Six Steps for Implementing 21st Century Skills - OCM Boces

operational culture of a district, will have an impact of all aspects of operations;
continuous improvement will be a part of the fabric of the district. Thus will all aspects of
the organization benefit from this step-by-step plan to implement 21st Century Skills.
More important than the cultural shift of the organization, though, will be the increased
student achievement and the increased college, career, and citizenship readiness of
every student.
In the midst of all the difficult and demanding work that is done in schools, attention to
21 st Century Skills might seem to be another add-on to a plate that is already crowded
with initiatives, regulations, and mandates. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Deliberate and systemic attention to 21st Century Skills gets to the very heart of why
our system of education exists, which is to prepare our society and our citizens for a
better future. We have to stop preparing students for their teachers’ past and start
preparing them for their future. Using these six implementation steps, districts and
schools can make that happen.