21st Century Skills: Taking on a New Urgency in Education

1. 21st Century Skills: Taking on a New Urgency in Education SEADAE Presentation January 17th, 2012 Joyce Huser, presenter After the completion of the 21st Century Arts Skills map, the project managers dialogued with several of those who worked on the map on ways for disseminating this material. In an effort encourage Kansas administrators, policy makers, and educators to become aware of this tool and gain concrete examples of how 21st Century Skills can be integrated into core subjects such as the arts. So, I have basically done an alignment or crosswalk.After the completion of the 21st Century Arts Skills map, the project managers dialogued with several of those who worked on the map on ways for disseminating this material. In an effort encourage Kansas administrators, policy makers, and educators to become aware of this tool and gain concrete examples of how 21st Century Skills can be integrated into core subjects such as the arts. So, I have basically done an alignment or crosswalk.

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3. Educating for the 21st Century As you may know, many states are partners in the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. But first a little background on the skills map: Also emphasizes the importance of creativity and critical thinking, but adds global awareness, media literacy, information literacy, and other new content. But first a little background on the skills map: Also emphasizes the importance of creativity and critical thinking, but adds global awareness, media literacy, information literacy, and other new content.

4. Arizona Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Nevada New Jersey North Carolina Ohio South Dakota South Carolina West Virginia Wisconsin Partner for 21st Century Skills Give Examples from McLester S. and McIntire T.�s �The Workforce Readiness Crisis� Reported applied skills integrated with core academic subjects as weak among many high school grads. Communication skills lacking among high school and college graduates.Give Examples from McLester S. and McIntire T.�s �The Workforce Readiness Crisis� Reported applied skills integrated with core academic subjects as weak among many high school grads. Communication skills lacking among high school and college graduates.

5. Educating for the 21st Century In defining 21st Century Skills, many definitions have at their core the ability to �analyze and evaluate information, create new ideas and new knowledge from the information.� In short, the skills are not new, but they take on a new urgency in the 21st century. Daniel Willingham Also emphasizes is the importance of creativity and critical thinking, but adds global awareness, media literacy, information literacy, and other new content. Also emphasizes is the importance of creativity and critical thinking, but adds global awareness, media literacy, information literacy, and other new content.

6. These 21st Century skills require deep understanding of subject matter. Gaining a deep understanding is, not surprisingly, hard. Shallow understanding requires knowing some facts. Deep understanding requires knowing the facts AND knowing how they fit together, seeing the whole.

7. �When we teach to the test, data transfer is happening. Data from teacher into the database of the child. An operating system is also needed. The critical part of the computer is the processor. This is what has to be developed.� Artists imagine what has not been imagined before. Mike Huckabee

8. 21st Century Skills Communication Collaboration Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Creativity Innovation Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology Literacy Flexibility and Adaptability Initiative and Self-Direction Social and Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility

10. Core Subjects with skills maps: English, Reading or Language Arts World Languages Fine Arts Mathematics Science Geography Social Studies

11. How integration occursHow integration occurs

12. INNOVATION Developing, implementing, and communicating new ideas to others Acting on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the domain in which innovation occurs

15. Curricular Standards for the Visual Arts Standard 1: Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes Standard 2: Using Knowledge of Structures and Functions � Standard 3: Choosing and Evaluating a range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas � Standard 4: Understanding the Visual Arts in Relation to History and Cultures � Standard 5: Reflecting Upon and Assessing the Characteristics and Merits of their work and the work of others � Standard 6: Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines This art activity can tie to just about any or all of the visual art standards. However, I encourage the teachers I work with to keep their curriculum and instruction focused on specific ones rather than trying to cover them all in one project. This art activity can tie to just about any or all of the visual art standards. However, I encourage the teachers I work with to keep their curriculum and instruction focused on specific ones rather than trying to cover them all in one project.

17. Media Literacy Understanding how media messages are constructed, for what purposes and using which tools, characteristics, and conventions Examining how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view are included or excluded, and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information 8th Grade EXAMPLE: Students review a variety of political or commercial video messages to consider how particular types of music are used to elicit or manipulate emotional response. They are then presented with a new silent video clip, collaborate to identify alternative meanings, and work together to select one that they underscore by creating a soundtrack that reinforces that meaning.

21. Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing EXAMPLE: Students research existing site-based choreography to analyze the impact a location makes on the choreographic composition and the messages communicated from both the specific site and movement governed by that site. Students then create their own piece of choreography based on another specific site that communicates a clear message or point of view about the specific site or environment. The dance is recorded and posted on appropriate websites for public view and comment. Communication This symbol indicates which additional theme essential to a child�s education is covered in the example. In this case it is Environmental Literacy. On page 16 of the skills document you can fine a list and description of these additional themes. They include Global Awareness, Financial Literacy, Civic Literacy, Health Literacy, and Environmental Literacy.This symbol indicates which additional theme essential to a child�s education is covered in the example. In this case it is Environmental Literacy. On page 16 of the skills document you can fine a list and description of these additional themes. They include Global Awareness, Financial Literacy, Civic Literacy, Health Literacy, and Environmental Literacy.

25. Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities Working effectively in a climate of ambiguity EXAMPLE: Students work together to perform improvisational theatre sketches (scenes), taking suggestions from audience members. Collectively, they maintain an imaginary world while making credible choices in the moment in reaction to circumstances as they arise. Each student reflects on his or her spontaneous choices in the improv through a written reflection of the scene or translation into another medium (e.g., dance, musical performance, or work of visual art). Flexibility and Adaptability