LEARNING FOR THE 21 st CENTURY

1. LEARNING FOR THE 21st CENTURY A Report and MILE Guide for 21st Century Skills

2. Introduction Today Introduction to the Partnership Why are 21st century skills important? What are 21st century skills? What is the MILE Guide for 21st century skills? What Nine Steps can you take to build momentum?

3. introduction to the partnership for 21st century skills

4. founding members introduction to the partnership AOL Apple Cable in the Classroom Cisco Systems Dell Microsoft NEA SAP

5. strategic partners introduction to the partnership key partners US. Department of Education Appalachian Technology in Education Consortium (ATEC) ISTE COSN SETDA Tech Corps

6. mission introduction to the partnership The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a public-private partnership organized to create an overall vision of how 21st century skills can be incorporated into K-12 education.

7. objectives introduction to the partnership Define a framework and create a common language for understanding and promoting 21st Century Skills Demonstrate how 21st Century Skills integrate with and reinforce basic skills Provide education leaders with tools, examples and strategies for action Build consensus in the public and private sectors with public education campaign to promote 21st Century Skills

8. methodology introduction to the partnership Request for Information (RFI) Research Focus Groups Outreach to Organizations Outreach to Individuals with Expertise in 21st Century Skills National Forum on 21st Century Skills

9. why are 21st century skills important?

10. students why are 21st century skills important? Today’s education faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how students learn.

11. workforce why are 21st century skills important? “The average person will change jobs nine times by the time he or she is 32.”Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor

12. Relationship to no child left behind why are 21st century skills important? • Emphasizes student achievement and requires assessments in core subjects. • Skills are to be integrated in core subjects • Requires that every student be technologically literate by 8th grade • States, schools and districts can incorporate a broad vision of 21st century skills into their NCLB framework

13. what are 21st century skills?

14. Current national debate what are 21st century skills?

15. six elements of 21st century learning what are 21st century skills? • Emphasize core subjects • Emphasize learning skills • Use 21st century tools to develop learning skills • Teach and learn in a 21st century context • Teach and learn 21st century content • Use 21st century assessment that measure 21st century skills

16. partnership model what are 21st century skills?

17. Core subject

18. learning skills

19. 21st century tools

20. Emphasize ICT LITERACY The Partnership will focus on ICT Literacy for its Year 2 Report

21. Emphasize 21st Century Content

22. Emphasize 21st Century Context

23. 21st Century Assessment

24. what is the MILE GUIDE for21st century skills?

25. The MILE Guide Who contributed? How did we collect the information? What did we do with the information? Results? The MILE Guide

26. how to use the mile guide : what is the MILE guide? Convene all stakeholders Focus on each column/category Find the corresponding level that represents your schools efforts Compare your level to the 21st century vision Use findings to develop plans for improvement

27. The MILE guide can help you: what is the MILE guide? Set benchmarks and goals Apply for grants Determine funding priorities Create assessment tools

28. MILE GUIDE: onlineMilestones for Improving Learning and Education in the 21st Century Mile Guide online

29. MILE GUIDE: onlineMilestones for Improving Learning and Education in the 21st Century Mile Guide Online

30. Learning and teaching what is the MILE guide?

31. Leading and Managing what is the MILE guide?

32. Partnering what is the MILE guide?

33. key stakeholders in the public sector what is the MILE guide? Federal Policymakers State Policymakers Local Policymakers

34. key stakeholders in the private sector what is the MILE guide? Businesses Families and Parents

35. Key stakeholders in Education what is the MILE guide? K-12 Education Leaders Higher Education Schools of Education Researchers Youth-Serving Organizations Content Providers Professional Development Organizations

36. what nine steps can you take to build momentum?

37. nine steps to build momentum Embrace a powerful vision of public education that includes 21st century skills Align leadership, management, and resources with educational goals Assess where schools are now Identify the 21st century skills to focus on Develop a professional development plan for 21st century skills

38. nine steps to build momentum(continued…) Make sure students have equitable access to a 21st century education Begin developing assessments to measure student progress in 21st century skills Collaborate with outside partners Plan collectively and strategically for the future

39. Partnership for 21st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.org