Developing 21 st Century Skills in the Classroom February 23-27, 2015 Pasadena City College Pasadena, California

Workshop Themes 21 st Century Skills Design Thinking Project-based Learning Metacognition

Workshop Goals 1.Learn about and apply 21 st century skills to your classroom settings 2.Extend approaches and techniques for developing students’ metacognitive strategies 3.Learn about teaching and learning issues at PCC and in the US

Workshop Activities 1.Interact with PCC teachers and students on workshop themes 2.Observe PCC classes and apply metacognition techniques 3.Complete a design project to apply design thinking and project-based learning approaches 4.Reflect and make connections to your teaching practice in Shanghai (Have fun and enjoy Pasadena/Los Angeles)

Moderators: Dr. Brock Klein, Associate Dean, Pathways + Professional Learning Dr. Russell Frank, Associate Dean, International Education Presenters/Facilitators: Prof. Deborah Bird, Director, Career + Technical Education Pathways Prof. Shelagh Rose, Pathways Faculty Lead Prof. Stephanie Fleming, Communications Prof. Tiffany Ingle, English as a Second Language Classroom Instructors: Prof. Jay Cho, Mathematics Prof. Katie Rodriguez, Biology Profs. Chris Oberle and Sandy Lee, Design Tech. PCC Team

Schedule: MorningAfternoon Monday o Review Shanghai visit o Overview of the week o Project-based Learning (PBL) o Metacognition + Reading Apprenticeship Techniques o Reflection and its applications to learning goals o Project work Tuesday o Math class observation o Applying metacognitive strategies/ techniques o Design thinking and PBL o Applying metacognitive strategies in the classroom context o Biology PBL activity + presentation o Libraries + information management Wednesday o Project work + prototyping o Presentations + Assessment o Design Tech observation o Fabrication Laboratory visit o Student interactions o Project work Thursday o Tools for PBL o Developing Elevator Pitches (Presentations) o Developing Assessment Tools o Huntington Garden visit Friday o Student Visit o Project presentations o Workshop conclusion