1. “21st Century Skills, Soft Skills, Technology Skills, Job Skills, College and Career Readiness Skills – How Do You Expect Me to Teach All These Skills to My Students?”

2. Do you feel overwhelmed as a educator?
Large class sizes
KCCR Curriculum Standards
State Assessments
So much to do – no time to do it
This profession is changing

3. My Frustration:

4. Dr. Randy Watson – Kansas Commissioner of Education

7. Rethinking the structure of schools – reorganize around students, not the systems
Individual Portfolio for all students – Career Cruising for 7th – 12th grades
College and Career Readiness without remediation at the college level
Community Service

8. “While academics are and will remain important, students who lack nonacademic skills such as conscientiousness, perseverance and the ability to collaborate and communicate will struggle both in the pursuit of postsecondary education and in the workforce.”

9. Soft Skills = personality traits, social graces, collaboration, personal habits, interpersonal skills, punctuality
Hard Skills = quantifiable and measurable (math, grammar, knowledge)
Professionalism = courtesy, attendance, appearance
Work Attitude = willing, wanting to work, punctuality

10. Soft Skills – Self-management Skills Growth mindset Self-awareness
Emotion regulation Self-confidence
Stress Management Resilience
Forgive and forget Patience
Perceptiveness
Persistence or perseverance
Note: Adapted from “Soft Skills List – 28 Skills to Working Smart;” by Lei Han

11. Soft Skills – People skills Conventional
Communication skills Teamwork skills
Presentation skills Facilitating skills
Selling skills Management skills
Mentoring/coaching skills Leadership skills
Meeting management skills
Interpersonal relationships skills
Note: Adapted from “Soft Skills List – 28 Skills to Working Smart;” by Lei Han

12. Soft Skills – People Skills Tribal (insider knowledge)
Managing upwards Self-promotion
Difficult personalities Negotiation
Networking
Difficult/unexpected situations
Savvy in handling office politics
Influence and persuasion skills
Note: Adapted from “Soft Skills List – 28 Skills to Working Smart;” by Lei Han

13. What does a job posting and interview look like for a teaching position?
Middle School Science Teacher:  Eisenhower Middle School is accepting applications for a middle school science teacher for the school year.   Interested applicants will need to complete an on-line application at All questions regarding this position should be directed to Jerry Longabaugh at or (316) Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

14. Google Careers - http://www.google.com/about/careers/
Microsoft Careers -
Facebook Careers -

15. What are 21st Century Skills?

16. 5 C’s of 21st Century Skills at EMS
Collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Computational Thinking

19. How are you implementing the
5 C’s of 21st Century skills in your school or classroom?
Collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Computational Thinking

20. “Our greatest contribution is to be sure there is a teacher in every classroom that cares that every student every day learns and grows and feels like a real human being”
Donald Clifton – The Gallop Organization