High School Leadership Summit 10/8/2003

LEARNING FOR THE 21st CENTURY

Archived Information

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Founding Members:

AOL, Apple, Cable in the Classroom,Cisco Systems, Dell, Microsoft, NEA, SAP

Key Partners:

US Department of Education, Appalachian Technology in Education Consortium (ATEC)

Strategic Partners:

ISTE, COSN, SETDA, Tech Corps

introduction to the partnership

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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.

Objectives * Define a framework and create a common language for understanding and promoting 21st Century 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

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why are why are 2121stst century skills century skills

important?important?

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1. Students 1. Students (today’s education faces irrelevance (today’s education faces irrelevance

unless unless we are able to bridge we are able to bridge the gap between the gap between how students live how students live and how students learn)and how students learn)

2. Workforce 2. Workforce (“The average person will change (“The average person will change

jobs jobs nine times by the time he or nine times by the time he or she is 32.” she is 32.” Elaine Chao, US Elaine Chao, US Secretary of Labor) Secretary of Labor)

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3. Relationship to no child left behind 3. Relationship to no child left behind (NCLB) (NCLB)

1. Emphasizes student achievement 1. Emphasizes student achievement and requires and requires assessments in assessments in core subjects.core subjects.

2. Skills are to be integrated into 2. Skills are to be integrated into core subjects.core subjects.

3. Requires that every student be 3. Requires that every student be technologically technologically literate by 8 literate by 8thth grade. grade.

4. States, schools and districts can 4. States, schools and districts can incorporate incorporate a broad vision of the a broad vision of the 2121stst century skills into century skills into their their NCLB framework.NCLB framework.

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what are what are 2121stst century skills? century skills?

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1. Core Subjects 1. Core Subjects (reading, math, science,etc.)(reading, math, science,etc.)

2. Learning Skills 2. Learning Skills (thinking, problem solving (thinking, problem solving

skills; skills; information and information and communication skills; self communication skills; self interpersonal and self direction skills) interpersonal and self direction skills)

3. 213. 21stst Century Tools Century Tools (information and (information and

communication communication technologies technologies such as computers, such as computers, networking, audio, video and other networking, audio, video and other

multimedia tools)multimedia tools)

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4. 214. 21stst Century Content Century Content (global awareness; financial, economic (global awareness; financial, economic

and and business literacy; civic literacy) business literacy; civic literacy)

5. 215. 21stst Century Context Century Context (make content relevant to students’ (make content relevant to students’

lives; lives; bring the world into the bring the world into the classroom; provide classroom; provide authentic authentic learning experiences)learning experiences)

6. Assessment 6. Assessment (measure both core subjects and 21(measure both core subjects and 21stst century skills; classroom century skills; classroom

assessment strengthened assessment strengthened and and integrated with instructional process to integrated with instructional process to

reinforce learning)reinforce learning)

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partnership model

what are 21st century skills?

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what is what is the MILE GUIDE the MILE GUIDE

forfor 21 21stst century skills? century skills?

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Mile Guide Online

MILE GUIDE: onlineMilestones for Improving Learning and Education in the 21st Century

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Partnership for 21st Century Skills

www.21stcenturyskills.org