Preparing Students for the 21 st Century The Need for Rigor/Relevance/Relationships Jim Miles Achieving Academic Excellence for All Students

Jim Miles

Challenges  Changing Workplace  Technology  Globalization

1900 Workplace Demands Highly skilled Low skilled Avg. age to enter work force Avg. age to leave work force Life expectancy

1980 Workplace Demands Highly skilled Low skilled Semi skilled Avg. age to enter work force Avg. age to leave work force Life expectancy

2010 Workplace Demands Highly skilled Low skilled Avg. age to enter the workplace Number of times to change jobs Est. Life expectancy in 2100

Source: Tough Choices Tough Times, National Center on Education and the Economy

Technology Challenges  Information Technology  Nanotechnology  Biotechnology

Information Technology Processing Communications

Projection Keyboard and Projector

Language Translation Goggles

Emotiv  16 embedded sensors  Detect facial expressions and emotions  Push, pull, lift, and drop

Semantic Web Web 1.0 = Information based Web 1.0 ( ) used as an information source Web 2.0 = Communication based Web 2.0 (2000-?) used for tagging, social networks, etc. Web 3.0 Web 3.0 = Organize data/draw conclusions Web 3.0 GPS read road sign and drive car Source: A Smarter Web

Central Units’ Memory = 8 MB 2004 iPod = 4 GB 2005 iPod = 20 GB 2008 iPod = 160 GB 1964 IBM System / 360 Mainframe

Nano Technology Atom Up Personalized Medicine Products - Services Quality of Life

Today’s Youth Technologically literate

America’s Classrooms Does this connect with and engage today’s youth?

World Leaders  1600sSpanish  1700sDutch  1800sBritish  1900s United States  2000s ? ? ?

Shenzhen Fishing Village

Port of Shenzhen Source: Atlantic Monthly 1 / Second 24 / 7

Computer Sales Dell Sony Compaq HP IBM Think Pad Apple NEC Gateway Toshiba Quanta Wispron Asustek Compal Inventec Computer Manufacturers Mainland China Companies 90 %

Cities with 1 Million People United States Europe China (2006) China (2020)

China  1987 $ 6,293,600,000  2007 $ 321,442,900,000  Furniture  Consumer Electronics  Computers  Bio Technology

Forces of Technology and Globalization are altering the nature of work, the organization of firms, and where work is conducted

Key Questions to be Addressed  The world around us is changing rapidly. How has your curriculum changed to prepare students for their world?  What knowledge, skills, attitudes will best prepare our students for their world?

Curriculum should focus on what students need to  Know  Be Able to Do  Be Like (Behaviors) for success in life and in career

21 st Century Skills for Success  Strong Academics  Reading, Writing, Math, Science  Career Skills  Workplace Attitudes & Ethics  Technology Skills  Character Virtues  Honesty, Responsibility, Integrity

CAREER DEVELOPMENT Self-knowledge Who am I? Career exploration Where am I going? Career Plan How do I get there? INTEGRATED LEARNING What am I learning? Why am I learning it? How can I use it? UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION SKILLS (SCANS) What do I need to know? What skills are important for me” knowledge application skills Questions students should be able to answer

The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of school.