A Parents Guide to 21st Century Learning
and Citizenship
Education for a Changing World –
A new resource for parents & families
• Free digital toolkit
• Collaboration with P21 members, civic learning experts, and National
PTA
• Connects 21st Century Learning and Citizenship
• Tips, real world examples, and more!
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Parents Guide to 21st Century
Learning and Citizenship
•What is 21st century learning and
citizenship all about?
•What does 21st century learning look
like?
•What can parents do to support 21st
century learning & citizenship for their
kids?
•What are some real world examples of
21st century learning and citizenship?
•Where can parents go for additional
resources?
www.P21.org/Parents
#P21Parents
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Who is P21?
Partnership for 21st Century Learning
• Leading national advocate for 21st century readiness for all students
• 12 year history bringing together the education, business, and policy
making community
• Defined the Framework for 21st Century Learning: what students
should know and be able to do to succeed in the 21st century global
economy
• Provides numerous resources for supporting 21st century college,
career, and citizenship
www.P21.org
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What are the building blocks to 21st
Century Learning and Citizenship?
www.P21.org/Parents
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Framework for 21st Century Learning
21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems
www.P21.org/Framework
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Framework for 21st Century Learning
Core Subjects “3R’s”
21st Century Themes
• Reading (English/Language Arts)
• Global Awareness
• Mathematics
• Science
• Financial, Economic, Business
& Entrepreneurship Literacy
• Social Studies
• Civic Literacy
• Economics
• Health Literacy
• Government
• Environmental Literacy
• History
• Geography
• Civics
• World Languages
• Arts & Music
www.P21.org/Framework
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Framework for 21st Century Learning
Learning & Innovation Skills –
The 4C’s
Life & Career Skills
• Critical Thinking and Problem
Solving
• Initiative & Self-Direction
• Communication
• Productivity & Accountability
• Collaboration
• Creativity and Innovation
• Flexibility & Adaptability
• Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
• Leadership & Responsibility
Information, Media &
Technology Skills
• Information, Media & ICT
Literacy
www.P21.org/Framework
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Why is 21st century learning important?
21st century skills linked to better
jobs and future job satisfaction
www.P21.org/Parents
Real-world problem solving skills
are primary driver of work quality
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Effective Citizens
• Understand
• Engage
• Act
www.P21.org/Parents
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21st Century Citizenship
• Prepare ALL of our
students to be effective
citizens
• Reimagine citizenship from
a global perspective
• Equip students to be savvy
and effective digital
citizens
www.P21.org/Parents
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Why should my family think about 21st
century learning and citizenship?
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Innovation and Creativity Driven
Economy
Increased Global Connections
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Information Overflow
Expanded Civic Life
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During the past year
41% of youth between 15 to 25…
• Participated online in a new political group
• Wrote or disseminated a blog about a political issue
• Forwarded a political video to their social network
• Participated in a poetry slam
Mac Arthur Foundation
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Growing Interest
and Need
84% 15-25 year olds…
Say they and their friends would benefit from better
understanding of how to evaluate validity of online material
Kahne and Middaugh, 2012
www.P21.org/Parents
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What can parents do to support 21st
century learning & citizenship?
How parents can help support 21st
century citizenship
• Discuss news & current events at
home
• Make decisions about
responsible digital practices
• Talk about your own role in
community
• Think globally and act locally
• Make connections to resources
at school and afterschool
www.P21.org/Parents
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Get hands-on with at-home and local activities
• Explore the world through
• Share what you’re doing
maps
with other parents
• Immerse your family in
• Encourage teens to share
world culture cuisines,
their technology skills
books, music, and language
• Choose a community project
to join with your kids
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Make safe digital practice decisions
• Talk with kids about how to
judge accuracy of online
news
• Set consistent rules about
what kids do online
• Use resources for safe
mobile and social network
practices
www.P21.org/Parents
#P21Parents
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Real World Examples
www.P21.org/Citizenship/Examples
• Who’s teaching 21st century
citizenship
• How it works
• 21st Century Skills in Action
• What it looks like beyond the
classroom
www.P21.org/Parents
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What does a 21st century education look like?
• Students work in teams tackling projects dealing with real local and
global problems
• Teachers help students ask tough questions and work through
problems, but not provide all the answers
• Students apply their knowledge and prove what they know by
presenting to classmates and their community
• Parents support students and schools by participating, supporting,
and connecting at home and in the community
www.P21.org/Parents
#P21Parents
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Anaheim Union High School District
Anaheim, CA
• Servathon on Martin Luther King
Day
• 4,000 students across the district
completed 160 community service
projects
• Students gathered pledges for the
number of service hours
completed and helped in projects
such as campus clean ups, and toy
collections
• Student petition to City Council for
declaration as P21 City
www.P21.org/Parents
Photo Credit: Orange County Register Michael Goulding,
Staff Photographer
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Genessee Community Charter School
P21 Exemplar School in Rochester, NY
• Students participated in helping GCCS
become a Green Ribbon School
• Teachers integrated community
practices into lessons & involved
students in broader school activities
• Students learned about urban
development, energy efficiency,
composting, and more.
• Curriculum based on local issues –
Imagining a New Rochester,
Designing A Community Resource
• Students shared and presented
findings
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What does 21st Century Learning look like
beyond the classroom?
• Afterschool Programs like Boys &
Girls Clubs teach web coding
• Summer camps teach citizenship
skills
• Students share what they learn
at home
• Parents connect class
discussions to local events,
elections, and more
www.P21.org/Parents
#P21Parents
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VIF International Education
• VIF Builds global awareness and
education programs with Global
Competence Indicators
• Global Gateway project enhances
what teachers already do in the
classroom to engage, excite &
enlighten students
• Kindergarteners explore what it
means to be a good citizen
• Students create world comparison
projects on citizenship using
writing, audio, and video recording
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Thank you to National PTA, our
family engagement advisor!
Thank you to our project sponsors:
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• Just send your email
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Text: P21
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“We must educate our
children in what no one
knew yesterday and prepare
our schools for what no one
knows yet”
- Margaret Mead
Thank You! Any Questions?
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