Narrowing to a Manageable Handful of 21 st Century Skills Instructional Support Services: OCM BOCES Patrick Shaw, Lynn Radicello, Penny Williams, Jeff Craig January 7, 2011

This Afternoon’s AGENDA Introductions Data Analysis Narrowing Tools & Strategies District Planning Closing

6 Steps to Implement 21st Century Skills

Increasing Awareness It is important that all members of the educational community understand and believe in a vision for 21st Century learning. An understanding of our changing world and the changing postsecondary landscape is critical. In this step, a variety of activities, strategies and collaboration can create the broad support needed for change.

Assessing Your Current State Use a variety of tools, including an on-line tool, that will provide you with specific information about the implementation of 21st Century Skills in your schools and districts. Reach out to the educational and business community for their input. These data provide a starting point for districts.

Narrowing to a Manageable Number of Skills Use the assessment data (from step 2) to identify and prioritize a manageable number of skills to begin with. Consider district initiatives to ensure alignment and coherence. Many districts customize the Framework for 21st Century Skills to be parallel with district instructional frameworks and long-term vision.

Planning All successful implementations begin with a common set of definitions. Using a protocol developed by Allison Zmuda, stakeholders work collaboratively to define their identified, manageable handful of skills. Continua are collaboratively developed to describe the various levels of each prioritized skill. Gap analyses are conducted to illuminate necessary adjustments to programs and curricula.

Implementation Based on their skill definitions, continua, and gap analyses, districts identify the action steps for: School Leadership Professional Development Curricula Instructional practice Assessments Learning Environments Partnerships Instructional Technology

Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Gathering more data to monitor progress is essential. Several tools are available to assist districts with this critical stage. Once progress is made with the implementation of your first manageable handful of skills, districts can attend to the next skills in their next handful.

Narrowing to a Manageable Number of Skills Use the assessment data (from step 2) to identify and prioritize a manageable number of skills to begin with. Consider district initiatives to ensure alignment and coherence. Many districts customize the Framework for 21st Century Skills to be parallel with district instructional frameworks and long-term vision. TODAY:

Outcomes/Goals For Today: To assist district leaders/turn-key trainers with P21-Step 3: (Narrowing) of the “Six Steps to Implement 21 st Century ”. To learn turn-key strategies and/or tools to narrow their focus to a manageable number of skills needed to be career and college ready in the 21 st Century.

Guiding Question: Which tools/strategies will assist your district to facilitate the narrowing of the 21 st Century career and college readiness skills gleaned from the data collecting to meet the curriculum, instruction and assessment needs of your district and culture?

Note-Taking Reflection Guide

In the Spirit of COLLABORATION

Today’s Framework We will be using Data Driven Dialogue Wellman/Lipton

The Collaborative Learning Cycle Wellman and Lipton (2004) Activating and Engaging Surfacing Experiences and Expectations Exploring and Discovering Analyzing the Data Organizing and Integrating Generating Theory Managing Modeling Mediating Monitoring P. 1

Thinking about this Morning’s Assessment… With what assumptions do we have about 21 st Century Readiness? What are some predictions we are making? What are some questions we are asking? What are some possibilities for learning that this experience presents to us? P. 1

Taking a Look at the Data

TAKE A BREAK! Take a 15 Minute Break!

4 C’s of 21 st Century Readiness Tables count off by 4 –1: Communication –2: Collaboration –3: Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving –4: Creativity & Innovation

Circle Map P. 4

Create a Circle Map and brainstorm ideas related to assigned P21 Readiness Skills GOAL = LOTS OF IDEAS! Creativity & Innovation Idea P. 4

Communication Idea P. 4 Curriculum Assessment Instruction Obstacles

Which of these activities seem like the best fit for you?

Other Ideas! Here’s What, So What? Now What? –p. 5-7 Future’s Wheel –p. 8-10

Modified Focus Four Brainstorm And then Clarify And The Advocate And now Canvass For a sense of the group’s preferences P

Weighted Voting Vote with Feet Spend a Buck Voting with Dot Stickers

Which of these activities seem like the best fit for you?

Consensogram As a table group- look at questions to come to common understanding interpretation Complete individually Optional hint: Transfer question and response to post-it Post responses to create data charts What do you notice? P

Reflect upon Strategy?

Final Reflection Tools you can use to start the conversation in your district… What are your next steps?

Narrowing to a Manageable Handful of 21 st Century Skills Instructional Support Services: OCM BOCES Patrick Shaw, Lynn Radicello, Penny Williams, Jeff Craig October 25, 2010