Preparing 21st Century Students to be College and Career Ready Contents: Background Methodology 21st Century Skill Set Next Step: Skill Building Exercise Preparing 21st Century Students to be College and Career Ready Dr. Gordon R. Haley Email: haleyg@palmbeachstate.edu Telephone: (561) 868-4120 Lake Worth Campus 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 www.PalmBeachState.edu Search Supervision & Management
For more information contact: Dr. Gordon R. Haley Email: haleyg@palmbeachstate.edu Telephone: (561) 868-4120 Background Today's college graduates are less concerned with starting near the top as they are with being empowered to learn and make company decisions. Most people instinctively want to learn, which is very different from being “trained”. Learning takes place in an environment that promotes the ability to gain knowledge, whether via a course, access to expertise in the form of mentors, or participation in an innovative project. - The International Association for Human Resource Information Management Lake Worth Campus 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 www.PalmBeachState.edu Search Supervision & Management
Methodology Hanover Research For more information contact: Dr. Gordon R. Haley Email: haleyg@palmbeachstate.edu Telephone: (561) 868-4120 Methodology Hanover Research provides high quality, custom research and analytics through a cost effective model that helps organizations make informed decisions, identify opportunities, to heighten their effectiveness. Analyzed six major educational frameworks designed to improve the development of 21st century skills. Hanover Research Lake Worth Campus 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 www.PalmBeachState.edu Search Supervision & Management
Methodology Frameworks Analyzed Included: For more information contact: Dr. Gordon R. Haley Email: haleyg@palmbeachstate.edu Telephone: (561) 868-4120 Methodology Frameworks Analyzed Included: Partnership for 21st Century Skills Wagner’s Seven Survival Skills Metiri Group’s enGauge framework Iowa Core 21st Century Skills Connecticut State Department of Education Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (ATC21S) Lake Worth Campus 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 www.PalmBeachState.edu Search Supervision & Management
Skill Set for the 21st Century For more information contact: Dr. Gordon R. Haley Email: haleyg@palmbeachstate.edu Telephone: (561) 868-4120 Skill Set for the 21st Century While each framework has slightly different list of critical 21st century skills, all agree on three critical areas for development: • Collaboration and teamwork • Creativity and imagination • Critical thinking • Problem solving • Flexibility and adaptability • Global and cultural awareness • Information literacy • Leadership Lake Worth Campus 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 www.PalmBeachState.edu Search Supervision & Management
Skill Set for the 21st Century For more information contact: Dr. Gordon R. Haley Email: haleyg@palmbeachstate.edu Telephone: (561) 868-4120 Skill Set for the 21st Century • Civic literacy and citizenship • Oral and written communication skills • Social responsibility and ethics • Technology literacy • Initiative Lake Worth Campus 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 www.PalmBeachState.edu Search Supervision & Management
Next Step: Skill Building Exercise For more information contact: Dr. Gordon R. Haley Email: haleyg@palmbeachstate.edu Telephone: (561) 868-4120 Next Step: Skill Building Exercise Questions? Lake Worth Campus 4200 Congress Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33461 www.PalmBeachState.edu Search Supervision & Management