A New Vision for 21 st Century Education

1. Presentation Title A New Vision for 21st Century Education [Insert Presenter Name] [Insert Presenter Title & Company] [Insert Event Name] [Insert Date] PLEASE NOTE: This is only a template presentation; you may add examples and additional slides based on your audience EDUCATION COMMUNITY AUDIENCE Partnership for 21st Century Skills The Competitive Edge: Equipping Students with 21st Century Skills San Francisco, CA April 14, 2007

2. Today • Who is the Partnership and why are 21st century skills so critical? • What is the framework for 21st century skills? • Why is assessment so important? • Why is professional development so important? • What is “Route 21”? • What can educators do?

3. 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 information from bad, or speak a language other than English.” How to Build a Student for the 21st Century, TIME Magazine, December 18, 2006

4. Why are 21st Century Skills important? • The magnitude of our competition is changing. We need to improve our global competitive position and develop within the global community • The demands o the workplace are changing • The nature of student experience has changed outside of school. • We need many more of our students to become effective 21st Century Citizens with lifelong teaching and learning skills.

5. Who is the Partnership?

6. Click to add title here “Are They Really Ready to Work?” Released October 2, 2006 The Conference Board Corporate Voices for Working Families Partnership for 21st Century Skills The Society for Human Resources Management

7. Workforce Readiness Survey What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?

8. What is the Framework for 21st Century Learning?

9. 21st Century Skills Framework 20th Century Education Model

10. 21st Century Skills Framework

11. Framework for 21st Century Skills • Core Subjects – NCLB • English • Reading & Language Arts • Mathematics • Science • Foreign Languages • Civics & Government • Economics • Arts • History • Geography

12. Framework for 21st Century Skills • 21st Century Content • Global Awareness • Financial, Economic, Business, and Entrepreneurship Literacy • Civic Literacy • Health & Wellness Awareness 21st Century Content Core Subjects

13. Framework for 21st Century Skills • Thinking and Learning Skills • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills • Creativity & Innovation Skills • Communication Skills • Collaboration Skills • Information and Media Literacy

14. Framework for 21st Century Skills • ICT Literacy • The ability to use technology to accomplish thinking & learning skills • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills • Creativity & Innovation Skills • Communication Skills • Collaboration Skills • Information and Media Literacy

15. Preparing Students for a Lifetime of Success • Life Skills • Leadership • Ethics • Accountability • Adaptability • Productivity • Personal Responsibility • People Skills • Self Direction • Social Responsibility 21st Century Content ITC Literacy + Thinking & Learning Skills

16. 21st Century Skills Framework

17. Why is the assessment of 21st century skills so important?

18. Assessment We are currently measuring 20th century metrics.

19. Title Assessment We must measure 21st century outcomes and skills.

20. Assessment We need a balance of 21st century assessments (formative and summative).

21. Assessment We need international benchmarking of 21st century skills.

22. Assessment 21st century skills must become the future of NCLB.

23. Assessment • 21st century skills must become the future of NCLB. • Examples: • Assessment of 21st Century Skills: The Current Landscape • Route 21 (Fall 2007)

24. Professional Development Why is professional development so important?

25. Professional Development There is no school, district or state in the country that is focused on 21st century skills that doesn’t have professional development as one of its key strategies.

26. Professional Development Seven Habits for Quality 21st Century Professional Development

27. Professional Development Leadership Training Train administrators in 21st century skills so that they can be effective role models and decision makers for integrating 21st century skills into every aspect of teaching, learning and administration.

28. Professional Development In-Service Training Consistent, and “just in time” preparation that includes coaching and identification of new pedagogical tools and approaches to weave 21st century skills into content areas.

29. Professional Development ICT Literacy Ensure teachers have the tools and pedagogical support to be proficient in ICT literacy, so they can help students develop this proficiency.

30. Professional Development Ease of Access Ensure educators have 24/7 access to 21st century tools that they can utilize for quality professional development.

31. Professional Development Pre-Service Training Ensure teacher education institutions equip future teachers for 21st century instruction.

32. Professional Development Accreditation Add competency in 21st century skills to accreditation criteria for teacher education programs.

33. Professional Development 21st Century Teaching Academies Create 21st century teaching academies, or other special initiatives, where teachers can develop and renew 21st century skills and pedagogy in structures programs.

34. Route 21 What is “Route 21”?

35. Route 21 Overview • Online interactive resource • Focus on supporting 21st century skills in standards, assessments, curriculum (teaching & learning) and professional development • Helps state leaders and others on 21st century skills initiatives.

36. Route 21 Components • Standards for the 21st Century (Standards 21) – Case studies, research, reports and other resources surrounding standards-setting in the 21st century • Assessment for the 21st Century (Assess 21) – An update of the existing Assess 21 tool to include emerging examples of formative assessment practices • Teaching & Learning for the 21st Century (T&L 21) – Examples of how 21st century skills can be taught in the context of core subjects • Professional Development for the 21st Century (PD 21) – Document current best practices, case studies and research that will inform professional development efforts

37. Route 21 Additional Features • Interactive Framework – Present resources related to the P21 framework in a graphical, interactive format • Community Tools – Interactive social networking and document sharing tools (user generated content, ranking, tagging, wikis, blogs etc.) • Resource Library — relevant reports, articles, research

38. Framework for 21st Century Skills The ICT Literacy Maps help demonstrate what ICT literacy looks like inside: - Math - Science - English - Geography - Social Studies(2007)

39. What should educators do? 5 Steps

40. What should school boards do? 1. Focus your system on 21st century outcomes for every student.

41. What should school boards do? 2. Build a consensus around the 21st century skills which include business leaders, community groups, parents, policymakers, etc.

42. What should school boards do? 3. Focus on High School Reform.

43. What should school boards do? 4. Focus on Professional Development. • Example: • Lawrence Township

44. What should school boards do? 5. Focus on Assessment. • Examples: • John Bransford • Collegiate Readiness and Work Audit (CRWA) Assessment of 21st Century Skills: The Current Landscape Partnership for 21st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.org

45. What should school boards do? • Collaborate with Community-Based Groups such as youth development and after-school programs on a “community strategy” to pursue • 21st Century Skills.

46. Conclusion • Every student in this nation must be: • 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

47. 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

48. Who is the Partnership?

49. Contact Us The Partnership for 21st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.org