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st Century Education
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Workforce Development
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Doug
& Barbara
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Board
Partnership
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US
Conference
of Mayors
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75th Winter Meeting
Washington,
DC
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additional slides based on your audience EDUCATION COMMUNITY AUDIENCE
January 24, 2007
Overview
“This is a story about the big
public conversation the nation is
not having about education…
whether an entire generation of
kids will fail to make the grade
in the global economy because
they can’t think their way
through abstract problems,
work in teams, distinguish good
formation from bad, or speak a
language other than English.”
How to Build a Student for the
21st Century, TIME Magazine,
December 18, 2006
Overview
Key Message
We need to bring 21st Century Skills
to each and every student in
America.
Overview
• What is the Partnership?
• Why are 21st Century Skills so
important?
• What is the framework for 21st
Century Skills?
• What can mayors do to promote
21st Century skills?
What is the Partnership?
The Partnership – a unique
collaboration of education, business,
and government – is a catalyst to
define and promote a powerful
vision for:
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21st Century Citizens
21st Century Workers
21st Century Education
What is the Partnership?
Why are 21st Century Skills
so Important?
6 Reasons
Why 21st Century Skills?
REASON 1: We need our students
to become effective 21st
Century Citizens.
The world is more complex; the stakes
are higher; more responsibility falls
to the individual.
Why 21st Century Skills?
REASON 2: The world is flat
– and 3 billion new
capitalists have joined the
global economy.
Every student today will be
competing in the new global
economy.
Why 21st Century Skills?
REASON 3: The U.S. is
falling behind – on what
matters most.
Why 21st Century Skills?
Ranking of G8
countries:
10th grade math &
problem solving
OECD
Ranking
1st
Science
Reading
14th
15th
Math
Problem
Solving
1st
5th
2nd
3rd
4th
10th
15th
5th
15th
18th
18th
20th
6th
7th
8th
24th
25th
30th
Source: PISA, 2000, 2003
2000 2003
2000 2003
2000 2003
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
24th
2003
Why 21st Century Skills?
REASON 4: The magnitude
of our competition is
changing.
Why 21st Century Skills?
China & India
300
Million
Skilled
Workers
Japan
25 Million
Skilled
Workers
1985
2025
Why 21st Century Skills?
REASON 5: The nature of work is
changing.
Why 21st Century Skills?
How many of your parents &
grandparents had only one or two
jobs in their lifetimes?
21st Century at Work (RAND, 2004)
• Economic
• More decentralized
Globalization
forms of business
organization
– More expansive
– Specialized firms
– Structural job
losses
– Non-core functions
outsourced
– Counterbalanced by
gains in other
– Less permanent
sectors
employment
– Increased
– E/Free-lancers
international
growing
competition
– Increasing need for
– Increasing need for
entrepreneurial and
non-routine
cultural/linguistic
cognitive skills
skills
Why 21st Century Skills?
How many jobs will a
young person have today
between age
18-38?
…10.2 jobs
SOURCE: Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among
Younger Baby Boomers: Recent Results From a Longitudinal Survey Summary, US
Dept. of Labor, 2004
Why 21st Century Skills?
20th Century
Number of
Jobs:
21st Century
1 – 2 Jobs
10 – 15 Jobs
Job
Requirement:
Mastery of
One Field
Flexibility
And
Adaptability
Teaching
Model:
Subject
Matter
Mastery
Integration of 21st
Century Skills into
Subject Matter
Mastery
Assessment
Model:
Subject
Matter
Mastery
Integration of 21st
Century Skills into
Subject Matter
Mastery
Why 21st Century Skills?
REASON 6: The requirements of the
workforce are changing – employers
need workers with mastery of the
basics+.
Why 21st Century Skills?
Workforce Survey:
“Are They Really Ready to
Work?
Released October 2, 2006, by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices
for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society
for Human Resource Management.
Why 21st Century Skills?
85% of new jobs will require education beyond
high school. Employers hiring practices changing
over next 5 years:
• 28% will reduce hiring of new entrants with
only a high school diploma
• 50% will increase hiring among 2-year
college graduates
• 60% will increase hiring among 4-year
college graduates
• 42% will increase hiring among postgraduates
Why 21st Century Skills?
What skills are most important for job success
when hiring a High School graduate?
Work Ethic
Collaboration
80%
75%
Good Communication
70%
Social Responsibility
63%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
58%
Why 21st Century Skills?
More than 40% of employers say incoming high
school graduates are deficiently prepared for
entry-level jobs in their companies.
Why 21st Century Skills?
Workforce Skills of High School Graduates
Adequate
• Information Technology
• Teamwork
• Diversity
Deficient
• Written Communications
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Professionalism/Work Ethic
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Oral Communications
Ethics/Social Responsibility
Reading Comprehension
What is the Framework
for 21st Century Skills?
21st Century Skills Framework
20th Century Education Model
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
Core Subjects
- English
- Government
- Reading or Language Arts
- Economics
- Mathematics
- Arts
- Science
- History
- Foreign Languages
- Geography
- Civics
21st Century Skills Framework
Thinking and Learning Skills
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills
Creativity & Innovation Skills
Communication & Information Skills
Collaboration Skills
Information and Media Literacy Skills
21st Century Skills Framework
ICT Literacy
Information and communications
technology (ICT) literacy is the ability to
use technology to accomplish thinking and
learning skills:
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Skills
• Creativity & Innovation Skills
• Communication Skills
• Collaboration Skills
21st Century Skills Framework
Life Skills
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Leadership
Ethics
Accountability
Adaptability
Personal Productivity
Personal Responsibility
People Skills
Self Direction (e.g. Lawrence Township)
Social Responsibility
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Content
• Global Awareness
• Financial, Economic, Business and
Entrepreneurship Literacy
• Civic Literacy
• Health & Wellness Awareness
21st Century Skills Framework
These 21st Century Skills should
become the new “design specs”
for 21st Century education.
Tools and Strategies to Support
and Promote 21st Century Skills
Partnership Resources
• Reports, white papers, position papers & a
new book (practitioners, policymakers,
assessment, HS reform, online learning)
• Tools: Milestones for Improving Learning and
Education (MILE) Guide for 21st Century
Skills & Route 21/Assess 21
• ICT Literacy Maps
• Leadership State Updates (WV & NC –
CCSSO/SCASS.21)
@ www.21stcenturyskills.org
What can Mayors do?
Develop a Consensus
Gather educators, business leaders,
community leaders, and policymakers to
build a vision of education to meet the
needs of your city. Education is key to
your economic and cultural future.
Strategies for Implementation
Use the MILE Guide to determine where
you are today.
Strategies for Implementation
Focus on the skills and content areas that
will be growing in importance in the next
five years.
• Critical
• Personal Financial
• I.T. (77%)
• Diversity (67%)
• Collaboration (74%)
• Entrepreneurial
Skills (61%)
Thinking (78%)
• Innovation (74%)
• Health &
Wellness (76%)
Responsibility (72%)
• Understanding U.S.
Economic Issues in
Global Economy (61%)
Strategies for Implementation
Upgrade Professional Development
Create a teacher professional
development strategy for
21st Century Skills.
Examples:
• Lawrence Township (Indiana)
• North Carolina
• West Virginia
Strategies for Implementation
Embed 21st Century Skills in core subjects
Use the ICT Literacy Maps for:
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Math
Science
English
Geography
Social Studies (early 2007)
Strategies for Implementation
Imbed 21st Century Skills in core subjects
(continued)
21st
Century
Model
Geography
Global Positioning Software
Strategies for Implementation
Upgrade Assessments
Use a full range of assessments,
including high-stakes and classroom
assessments, to measure
21st Century Skills.
• Collegiate Learning Assessment
Examples:
• West Virginia
• North Carolina
• Student Portfolios
• Senior Year Projects
Strategies for Implementation
Focus on reforming high schools
• Focus on the results
that matter in the
21st Century.
• Redefine rigor to
include 21st Century
Skills.
Strategies for Implementation
Encourage collaborations among Education,
Business & Non-Profit Communities
Provide career awareness and internships
that offer opportunities to learn beyond
the classroom, and bring the “real world”
into the classroom. Educators and the
business community should be partners,
and support and learn from one another.
Strategies for Implementation
Align your education system with
your workforce
development strategy.
Conclusion
“There is remarkable
consensus among
educators and business
and policy leaders on
one key conclusion: we
need to bring what we
teach and how we teach
into the 21st Century.”
TIME Magazine,
December 18, 2006
Conclusion
Every
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student must be:
A critical thinker
A problem solver
An innovator
An effective communicator
An effective collaborator
A self-directed learner
Information and media literate
Globally aware
Civically engaged
Financially and economically literate
Conclusion
These skills should
become the “design specs”
of a 21st Century
education.
Conclusion
Adopting these 21st Century
skill outcomes for K-12
education will align education
with workforce development
in your city.
Contact Us
Let us know how we can help.
Doug Levin - dlevin@ciconline.org
Barbara Stein – bstein@nea.org
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
177 North Church Avenue, Suite 305
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 623-2466
www.21stcenturyskills.org