is your district ready for the 21st century?
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2121stst Century Skills:Century Skills:Is Your District Preparing Is Your District Preparing
Students for the Demands of Students for the Demands of
the Future?the Future?
www.cesa1.k12.wi.us www.wicenterfored.org
Key question for most parents Key question for most parents today:today:
How do I insert my child into the How do I insert my child into the middle class or higher?middle class or higher?
�� Share with me your thoughts about Share with me your thoughts about
the purpose and goals of American the purpose and goals of American
public education.public education.
We are suffering from a We are suffering from a ““ quiet crisisquiet crisis ”” or a or a ““ creeping crisiscreeping crisis ”” ..Our crisis is not the result of a one dimensional change. Our crisis is not the result of a one dimensional change.
There is no one single wakening event, like Sputnik. The There is no one single wakening event, like Sputnik. The problem is the problems are like building a mosaic tile, they faproblem is the problems are like building a mosaic tile, they fall ll
into place one tile at a time. None by itself sufficient to into place one tile at a time. None by itself sufficient to provoke action. provoke action.
The collection of problems however creates a The collection of problems however creates a disturbingdisturbing picture.picture.
Our collective reaction thus far seems to presuppose the Our collective reaction thus far seems to presuppose the citizens of the United States are entitled to a better quality ocitizens of the United States are entitled to a better quality of f life than others, and that all Americans have to do is to circlelife than others, and that all Americans have to do is to circle
the wagons to defend that entitlement.the wagons to defend that entitlement.
Such a presupposition does not reflect reality and neither recognizes the dangers nor seizes upon the opportunity of the current circumstances.
�� ““Jobs we believed would always be Jobs we believed would always be
available and even plentiful are available and even plentiful are
disappearing. Most jobs have not disappearing. Most jobs have not
fled across any border; they simply fled across any border; they simply
dissolved through efficiencies in dissolved through efficiencies in
process engineering, technology, and process engineering, technology, and
corporate strategy.corporate strategy.””�� The Jobs Revolution: Changing How America WorksThe Jobs Revolution: Changing How America Works
�� Outsourcing accounts for less than Outsourcing accounts for less than
10% of the American jobs lost in the 10% of the American jobs lost in the
past three years.past three years.
Outsourcing Facts
�� Troubled Troubled American American EconomyEconomy
OROR
�� Troubled Troubled WorkforceWorkforce
Here are the facts: Here are the facts:
�� In the past decade In the past decade
factory productivity factory productivity
has increased 47% in has increased 47% in
America.America.
�� Historically, 12 years Historically, 12 years
of school, then work.of school, then work.
��New modelNew model
��New skill setNew skill set
��New attitudes and New attitudes and dispositionsdispositions
Education: A Education: A PrimaryPrimary EconomicEconomic
DriverDriver
�� Education is workforce development.Education is workforce development.
�� Workforce development is economic Workforce development is economic
development.development.
�� Education yields a phenomenal Education yields a phenomenal ““ROIROI””
(return on investment).(return on investment).Education Education Education
EducationEducation
EducationEducation
The time to act is now.The time to act is now.
““We are not planting alfalfa here, we are We are not planting alfalfa here, we are
planting the forests for the future.planting the forests for the future.””~ ~ David Ward, CEO of David Ward, CEO of NorthstarNorthstar EconomicsEconomics
““Even if you are on Even if you are on
the right track, you the right track, you
will get run over if will get run over if
you just sit there.you just sit there.””~ Will Rogers~ Will Rogers
Name this country . . .
• Richest in the World
• Largest Military
• Center of world business and finance
• Strongest education system
• World center of innovation and invention
• Currency the world standard of value
• Highest standard of living
England.
In 1900.
Independence RevolutionIndependence Revolution(This revolution took five generations *)(This revolution took five generations *)
Agricultural RevolutionAgricultural Revolution(This transformation took five generations)(This transformation took five generations)
Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution(This transformation took five to six generations)(This transformation took five to six generations)
Information RevolutionInformation Revolution
*Remember the drastic changes in life expectancies during this *Remember the drastic changes in life expectancies during this period period
moving from 40 years to slightly over 70 years for current genermoving from 40 years to slightly over 70 years for current generationsations
��AwarenessAwareness
��AmbiguityAmbiguity
��AnxietyAnxiety
The Three A’s
““The transcending economic consideration as we move into the 21The transcending economic consideration as we move into the 21stst Century is the Century is the globalization of the worldglobalization of the world’’s economy into a single world market. The global economy is s economy into a single world market. The global economy is
of paramount importance but no one yet knows how it will work. of paramount importance but no one yet knows how it will work. I think that is good I think that is good news. If we donnews. If we don’’t know how it works we cant know how it works we can’’t fix itt fix it””
John John NaisbittNaisbitt -- MegatrendsMegatrends
�� China knows China knows education is the education is the platform on which platform on which you build a sound you build a sound economy. economy.
�� A global economy is A global economy is the reality.the reality.
�� We are experiencing We are experiencing a jobs revolution.a jobs revolution.
Shortage of Workers, Shortage of SkillsShortage of Workers, Shortage of Skills
�� Today we have too many people willing to Today we have too many people willing to work in America.work in America.
�� Tomorrow, we will not have enough.Tomorrow, we will not have enough.
•• ““BoomersBoomers”” will start retiringwill start retiring
•• Women will not be replenishing the pool in the Women will not be replenishing the pool in the record numbers of the pastrecord numbers of the past
•• The The ““skill gapskill gap”” will set inwill set in
Civilian Labor Force by Generation
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
2000 2010
Traditionalist (1900-1945)
Baby Boomer (1946-1964)
Generation X (1965-1975)
Generation Y (1976-1994)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: Employment Policy Foundation analysis and projections ofCensus/BLS and BEA data.
Expected Labor Force and Labor Force Demand, 2002-2031.
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030
Labor Needed
Labor Available
Projected Skilled and UnskilledProjected Skilled and UnskilledWorker Gap in 2010 and 2020Worker Gap in 2010 and 2020
21 million21 million7 million7 million
Total Skilled Total Skilled
& Unskilled & Unskilled
Worker GapWorker Gap
7 million7 million1.7 million1.7 million
Unskilled Unskilled
Worker GapWorker Gap
14 million14 million5.3 million5.3 million
Skilled Skilled
Worker GapWorker Gap
2020202020102010
Source: Anthony Carnevale, NAM White Paper, Reported in Business 2.com
Business Summit on 21Business Summit on 21stst Century SkillsCentury Skills
Focus Groups
Small group discussions were designed
to encourage business leaders to
answer focus group questions.
• What are the 21st century skills that will sustain and grow a vibrant, global economy?
• What should be expected of today’s students so
they can be effective citizens and leaders in our
communities?
What Did We Find?
In identifying the skills students will need for the 21st century, business leaders most often cited:
• learning,
• thinking, and
• life skills.
They also stressed an emphasis on:
• critical-thinking and problem solving,
• collaborative communication skills,
• people skills,
• contextual learning skills,
• personal responsibility,
• ethics, and
• adaptability (nimbleness).
Five Major “Needs”
1. Well-rounded and adaptable individuals.
2. Balance of academic content and real-world skills.
3. Emphasis on 21st century skills.
4. Partnerships between schools, business, communities, and government.
5. Collaboration and team-building skills.
World Class Academic Standards
The Wisconsin Model Academic Standards were established in 1998 for 18 subject areas. The Department of Public Instruction has begun a process of reviewing the model academic standards, building on the work of State Superintendent Burmaster’s High School Task Force.
<http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sprntdnt/hstask.html>.
News Flash: More Education = Less UnemploymentNews Flash: More Education = Less Unemployment
Percent of Workers with Some Postsecondary Training, 1959 to 2015.
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
1959 1995 2015
Source: Carnevale, Anthony P. and Richard A. Fry. Crossing the Great Divide. Educational Testing Services, 2000.
The Dynamic That EducationThe Dynamic That EducationCanCan’’t Manage:t Manage:
SpeedSpeed
�� Facts to ponder:Facts to ponder:
1)1) Knowledge is being outdated at Knowledge is being outdated at rates that are still expanding.rates that are still expanding.
2)2) While the number of new careers is While the number of new careers is expanding, the life span of expanding, the life span of applicable knowledge is decreasing. applicable knowledge is decreasing.
3)3) What are the What are the ““targetstargets”” for K12 for K12 public education? public education?
The Problem:The Problem:
No single institution is charged with the No single institution is charged with the
responsibility to manage the change of the jobs responsibility to manage the change of the jobs
revolution. Without cooperation, collaboration and revolution. Without cooperation, collaboration and
regionalism, the relationships and roadmaps will regionalism, the relationships and roadmaps will
not take place.not take place.
The Action Plan:The Action Plan:
�� Schools need to be seen as the Schools need to be seen as the
leaders in the economic and leaders in the economic and
workforce development of this workforce development of this
country.country.
�� Effective education is a right in our Effective education is a right in our
country, not merely an opportunity.country, not merely an opportunity.
It translates to this:It translates to this:
World Class SchoolsWorld Class Schools
= A Better Workforce= A Better Workforce
= A Stronger = A Stronger
Economic Future Economic Future
It is not knowledge we lack.It is not knowledge we lack.
It is leadership.It is leadership.
A major purpose of our public A major purpose of our public
schools:schools:
•• To prepare Americans for the world of To prepare Americans for the world of
work so they may support their families work so they may support their families
and acquire a quality of life that exceeds and acquire a quality of life that exceeds
preceding generations.preceding generations.
Students, Schools and 21Students, Schools and 21 st st
Century Teaching and LearningCentury Teaching and Learning
�� Digital Natives in a Digital Immigrant Digital Natives in a Digital Immigrant
world.world.
�� Paradigm changing from Paradigm changing from ““being being
taught by ustaught by us”” to to ““teaching teaching
themselves through our guidancethemselves through our guidance””
�� SELF DIRECTED LEARNERS SELF DIRECTED LEARNERS
•• -- Rubric for learners on websiteRubric for learners on website
MillenialsMillenials/Digital Natives/Digital NativesWant to LearnWant to Learn
�� With technologyWith technology
�� With each otherWith each other
�� OnlineOnline
�� In their timeIn their time
�� In their placeIn their place
�� Doing things that matterDoing things that matter
Digital
Immigrants
teach by
• One Size Fits All
• One Thing at a Time
• Linear Stories
• Presenting & Telling
• Delivering content
• Face-to-face
• Doing & Gameplay
Digital
Natives
learn from
• Multi-tasking
• Personalized to Them
• Random Access &
Exploring Options
• Being Engaged
• Going Online
But, given the right conditions,
Students eagerly learn from:
1. each other
2. discussions
3. researching
4. solving problems and problem finding
5. finding their own solutions
6. sharing with their peers
7. listening to their peers
8. seeing and dialoging with experts
Digital
Immigrants
Nouns
Use Blogs
Use Podcasts
Use Photoshop
Digital
Natives
Verbs
Share
Communicate
Create
Old
Paradigm
New
Paradigm
BOREDOM ENGAGEMENT
Kids
teaching
themselves(with guidance)
TECHNOLOGY
REQUIRED
Kids
being
taughtTECHNOLO
GY
DOESN’T
HELP
The e-Life
It’s important that teachersDON’T WASTE TIMELearning to Create With New Tools
The students can learn new tools! (and they want to )
“Don’t try to
keep up with
the technology
-- you can’t”
– A 14 year old girl
“You’ll only
look stupid.”
– A 14 year old girl
Teachers need to:
• Understand new technologies
• Help students evaluate quality
• Figure out what tools will help
6 Keys to Engagement of
Today’s Student
1. Being respected
2. Creating – what they imagine
3. Voicing their opinions
4. Making decisions / Having control
5. Collaboration, and competition
6. Interacting with and affecting the
world –making a difference
Let Students
do what they
do wellUse the technology,
find content
SHARE THE WORK
Let Teachers
do what they
do wellEvaluate, find quality,
provide context
21st Century Learners21st Century Learners
�� ““TodayToday’’s education system faces s education system faces
irrelevance unless we bridge the gap irrelevance unless we bridge the gap
between how students live and how they between how students live and how they
learn.learn.””
�� ““Schools are struggling to keep pace with Schools are struggling to keep pace with
the astonishing rate of change in studentsthe astonishing rate of change in students’’
lives outside of school.lives outside of school.””
Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2003)Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2003)
Framework for Learning:
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
21st Century Literacy
From:What should students be able to know and do about technology and information literacy?
TO:What skills and competencies will our students need to live, learn and thrive in a workplace that demands innovation and creativity?
Framework: 21st Century Framework: 21st Century LearningLearning
Core Subjects
Core Subjects and 21Core Subjects and 21stst Century ThemesCentury Themes
�� English Language Arts English Language Arts
�� World languages World languages
�� Arts Arts
�� Mathematics Mathematics
�� Economics Economics
�� Science Science
�� Geography Geography
�� History History
�� Government and Government and
CivicsCivics
�� Global awareness Global awareness
�� Financial, economic, Financial, economic,
business and business and
entrepreneurial entrepreneurial
literacy literacy
�� Civic literacy Civic literacy
�� Health literacyHealth literacy
Framework: 21st Century Framework: 21st Century LearningLearning
Life and Career Skills Life and Career Skills
�� Flexibility & Adaptability Flexibility & Adaptability
�� Initiative & SelfInitiative & Self--Direction Direction
�� Social & CrossSocial & Cross--Cultural Skills Cultural Skills
�� Productivity & Accountability Productivity & Accountability
�� Leadership & ResponsibilityLeadership & Responsibility
Learning and Innovation Skills Learning and Innovation Skills
�� Creativity and Innovation Skills Creativity and Innovation Skills
�� Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Skills Skills
�� Communication and Collaboration Skills Communication and Collaboration Skills
Core Subjects
Current intersections?
Should there be intersections?
If so, at what level(s):State Standards/BenchmarksDistrict CurriculumClassroom
21st Century Learning & 21st Century Learning & OutcomesOutcomes
Learning and Innovation Skills
Life and Career Skills
ICT Literacy Skills
21st Century Support Systems21st Century Support Systems
Standards & Assessment
Curriculum & Instruction
Professional Development
Learning Environments
Core
Content
Areas
Info Media & Technology Skills
21st Century Learning & 21st Century Learning & OutcomesOutcomes
Life & Career Skills
Learning & innovation Skills
Standards and Assessment
Curriculum and Instruction
Professional Development
Learning Environments
How will the intersections happen?How will the intersections happen?
•Thought out policies for technology access and use (Ban?, Restrict?, Open with safeguards?)
• Professional development towards the Learning Specialist
• Utilizing proficiency based teaching and learning
Preparing students to succeedPreparing students to succeed
Agility at learning skills is what Agility at learning skills is what
differentiates a 21st Century citizen differentiates a 21st Century citizen
and learner from a 20th Century and learner from a 20th Century
citizen and learner. citizen and learner.
The illiterate of the 21st century will not The illiterate of the 21st century will not
be those who cannot read and write, be those who cannot read and write,
but those who cannot learn, unlearn but those who cannot learn, unlearn
and relearn.and relearn.Alvin Toffler (2000)Alvin Toffler (2000)
Has your district positioned and leveraged itself for the reality of the future of our students?
Categories of the New Middle Categories of the New Middle ClassClass
�� Great collaboratorsGreat collaborators
�� Great leveragers (of technology)Great leveragers (of technology)
�� Great explainersGreat explainers
�� Great localizersGreat localizers
�� Great adaptersGreat adapters
�� Passionate personalizersPassionate personalizers
�� Anything greenAnything greenThomas Friedman: The World Is FlatThomas Friedman: The World Is Flat
Regional Workforce Alliance
21st Century Learning Initiative Milwaukee 7
Research & Data Analysis
Research & Data Analysis
Research & Data Analysis
Strategic Planning Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning
Regionally-Focused Initiatives
Regionally-Focused Initiatives
Regionally-Focused Initiatives
Expertise Inventory
•PK-16 Education
•Curriculum Development
•Skill Training
Expertise Inventory
•Workforce Development
•Business Employment Solutions
•Worker Skill Advancement
Expertise Inventory
•Economic Development
•Business Economic Solutions
•Workforce Preparation
REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS
IDENTIFIED REGIONAL NEED
The Center For Education The Center For Education Innovation and Regional Economic Innovation and Regional Economic
DevelopmentDevelopment
MissionMission
Through regional economic Through regional economic
development and the development and the
transformation of public education transformation of public education
to world class twenty first century to world class twenty first century
schools, the Center will improve schools, the Center will improve
the quality of life in Southeast the quality of life in Southeast
Wisconsin.Wisconsin.
What are our Hopes and Aspirations?What are our Hopes and Aspirations?
““ We fundamentally believe that with this game We fundamentally believe that with this game
changer strategy, we will be poised to break the changer strategy, we will be poised to break the
cycle of poverty and economic despair cycle of poverty and economic despair
encountered by many of the youth of the seven encountered by many of the youth of the seven
county region.county region.
““With increased economic standing and hope comes With increased economic standing and hope comes
the opportunity to improve family support, the opportunity to improve family support,
reduce crime, stimulate regional economic reduce crime, stimulate regional economic
growth through better skilled workers, who will in growth through better skilled workers, who will in
turn produce civic and community outcomes that turn produce civic and community outcomes that
will improve the regionwill improve the region’’s quality of life for all.s quality of life for all.””
Center PurposeCenter Purpose
The Center for Education Innovation The Center for Education Innovation
and Economic Development is a and Economic Development is a
game changer organization and game changer organization and
service that enables public education service that enables public education
to transform and evolve to promote to transform and evolve to promote
economic development through 21st economic development through 21st
century skills and the preparation of century skills and the preparation of
our youth for the world of work.our youth for the world of work.
What will the Center Do?What will the Center Do?�� A Leadership Brokerage: A Leadership Brokerage: Designed Designed
to facilitate, train and support business to facilitate, train and support business
and education leadership for future and education leadership for future
growth.growth.
A Dynamic Catalyst: A Dynamic Catalyst: Focused on the Focused on the change process and serving as a change change process and serving as a change
agent.agent.
A Transmission Line: A Transmission Line: Providing connections and Providing connections and access for broad regional educational services and access for broad regional educational services and
business community interactions.business community interactions.
A Connector:A Connector: Where regional educational Where regional educational services and the business community intersect services and the business community intersect
and collaborate.and collaborate.
�� A Clearinghouse: A Clearinghouse: For best For best
practice and innovative design that practice and innovative design that
produces higher quality results.produces higher quality results.
�� An Incubator: An Incubator: That houses think That houses think tanks, symposiums, research design, tanks, symposiums, research design, and other solution driven responses and other solution driven responses dedicated to changing how we do dedicated to changing how we do business.business.
�� The Game Changer: The Game Changer: To promote a To promote a philosophy and a plan for changing the philosophy and a plan for changing the focus and resource allocations to better focus and resource allocations to better meet the future needs.meet the future needs.
“They’ve got great defensive strategies, and they’re doing a magnificent job of managing decline”, said a longtime industry executive. “The trouble with doing a great job of managing decline is that you’re going to decline” (comments about paper industry in WI)
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12/09/07
Improving education must be the top priority“There are many needs in the region, but nothing is more important than developing school systems that adequately prepare kids for the world they will inherit. This a challenge for us all.”
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 7/28/07
Services for Education Innovation Enterprise for World Class Schools
Organizational Development
Systems Development
21st Century Learning Program
Economic Development
Strategic Business Partnership Program
Alignment of PK-16
Regional Economic Development
Future Business Needs Profile
Accelerated Solutions Lab
The First Strand
We are out of sync as the workplace is gradually changing.
•New skill sets are required•Fewer lower skill jobs•Changes in what workers need to know and how to use it
The Second Strand
A New Understanding of Effective Education
Mistaken Assumptions About How People Learn
•They are not passive receivers of wisdom•Breaking down learning into smallest sequences•Getting the right answer is not the only purpose of learning
Bruce ConnollyBruce Connolly
Bruce brings over thirty years of Bruce brings over thirty years of innovation and game changer strategies innovation and game changer strategies to the Center. He has served on to the Center. He has served on numerous boards and in leadership roles numerous boards and in leadership roles of several statewide organizations of several statewide organizations including WASCD, WSPRA, Fair Aid including WASCD, WSPRA, Fair Aid Coalition as well as many task forces and Coalition as well as many task forces and statewide committees. His background in statewide committees. His background in education includes time as a teacher, education includes time as a teacher, principal, and district administrator in principal, and district administrator in Illinois and Southeast Wisconsin.Illinois and Southeast Wisconsin.
As a trained Strategic Planner, he has As a trained Strategic Planner, he has developed Balanced Scorecards and developed Balanced Scorecards and Strategy Mapping for schools as well as Strategy Mapping for schools as well as Business Process Plans. He is well Business Process Plans. He is well versed in Breakthrough Performance versed in Breakthrough Performance Planning. He was involved with the Planning. He was involved with the establishment of the first Youth establishment of the first Youth Apprentice Model in the State of Apprentice Model in the State of Wisconsin. Bruce was one of the Wisconsin. Bruce was one of the founders of the Sally Ride Academy in founders of the Sally Ride Academy in 1995 and still serves today as its 1995 and still serves today as its president.president.
Bruce holds advanced degrees from Bruce holds advanced degrees from Northern Illinois University and the Northern Illinois University and the University of Northern Iowa.University of Northern Iowa.
[email protected]@cesa1.k12.wi.us
Kathy OnarheimKathy has been in the education field since 1980. She has been with CESA #1 since 2004. Prior to that she worked for Milwaukee Public Schools in a variety of areas, including the Director of School Technology Support.
Ms. Onarheim has been involved with local, state and national projects including Harvard University’s River City Project, Preparing Tomorrow’s Teacher to Use Technology, TEACH Wisconsin, Star Schools Project, and the Distributed Learning Objects Laboratory. She has also coordinated and maintained partnerships focused on technology and learning with Harvard Graduate School of Education, UW-Madison, Academic Co-Lab and UW Parkside, among others.
Kathy received a B.A. from Alverno College. She received a Masters of Science in Educational Change and Technology Innovation from Walden University, Minneapolis, MN.