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Today Who is the Partnership? Why are 21 st century skills so critical? What is the framework for 21 st century skills? How do we Assess 21st Century Skills? How do we provide Professional Development? What is “Route 21”? What can educators do?

“This is a story about the big publicconversation the nation is nothaving about education… whetheran entire generation of kids will failto make the grade in the globaleconomy because they can’t thinktheir way through abstractproblems, work in teams,distinguish good formation frombad, or speak a language otherthan English.”How to Build a Student for the21 st Century,TIME Magazine, December 18,2006

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

Who is the Partnership?

Workforce Readiness Survey“Are They Really Ready toWork?”Released October 2, 2006The Conference BoardCorporate Voices for Working FamiliesPartnership for 21 st Century SkillsThe Society for Human Resource Management.

Workforce Readiness SurveyWhat skills and content areas will be growing inimportance in the next five years?Critical Thinking 78%Information Technology 77%Health & Wellness 76%Collaboration 74%Innovation 74%Personal Financial Responsibility 72%

What is the Frameworkfor 21 st CenturyLearning?

Framework for 21st Century Skills

Framework for 21st Century SkillsCore Subjects - NCLB• English• Reading & Language Arts• Mathematics• Science• Foreign Languages• Civics & Government• Economics• Arts• History• Geography

Framework for 21st Century Skills21 st Century Content• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business andEntrepreneurship Literacy• Civic Literacy• Health & Wellness Awareness21st Century ContentCore Subjects

Framework for 21st Century SkillsThinking and Learning Skills• Critical Thinking & ProblemSolving Skills• Creativity & Innovation Skills• Communication Skills• Collaboration Skills• Information and Media Literacy

Framework for 21st Century SkillsICT LiteracyThe ability to use technology to accomplish thinking &learning skills• Critical Thinking & ProblemSolving Skills• Creativity & Innovation Skills• Communication Skills• Collaboration Skills• Information and Media Literacy

Preparing Students for a Lifetime of SuccessLife Skills• Leadership• Ethics• Accountability• Adaptability• Productivity• Personal Responsibility• People Skills• Self Direction• Social Responsibility21 st Century ContentITC Literacy + Thinking &Learning Skills

Framework for 21st Century Skills

Why is the assessment of 21 stcentury skills so important?

AssessmentWe are currently measuring 20 thcentury metrics.

AssessmentWe must measure 21 st centuryoutcomes and skills.

AssessmentWe need a balance of 21 st Centuryassessments(formative and summative)

AssessmentWe need international benchmarking of21 st century skills.

Assessment21 st century skills must become thefuture of NCLB.

Assessment21 st century skills must become thefuture of NCLB.Examples:• Assessment of 21 st CenturySkills: The Current Landscape• Route 21 (Fall of 2007)

Professional DevelopmentWhy is professionaldevelopment soimportant?

Professional DevelopmentThere is no school, district or statein the country that is focused on21 st century skills that doesn’t haveprofessional development as one ofits key strategies.

Professional DevelopmentSeven Habits for Quality 21 stCentury Professional Development

Professional DevelopmentLeadership TrainingTrain administrators in 21 st centuryskills so that they can be effectiverole models and decision makersfor integrating 21 st century skillsinto every aspect of teaching,learning and administration.

Professional DevelopmentIn-Service TrainingConsistent, and “just in time”preparation that includes coachingand identification of newpedagogical tools and approaches toweave 21 st century skills intocontent areas.

Professional DevelopmentICT LiteracyEnsure teachers have the tools andpedagogical support to be proficientin ICT literacy, so they can helpstudents develop this proficiency.

Professional DevelopmentEase of AccessEnsure educators have 24/7 access to21 st century tools that they canutilize for quality professionaldevelopment.

Professional DevelopmentPre-Service TrainingEnsure teacher educationinstitutions equip future teachers for21 st century instruction.

Professional DevelopmentAccreditationAdd competency in 21 st centuryskills to accreditation criteria forteacher education programs.

Professional Development21 st Century Teaching AcademiesCreate 21 st century teachingacademies, or other specialinitiatives, where teachers candevelop and renew 21 st century skillsand pedagogy in structuredprograms.

Route 21What is“Route 21”?

Route 21 Overview• Online interactive resource• Focus on supporting 21st centuryskills in standards, assessments,curriculum (teaching & learning) andprofessional development• Helps state leaders and others on21 st century skills initiatives

Route 21 Components• Standards for the 21st Century (Standards 21) – Casestudies, research, reports and other resources surroundingstandards-setting in the 21st century• Assessment for the 21st Century (Assess 21) – Anupdate of the existing Assess 21 tool to include emergingexamples of formative assessment practices• Teaching & Learning for the 21st Century (T&L 21) –Examples of how 21st century skills can be taught in thecontext of core subjects• Professional Development for the 21st Century (PD 21)– Document current best practices, case studies and researchthat will inform professional development efforts

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

Framework for 21st Century SkillsThe ICT Literacy Maps helpdemonstrate what ICT literacylooks like inside:- Math- Science- English- Geography- Social Studies(2007)

Route 21What can educators do?5 Steps

What Can Educators Do?1. Focus your system on 21 stcentury outcomes forevery student.

What Can Educators Do?2. Build a consensus around the21 st century skills with includebusiness leaders, communitygroups, parents, policymakers,etc.)

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

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

What should school boards do?5. Focus on Assessment.Assessment of 21 stCentury Skills:The CurrentLandscapeExamples:• John Bransford• College Readiness and WorkAudit (CRWA)Partnership for 21 st Century Skillswww.21stcenturyskills.org

What should school boards do?6. Collaborate with Community-Based Groups such as youthdevelopment and after-schoolprograms on a “communitystrategy” to pursue21 st Century Skills.

ConclusionEvery 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

Conclusion“There is remarkableconsensus amongeducators and businessand policy leaders onone key conclusion: weneed to bring what weteach and how we teachinto the 21st century.”TIME Magazine,December 18, 2006

Who is the Partnership?

Contact UsThe Partnership for 21 st Century Skillswww.21stcenturyskills.org