LEARNING FOR THE 21st CENTURY

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LEARNING FOR THE 21st CENTURY
A Report and MILE Guide for 21st Century Skills
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Introduction
Today

• Introduction to the Partnership
• Why are 21st century skills important?
• What are 21st century skills?
• What is the MILE Guide for 21st century skills?
• What Nine Steps can you take to build momentum?

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introduction to the partnership for 21st
century skills
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founding members
introduction to the partnership
AOL Apple Cable in the Classroom Cisco
Systems Dell Microsoft NEA SAP
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strategic partners
introduction to the partnership
key partners
US. Department of Education Appalachian
Technology in Education Consortium (ATEC)
ISTE COSN SETDA Tech Corps
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mission
introduction to the partnership
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a
public-private partnership organized to create an
overall vision of how 21st century skills can be
incorporated into K-12 education.
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objectives
introduction to the partnership

• Define a framework and create a common language
  for understanding and promoting 21st Century
  Skills
• Demonstrate how 21st Century Skills integrate
  with and reinforce basic skills
• Provide education leaders with tools, examples
  and strategies for action
• Build consensus in the public and private sectors
  with public education campaign to promote 21st
  Century Skills

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methodology
introduction to the partnership

• Request for Information (RFI)
• Research
• Focus Groups

• Outreach to Organizations
• Outreach to Individuals with Expertise in 21st
  Century Skills
• National Forum on 21st Century Skills

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why are 21st century skills important?
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students
why are 21st century skills important?
Todays education faces irrelevance unless we
bridge the gap between how students live and how
students learn.
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workforce
why are 21st century skills important?
The average person will change jobs nine times
by the time he or she is 32.Elaine Chao, U.S.
Secretary of Labor
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Relationship to no child left behind
why are 21st century skills important?

• Emphasizes student achievement and requires
  assessments in core subjects.
• Skills are to be integrated in core subjects
• Requires that every student be technologically
  literate by 8th grade
• States, schools and districts can incorporate a
  broad vision of 21st century skills into their
  NCLB framework

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what are 21st century skills?
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Current national debate
what are 21st century skills?
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six elements of 21st century learning
what are 21st century skills?

• Emphasize core subjects
• Emphasize learning skills
• Use 21st century tools to develop learning skills
• Teach and learn in a 21st century context
• Teach and learn 21st century content
• Use 21st century assessment that measure 21st
  century skills

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partnership model
what are 21st century skills?
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Core subject
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learning skills
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21st century tools
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Emphasize ICT LITERACY
The Partnership will focus on ICT Literacy for
its Year 2 Report
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Emphasize 21st Century Content
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Emphasize 21st Century Context
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21st Century Assessment
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what is the MILE GUIDE for 21st century
skills?
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The MILE Guide

• Who contributed?
• How did we collect the information?
• What did we do with the information?
• Results? The MILE Guide

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how to use the mile guide
what is the MILE guide?
Convene all stakeholders Focus on each
column/category Find the corresponding level
that represents your schools efforts Compare
your level to the 21st century vision Use
findings to develop plans for improvement
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The MILE guide can help you
what is the MILE guide?
Set benchmarks and goals Apply for
grants Determine funding priorities Create
assessment tools
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Mile Guide online
MILE GUIDE onlineMilestones for Improving
Learning and Education in the 21st Century
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Mile Guide Online
MILE GUIDE onlineMilestones for Improving
Learning and Education in the 21st Century
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Learning and teaching
what is the MILE guide?
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Leading and Managing
what is the MILE guide?
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Partnering
what is the MILE guide?
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key stakeholders in the public sector
what is the MILE guide?
Federal Policymakers State Policymakers Local
Policymakers
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key stakeholders in the private sector
what is the MILE guide?
Businesses Families and Parents
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Key stakeholders in Education
what is the MILE guide?
K-12 Education Leaders Higher Education Schools
of Education Researchers
Youth-Serving Organizations Content
Providers Professional Development Organizations
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what nine steps can you take to build momentum?
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nine steps to build momentum
Embrace a powerful vision of public education
that includes 21st century skills Align
leadership, management, and resources with
educational goals Assess where schools are
now Identify the 21st century skills to focus
on Develop a professional development plan for
21st century skills
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nine steps to build momentum (continued)
Make sure students have equitable access to a
21st century education Begin developing
assessments to measure student progress in 21st
century skills Collaborate with outside
partners Plan collectively and strategically for
the future
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills
www.21stcenturyskills.org