1. Preparing Every Child for the New Global Economy: What Should Districts Do? Partnership for 21 st Century Skills Nevada Department of Education Pre-Conference Session Stateline, Nevada April 25, 2008

2. Why are 21 st Century Skills so important? What is the Framework for 21 st Century Skills? What should districts do? Overview

3. Why are 21 st century skills so important? There are 5 new contexts of the New Global Economy

4. Why are 21 st century skills so important? New ContextSkills Required Global Competition Global Awareness Self-Direction

5. Why are 21 st century skills so important? New ContextSkills Required Global Cooperation Global Awareness Collaboration Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy

6. Why are 21 st century skills so important? New ContextSkills Required Information Growth Information Literacy Critical Thinking Problem Solving

7. Why are 21 st century skills so important? New ContextSkills Required More Jobs & Careers Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Innovation & Improvement Flexibility & Adaptability

8. Why are 21 st century skills so important? New ContextSkills Required Growing Service Economy Communication Skills Life & Career Awareness Skills

9. Why are 21 st century skills so important? What is the Framework for 21 st Century Skills? What should districts do? Overview

10. P21 Members

11. 20 th Century Education Model

12. 21 st Century Skills Framework

13. Core Subjects -Economics -English -Government -Arts -History -Geography -Reading or Language -Arts -Mathematics -Science -World Languages -Civics 21 st Century Themes - Global Awareness - Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy - Civic Literacy - Health Literacy

14. Learning & Innovation Skills Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Creativity & Innovation Communication & Collaboration 21 st Century Skills Framework

15. Information, Media & Technology Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy

16. 21 st Century Skills Framework Life & Career Skills Flexibility & Adaptability Initiative & Self-Direction Social & Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity & Accountability Leadership & Responsibility

17. What’s new about 21st Century Skills? Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills for EVERYONE Innovation and Creativity Skills Life and Career Skills for EVERYONE Information, Media and Technology Skills New Understanding of CoverageNew Areas of Emphasis

18. Route 21 How do I learn more about 21 st century skills?

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23. Why are 21 st century skills so important? What is the Framework for 21 st Century Skills? What should districts do? Overview

24. What should districts do? 7 Strategies

25. 1. Focus on 21 st Century outcomes – Decide upon the 21 st century skills that every student should have when they graduate from your district. What should districts do? (get broad stakeholder “buy-in”)

26. 2. Be purposeful and intentional – Be “purposeful and intentional” about teaching and assessing these 21 st century skills. What should districts do? (develop rubrics for each of the skills, e.g. Catalina Foothills School District)

27. 3. Align educational support systems to produce 21 st century outcomes. What should districts do?

29. 4. Focus on Professional Development – Design professional development strategies that will help your teachers teach and assess the 21 st century skills that you have chosen. (e.g. Lawrence Township, West Virginia) What should districts do? http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/

30. 5. Focus on Assessment – Be sure you have a broad range of assessments (formative and summative) that measure true 21 st century skills. What should districts do? (e.g. John Bransford (N.C.), New Tech High, CRWA)

31. 6. Align education, workforce development, and economic development. What should districts do?

32. 7. Partner – Focus on the importance of partnerships (after school, youth development, busines community, parents, etc.). What should districts do?

33. In education, the questions we ask are very important. Conclusion

34. Are our students ready for the new global economy? Conclusion

35. Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers? Are our students globally aware? Are our students self-directed? Are our students good collaborators?

36. Are our students information and technology literate? Are our students flexible and adaptable? Are our students innovative? Are our students effective communicators? Conclusion

37. These skills should become the “design specs” for 21 st century education in Nevada. Conclusion

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