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1 Ken Kay, President Montana’s Challenge: Rethinking Education for the 21st Century Helena, MT September 20, 2010 Envisioning and Achieving a 21 st Century Education in Montana

2 Focus on key transformations. Focus on 21st century student outcomes. Focus on assessment. Focus on K-20 education. Think outside the… Overview

3 FOCUS ON KEY TRANSFORMATIONS.

4 Mean task input as percentiles of the 1960 task distribution Economy-wide measures of routine and non-routine task input (US) (Levy and Murnane) Global Innovation Economy

5 2010 Critical Skills Survey American Management Association, in conjunction with P21, surveyed 2,115 managers and other executives about the needs of the 21st century workforce.

6 How are the 4Cs recognized within organizations? Has your organization identified these skills as priorities for employee development, talent management, and succession planning? SkillAgree/ Strongly Agree Critical thinking73.3% Communication skills79.2% Collaboration/team building72.3% Creativity and innovation66.6% Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

7 How are the 4Cs recognized within organizations? Has your organization measured these skills and competencies during annual performance reviews? SkillAgree/ Strongly Agree Critical thinking72.4% Communication skills80.4% Collaboration/team building71.2% Creativity and innovation57.3% Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

8 Has your organization made an effort to assess these skills and competencies when hiring new employees? How are the 4Cs recognized within organizations? SkillAgree/ Strongly Agree Critical thinking75.7% Communication skills80.7% Collaboration/team building62.6% Creativity and innovation60.1% Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

9 What has changed in business today? How do you believe your organization will view these skills and competencies in the next 3-5 years? They will become less important0.6% They will remain the same22.5% They will become more important75.7% No opinion1.1% Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

10 Somewhat/Most Important Nature of work77.5% Global competition86.5% Pace of change91.0% Organizational structure66.3% What has changed in business today? Rate by order of importance why you believe these additional skills and competencies are taking on relative importance in the business environment. Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

11 What has changed in business today? Somewhat/Most Important Critical thinking97.1% Communication skills95.3% Collaboration/team building92.0% Creativity and innovation93.1% As the economy improves, how important are the following skills and competencies in helping grow your organization? Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

12 Preparing the next generation Please rate the following education systems for their abilities to prepare students in the 4Cs to ensure those entering the workforce are proficient in these areas: Above Average/Excellent K-1210.9% Trade schools13.7% Two-year colleges18.7% Four-year colleges48.9% Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

13 Preparing the next generation Do you agree that fusing the 3Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) with the 4Cs ensures 21 st century readiness for students today? Agree/Strongly Agree79.5% Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010

14 5 Transformational Challenges Manufacturing jobsService economy jobs Content Mastery Fuse the 3Rs and the 4Cs Routine tasks Complex analytic and interactive communications Low cost product or service Design and innovation Conclusion CTE/special and gifted For every student

15 FOCUS ON 21ST CENTURY OUTCOMES. 21st century outcomes

16 P21 Members

17 Arizona Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Nevada New Jersey North Carolina Ohio South Dakota West Virginia Wisconsin Current State Partners P21 State Leadership Initiative

18 www.p21.org

19 Fusing the 3Rs with the 4Cs

20 Global competence. Self-direction. Information, media & technology literacy. Financial literacy. OTHER KEY 21ST CENTURY OUTCOMES

21 Leading Districts: Catalina Foothills School District (AZ) Chesterfield County (VA) Public Schools Tahoma (WA) School District Upper Arlington (OH) City School District Virginia Beach School District Leading Examples

22 www.cfsd16.org Catalina Foothills School District (Tucson, AZ) Leading Examples

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24 Tahoma School District (Maple Valley, WA) Leading Examples www.tahomasd.us

25 Upper Arlington City School District (Upper Arlington, Ohio) Leading Examples www.uaschools.org

26 Virginia Beach City Public Schools Compass to 2015 Critical and Creative Thinkers, Innovators, and Problem Solvers Critical Thinking  Creative/Innovative Thinking  Problem Solving Effective Communicators and Collaborators Information Literacy  Listening  Collaboration  Communication Globally Aware, Independent, Responsible Learners and Citizens Social Responsibility  Sustainability  Interdependence  Health Literacy www.vbschools.com Leading Examples

27 Focus on assessment.

28 Assessment exemplars CWRA (www.cae.org) New Tech model (www.newtechnetwork.org) N.C. Genetics Assessment Portfolio of the 4 Cs (www.envision schools.org) Senior capstone projects

29 Focus on K-20 education.

30 K-8 High School Community Colleges 4-Year Institutions

31 Think outside the…

32 Think outside: The classroom 9:00 – 3 p.m. The building K-12

33 Think outside the building Think outside the… Think of the entire city or county as the campus for high school.

34 Helena high school “campus:” Think outside the… Holter Museum of Art Exploration Works Montana Historical Museum Grandstreet Theater Helena Education Foundation Prickly Pear Land Trust Helena Indian Alliance Montana’s Museum Montana Military Museum Lewis & Clarke Library Montana State Library Commissioning master plan for Helena Airport, extensive airport properties St. Peter’s Hospital Helena Symphony Montana Rail Link Montana Association of Counties

35 Bozeman high school “campus:” Think outside the… Museum of the Rockies Taylor Planetarium American Computer Museum Pioneer Museum Bozeman Public Library Emerson Cultural Center Bridger Outdoor Science School Old Faithful Visitor Education Center Montana Public Television-KUSM Bozeman Symphony Children’s Museum MSU Science and Natural History Filmmaking Program MSU Sub-zero Science and Engineering Research Facility MSU College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship MSU Thermal Biology Institute MSU NASA Astrobiology Research Institute

36 Missoula high school “campus:” Think outside the… Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center - UM Missoula Art Museum Montana Museum of Art and Culture - UM Missoula Natural History Center International Heart Institute (St. Patrick Hospital) Missoula Symphony Orchestra String Orchestra of the Rockies O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West – UM Missoula Public Library spectrUM (interactive science museum at UM Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Rocky Mountain Laboratories (Hamilton) Missoula Children’s Museum Montana Technology Enterprise Center (collaboration between local eco devo and UM-business incubator) Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History

37 Key Questions Are you clear about which transformations you are leading? Conclusion

38 Manual & routine to non-routine & interactive? Content to content and skills? Manufacturing to service? Low-cost to design and innovation? CTE and special and gifted for every student? Transformations

39 Key Questions Are you intentional and purposeful about 21st century outcomes? Conclusion

40 21st Century Outcomes Critical thinking? Communication? Collaboration? Creativity? Global competence? Self-direction? Information, media & technology literacy? Financial literacy? Conclusion

41 At a minimum, focus on fusing the 3Rs with the 4Cs: Critical thinking and problem solving Communication Collaboration Creativity Conclusion

42 177 North Church Ave. Suite 305 Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 623-2466 Contact Us www.21stcenturyskills.org Twitter: kenkayp21 Twitter: P21CentSkills


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