Learning for the 21st Century Bob Pearlman West Virginia Institutes for 21st Century Leadership July 19 & 26, 2007 PowerPoint Slides at http://www.bobpearlman.org/WestVirginiaInstitutes.htm 1

"Our challenge is to provide instruction that is not only relevant, engaging and meaningful, but that also includes the world-class rigor necessary to prepare our students to be competitive in the 21st century workplace. Students must be able to comprehend, problem solve and communicate solutions if they are expected to compete on a global level." Dr. Steven Paine Superintendent of Schools

8 Components

WHY skills for the 21st Century? WHAT knowledge and skills do students need for the 21st Century? What does 21st Century Learning look like? How do you do 21st Century Learning and Teaching? What technology tools support 21st Century Learning?

SCANS U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills COMPETENCIES - Effective workers can productively use: Resources - allocating time, money, materials, space and staff. Interpersonal Skills - working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Information - acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files, interpreting and communication, and using computers to process information. Systems - understanding social, organizational and technological systems, monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems. Technology - selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies. FOUNDATIONS - Competence requires: Basic Skills - reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking and listening. Thinking Skills - thinking creatively, making decisions, solving problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, knowing how to learn, and reasoning. Personal Qualities - individual responsibilities, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity. 1992

Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

“Results That Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform” Improving high schools requires the nation to redefine “rigor” to encompass not just mastery of core academic subjects, but also mastery of 21st century skills and content. Rigor must reflect all the results that matter for all high school graduates today. Today’s graduates need to be critical thinkers, problem solvers and effective communicators who are proficient in both core subjects and new, 21st century content and skills. These 21st century skills include learning and thinking skills, information and communications technology literacy skills, and life skills. -- March 24, 2006 http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

Assessment of 21st Century Skills Partnership for 21st Century Skills CAROLINE MCDOWELL Since the Partnership’s inception, our framework for learning in the 21st century focuses on measuring a student’s performance on all the elements of 21st century education. Partnership for 21st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century Learning? What does 21st Century Learning look like?

Teachers talk and students listen.

The teacher has a monopoly on information

Students learn by not doing

How do we get them here?

Sacramento New Technology High School – Segment 1

Students form a team, develop a work contract and build a work plan Each unit begins when students are presented with a complex, standards-based problem Students form a team, develop a work contract and build a work plan

Students get to work! Students are provided an online briefcase specific to the project with information, resources, links and assessment criteria that help guide them.

Students Need To Know Student questions and “need to knows” drive classroom lectures and activities. Sometimes for the whole class … sometime for just one student

Students experiment and apply learning Students test their ideas and experiment to find solutions and breakthroughs while receiving ongoing feedback from instructors.

Students get back to work! Students work and collaborate in a business-like environment, where they know their deliverables and have the technology tools to do their jobs.

Students prepare to present Students work on building presentations to repre-sent their work and defend their solutions

Students present their solutions! Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers, teachers, parents, and community

Napa New Technology High School – Segment 2

What classroom learning environments support 21st Century Learning?

Sacramento New Technology High School

Napa New Technology High School

Schools as Workplaces for 21st Century Students

Technology infrastructure to support 1:1 computer ratios FACILITIES FRAMEWORK Large classrooms that allow for team teaching, computers, group work and creates an environment that reflects school’s purpose. Technology infrastructure to support 1:1 computer ratios

How do you do 21st Century Learning and Teaching?

Step 1: Determine the LEARNING OUTCOMES New Technology HS TECHNOLOGY LITERACY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION CAREER PREPARATION CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS) New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES

Know/ Need to Know Step 2: Design the Project Draws graph- more rigor and positive culture Just having high rigor is NOT enough Learning is for more individualized Flexibility No Jay Leo- Jay Walk Allstars They are going to learn content, but how am I going to help you learn it? Not going to see achievement of SCANS skills if we don’t change the way classrooms work NTF’s approach is holistic- whole school approach Most school’s try piecemeal style of reform- try block schedule- we find out it doesn’t work Like a supped up Pinto If all you do is make yourself small- you will get some culture, but that is about it! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Small is just not enough It is a step in the right direction, but not enough Tells story about SLC- business program- Puts all of at risk kids in a successful Schools apply for money- get the $ or have a strong leader- then the go away All about piece meal reform (block scheduling) Two hour lecture- educators We have to change the way that we are teaching-

Project- and Problem-Based Learning Keys to 21st Century Learning NTHS teachers start each unit by throwing students into a realistic or real-world project that both engages interest and generates a list of things the student need to know. Projects are designed to tackle complex problems, requiring critical thinking. New Tech’s strategy is simple: To learn collaboration, work in teams. To learn critical thinking, take on complex problems. To learn oral communication, present. To learn written communication, write. To learn technology, use technology. To develop citizenship, take on civic and global issues. To learn about careers, do internships. To learn content, research and do all of the above.

Assessments (Rubrics) Step 3: Develop the Assessments (Rubrics) Guiding Questions: How will students demonstrate these skills? How will we measure these skills? How will we ensure students reach proficiency in these skills before they graduate?

The finished product:

Step 4: Students demonstrate mastery through …. Products Presentations Portfolios

Step 5: Provide Feedback to Students

What technology tools support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR … Learning Curriculum Communication Assessment Scalability* Computerized Tutorials On-Line Curriculum E-Library Academic Systems Document Libraries Project Design Template Project Standardization Digital Textbooks Student E-Mail Parent E-Bulletin Online Curriculum Internship Coordination Digital Gradebooks Student Journals Collaboration Database Learning Logs PBL Unit Library Customizable Templates Support Databases Account Management

PBL in the Classroom Sample Project Briefcase

Course Calendar Daily Agenda How are the tools used? You might be thinking… this is cool but our school environment look NOTHING like this. Our school population looks much like your Diverse and very Urban Classes are mainstreamed- students with varying ability levels and learn styles Daily Agenda

PBL in the Classroom Collaboration Evaluation: Student View

TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

PROJECT BRIEFCASE COURSE CALENDAR The NTH Learning System™ is a set of tools and technologies that support a student-centered, project- and problem-based learning environment. COLLABORATION RUBRIC NTHS GRADEBOOK

TOOLS: PROJECT BRIEFCASE The Project Briefcase allows teachers to put all project materials in one spot for easy student access and to share with other teachers.

CURRICULUM SHARING The Project Library allows teachers in our network of schools to search, view and download projects that other teachers have found successful.

Key recommendations to West Virginia Principals Learning Outcomes Determine the school’s Learning Outcomes (21st Century Skills) Embed the Learning Outcomes into projects Design assessments to measure Outcomes Students prove mastery of Learning Outcomes through Products, Presentations, and Portfolios Provide students with just-in-time assessment feedback Projects Assess 21st Century Skills Products Presentations Portfolios Go see 21st Century Learning Skills-Based Grade Reports

A School Development Organization

SY 2005-06 SY 2006-07 SY 2007-08 SY 2008-09 NETWORK PROGRESS Anchorage Portland New York N. Eugene Klamath Chicago Indiana (3) + 5 Northern California (8) Denver North Carolina (6) Los Angeles (4) + 2 + 3 Texas + 2 New Orleans (2) + 1

NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLS (late September  March) Napa and Sacramento Study Tours and Visits (late September  March) http://www.newtechfoundation.org

Contact Information Susan Schilling CEO www.newtechfoundation.org 707-253-4287 1040 Main St., Suite 302 Napa, CA 94559 Bob Pearlman Director of Strategic Planning bobpearlman@mindspring.com www.bobpearlman.org 520-881-9965 PowerPoint Slides at www.bobpearlman.org/WestVirginiaInstitutes.htm New Tech info at www.bobpearlman.org