Transformation Through 21st Century Skills

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Transformation Through21st Century Skills
CoSNs 10th Annual K-12 School Networking
Conference March 22, 2005
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Agenda

• Overview
• Twenty First Century Skills Video
• Framework for 21st Century Education
• Tools and Resources
• Twenty First Century Skills Success Stories
• Stevan Kalmon, Denver Public Schools
• Marcia Capuano, Metropolitan School District
• of Lawrence Township (IN)
• Robert Nelson, Cooperative Educational Service
• Agency (CESA1, WI)

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A Powerful Vision

• The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• Brings together business, education and
  government
• leaders to define a powerful vision for 21st
  century
• education to ensure every childs success as
  citizens and
• workers in the 21st century.
• Transforms education through public/private
• partnerships
• Educational Leaders
• Business Community
• Teachers
• Administrators
• Policymakers

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Who is the Partnership?
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21st Century Skills Are Critical
"Twenty-first century skills combining technology
literacy, critical thinking, creativity and
mastery of core subject matter are the lifeblood
of a productive workforce in today's global,
knowledge-based economy. Susan D.
Patrick Director of Educational Technology U.S.
Department of Education
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21st Century Jobs Require 21st Century Skills
20th Century
21st Century
1 2 Jobs
10 15 Jobs
Number of Jobs
Flexibility And Adaptability
Mastery of One Field
Job Requirement
Integration of 21st Century Skills into Subject
Matter Mastery
Subject Matter Mastery
Teaching Model
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20th Century Skills Education Model
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Framework for Learning in the 21st Century
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21st Century Content Learning Skills

• 21st Century Content
• Global Awareness
• Civic Engagement
• Business, Financial
• Economic Literacy

• 21st Century Learning Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Self-Directed Learning
• Information Media Literacy
• Accountability Adaptability
• Social Responsibility

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What is ICT Literacy?
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Literacy is the ability to use technology and
communications tools to access, manage,
integrate, evaluate and create information in
order to function in a knowledge society - 2001
Report of the International ICT Literacy Panel
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ICT Literacy
Our Vision and Framework
Tech Literacy Competency In Technology
ICT Literacy Competency in 21st Century
Skills through the use of Technology
A Better Model!
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What Can You Do?

• Embrace a vision of education that incorporates
  21st century skill
• Gather the right stakeholders including
  education, business, government, afterschool and
  parent communities
• Utilize the Partnerships MILE Guide
  Self-Assessment tool to determine where you are
  today
• Create a plan of action using the Partnerships
  interactive guide Route 21
• Advocate with policymakers using our policymakers
  guide for 21st century skills

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Tools Resources www.21stcenturyskills.org
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Learning for the 21st Century
Articulates a collective vision for learning in
the 21st century

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

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MILE Guide
Milestones for Improving Learning and Education A
self-assessment tool for educators, schools and
districts to help determine if they are prepared
to teach 21st century skills
Partnering
Leading Managing
Learning Teaching
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Route 21
An online interactive tool that assists education
stakeholders in developing a school, district, or
state 21st century learning plan (based on the
MILE guide)
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The Road to 21st Century Learning

• A Policymakers Guide to 21st Century Skills
• Adopt State Standards that incorporate 21st
  century learning skills as part of the 8th grade
  tech literacy req of NCLB
• Imbed ICT literacy into standards assessment of
  core subjects

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ICT Literacy Maps

• ICT Literacy Maps illustrate the intersection
  between ICT Literacy and core academic subjects.
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Council for Geographic Education
  (NCGE)
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  (NCTM)

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Our Future Vision

• Drive Adoption of 21st Century Skills with
  State Leadership Initiatives
• Working with 3-5 states to develop and implement
  21st century learning plans in partnership with
  state policymakers, educators and business
  leaders
• Assessment of 21st Century Skills
• Evaluating the state of 21st century assessment
  and urging development and adoption of 21st
  century assessment tools
• Twenty First Century Skills Standards
• Promoting 21st century skills in national and
  state standards

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21st Century Success Story
Denver Public Schools
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Denver Public Schools
Teaching Learning Project Denver Public
Schools

• Secondary curriculum and pedagogy
• Disciplinary literacy intellectual apprenticing
  for students and teachers
• Learning on the diagonal Deep knowledge focus
  on skills

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Learning on the Diagonal
Denver Public Schools
Learning on the Diagonal
Content Knowledge
Habits of Thinking
Source Institute for Learning, University of
Pittsburgh
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Denver Public Schools
Principles of Learning

• Thinking curriculum
• Organizing for effort
• Socializing intelligence
• Accountable talk
• Learning as apprenticeship
• Self-management of learning

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Project Timetable
Denver Public Schools
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21st Century Success Story
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township
- Indianapolis, IN
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MSD of Lawrence Township Indianapolis, IN
The mission of the Metropolitan School District
of Lawrence Township is to empower all students
with the knowledge, skills, compassion and
integrity needed to contribute and succeed as
self-directed, life-long learners in a
competitive global community
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MSD of Lawrence Township Indianapolis, IN
Digital Age Literacy Initiative

• 21st Century Skills
• basic literacy
• technological literacy
• visual literacy
• information literacy
• self-direction
• higher order thinking
• multi-cultural literacy/ cultural competence

• Implementation
• 40 instructional coaches
• 34 digital literacy coaches
• 6 technology coaches
• professional development for teachers and
  administrators
• online courses offered
• classroom implementation
• rubric development

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MSD of Lawrence Township Indianapolis, IN
District-Level Evaluation Instruments

• Attitudinal assessment
• enGauge framework
• Action research

• Instructional audit
• Mankato Survey
• Focus groups

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21st Century Success Story
CESA1 Regional Partnerships for 21st Century
Learning A Comprehensive Approach
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CESA1

• 270000 students
• 45 school districts
• 85 f/r meals (MKE)
• 38 f/r meals (CESA1)

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CESA1

• Component1
• INTERIM MEASURES
• Inform learning by applying interim
• measures and related interventions
• to increase student success.
• Identify data that will inform learning
• Identify interventions that will increase
• student success
• Expert assistance
• Accessible

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CESA1

• Component 2
• DATA SYSTEMS
• Inform learning by providing integrated
• data systems.
• Student and staff
• Identify data that will inform learning
• Expert assistance
• Accessible

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CESA1

• Component 3
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Provide staff aligned learning experiences
• that model effective practice.
• PI34 compliant and student centered
• Filtered for effectiveness
• Articulated for professional growth
• Expert assistance
• Accessible

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CESA1

• Component 4
• FEATURE EFFECTIVE PRACTICES
• Create opportunities to advance professional
  growth by featuring our best practitioners as
  members of a learning community.
• Expert assistance
• Accessible

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CESA1
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CESA1
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Karen Bruett Chairwoman, Partnership for 21st
Century Skills Director of Education and
Community Initiatives, Dell Karen_Bruett_at_dell.com
Stevan Kalmon Information Literacy Technology
Coordinator, Denver Public Schools Stevan_kalmon_at_d
psk12.org
Robert Nelson Advisor, Cooperative Educational
Service Agency 1 (CESA1) Nelsonrw.1_at_juno.com
Marcia Capuano Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum Instruction, Metropolitan School
District of Lawrence Township mcapuano_at_msdlt.k12.i
n.us