will a young
person have today between
age 18-38?
…10.2 jobs
SOURCE: Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among
Younger Baby Boomers: Recent Results From a Longitudinal Survey Summary, US
Dept. of Labor, 2004
Why 21st Century Skills?
20th Century
21st Century
1 – 2 Jobs
10 – 15 Jobs
Job
Requirement:
Mastery of
One Field
Critical Thinking
Across
Disciplines
Teaching
Model:
Subject
Matter
Mastery
Integration of 21st
Century Skills into
Subject Matter
Mastery
Assessment
Model:
Subject
Matter
Mastery
Integration of 21st
Century Skills into
Subject Matter
Mastery
Number of
Jobs:
Why 21st Century Skills?
4. The requirements of the 21st Century
work force are changing.
Why 21st Century Skills?
Workforce Survey:
“Are They Really Ready to
Work?
Released October 2, 2006, by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices
for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society
for Human Resource Management.
Why 21st Century Skills?
• What skills are most important for job
success when hiring a High School graduate?
Work Ethic
Collaboration
80%
75%
Good Communication
70%
Social Responsibility
63%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
58%
Why 21st Century Skills?
• Of the High School Students that you
recently hired, what were their deficiencies?
Written Communication
81%
Leadership
73%
Work Ethic
70%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 70%
Self-Direction
58%
Why 21st Century Skills?
• What skills and content areas will be
growing in importance in the next five years?
Critical Thinking
78%
I.T.
Health & Wellness
Collaboration
Innovation
77%
76%
74%
74%
Personal Financial Responsibility
72%
Why 21st Century Skills?
5. We need to prepare our students to
be effective 21st Century citizens.
What is the Framework for
21st Century Skills?
Overview
21st Century Skills Framework
20th Century Education Model
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
Core Subjects
- English
- Government
- Reading or Language Arts
- Economics
- Mathematics
- Arts
- Science
- History
- Foreign Languages
- Geography
- Civics
21st Century Skills Framework
Thinking and Learning Skills
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills
Creativity & Innovation Skills
Communication & Information Skills
Collaboration Skills
21st Century Skills Framework
ICT Literacy
Information and communications technology
(ICT) literacy is the ability to use technology to
accomplish thinking and learning skills:
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Skills
• Creativity & Innovation Skills
• Communication & Information Skills
• Collaboration Skills
21st Century Skills Framework
Life Skills
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Leadership
Ethics
Accountability
Adaptability
Personal Productivity
Personal Responsibility
People Skills
Self Direction (e.g. Lawrence Township)
Social Responsibility
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Content
• Global Awareness
• Financial, Economic, Business and
Entrepreneurship Literacy
• Civic Literacy
• Health & Wellness Awareness
21st Century Skills Framework
These 21st Century Skills should
become the new “design specs”
for 21st Century education.
What can schools and districts do?
8 Strategies
What can your school or district do?
1. Develop a Consensus
Develop a consensus among the key
stakeholders on the 21st Century
skills needed by students in your
school or district.
What can your school or district do?
2. Take a Self-Assessment
Use the MILE Guide to determine where
you are today.
What can your school or district do?
3. Upgrade Professional Development
Create a teacher professional
development strategy for
21st Century skills.
Examples:
• Lawrence Township (Indiana)
• North Carolina
• West Virginia
What can your school or district do?
4. Imbed 21st Century Skills in core subjects
Use the ICT Literacy Maps for:
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Math
Science
English
Geography
Social Studies (early 2007)
What can your school or district do?
21st
Century
Model
Geography
Global Positioning Software
What can your school or district do?
5. Upgrade Assessments
Use a full range of assessments,
including high-stakes and classroom
assessments, to measure
21st Century Skills.
• Collegiate Learning Assessment
Examples:
• West Virginia
• North Carolina
• Student Portfolios
• Senior Year Projects
What can your school or district do?
6. Focus on reforming high schools
• Focus on the results
that matter in the
21st Century.
• Redefine rigor to
include 21st Century
skills.
What can your school or district do?
7. Collaborate with Community-Based
Groups
Collaborate with youth development
and after-school programs on a
“community strategy” to pursue
21st Century Skills.
What can your school or district do?
8. Collaborate with the Business
Community
Develop an agreement on skill
outcomes and ask local businesses to
provide career awareness and
internships that offer opportunities to
learn beyond the classroom.
Conclusion
“There is remarkable
consensus among
educators and business
and policy leaders on
one key conclusion: we
need to bring what we
teach and how we teach
into the 21st century.”
TIME Magazine,
December 18, 2006
Conclusion
Every student in your school or district must be:
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A critical thinker
A problem solver
An innovator
An effective communicator
An effective collaborator
A self-directed learner
Information and media literate
Globally aware
Civically engaged
Financially and economically literate
Conclusion
These skills should
become the “design specs”
of a 21st Century education
in your school or district.
Contact Us
Let us know how we can help.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
177 North Church Avenue, Suite 305
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 623-2466
www.21stcenturyskills.org