Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21)

21st Century CitizenshipFebruary 28, 2013

Presenters

MISSION STATEMENT

Serve as a catalyst to position 21st Century Skills at the center

of U.S. K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business,

community and government leaders.

P21 Members

Apple Inc.

• Arizona• California• Illinois• Iowa• Kansas• Kentucky• Louisiana• Maine• Massachusetts• Nevada • New Jersey • North Carolina• Ohio• South Carolina• South Dakota• Vermont• West Virginia• Wisconsin

Current State Partners

P21 State Leadership Initiative

Framework for 21st Century Learning

21st Century Skills Framework

• Core Subjects “3R’s”- Reading (English/Language

Arts)- Mathematics- Science- Social Studies

- Economics- Government - History- Geography- Civics

- World Languages- Arts & Music

• 21st Century Themes– Global Awareness– Financial, Economic, Business &

Entrepreneurship Literacy– Civic Literacy– Health Literacy– Environmental Literacy

• Learning and Innovation Skills - The 4C’s – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving– Communication– Collaboration– Creativity and Innovation

• Information, Media & Technology Skills– Information, Media and ICT Literacy

• Life & Career Skills– Flexibility and Adaptability– Initiative and Self-Direction– Social & Cross-Cultural Skills– Productivity and Accountability– Leadership and Responsibility

P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning

21st Century Children

• Become effective citizens, workers and leaders.

• Learn what they need to join 21st century communities and workplaces

• Thrive in learning environments aligned with the real world

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College AND Career

College Career

Citizenship

The P21 Framework defines what students need to know

and be able to do for 21st century readiness in

21st Century

Skills

P21 Initiatives

• Projects– 21st Century Citizenship– 21st Century Exemplars

• Federal Policy– 21st Century Readiness Act– 21st Century Skills Caucus

• State Partnerships– 18 State partners and growing

21st Century Citizenship

• Guardian of Democracy Report – Civic Mission of Schools

• Fault Lines in Our Democracy – ETS

Why Focus on Citizenship?

What is Measured at Grades 4,8,12?

1. Civic knowledge and Government2. Foundations of American Political System3. Constitution – Purposes, Values, and

Principals of American Democracy4. Relationship of U.S. to Other Nations and

to World Affairs5. Global/Cultural Awareness 6. Role of Citizens in American Democracy7. Digital Citizenship

Why Focus on Citizenship?

NAEP Results

Basic Proficient Advanced

Grade 4 77% 22% 2%

Grade 8 72% 22% 1%

Grade 12 64% 24% 4%

Civic Empowerment Gap

The lack of civic knowledge provides ample concern for the future of our democracy, as it has an effect on civic participation and one of the

most critical civic acts – voting.

What Can Be Done?

• Agree on WHAT the knowledge and skills should be• Develop policy that it be included in the content standards• Provide a FRAMEWORK and PROCESS for states, districts

and skills to use to integrate it within the curriculum and instruction

• Provide exemplars of “Best Practices” – for schools-districts to use as they develop their curriculum

• Provide” flexibility” in funding for use in inclusion• Review and analyze the date to see if students are

achieving in their knowledge and application – each state review their data and analyze what your students really know and can apply

P21 Activities for Citizenship

• The Global Schools Network– North Carolina State Board of Education and

VIF (P21 Member)– www.globalschoolsnetwork.org

• Citizenship Project– Partners

• Education Commission of the States• League of Women Voters• Learning First Alliance• Rock the Vote• American Bar Association• National Council for the Social Studies

Framework for 21st Century Citizenship

Engagement

Understanding Action

Local Citizenship

Globally Minded-

Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

RegionalNational

Citizenship

21st Century Citizenship Project

• 3 Activities Understanding Knowledge and skills all students need to guide their participation and action as citizens

EngagementLevels of active participation

ActionWays in which 21st century citizens can contribute to the growth and improvement of their community and government

Engagement

Understanding Action

Local Citizenship

Globally Minded-

Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

RegionalNational

Citizenship

21st Century Citizenship Project• 4 Dimensions

Local Citizenship Place where individuals are likely to spend the bulk of their time (neighborhoods, school) State/National CitizenshipState of residence as well as their nation of originGlobally-minded Citizenship Recognition of the interconnected nature of our world and our global impactDigital Citizenship Clear understanding and appropriate use of technology tools

Engagement

Understanding Action

Local Citizenship

Globally Minded-

Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

RegionalNational

Citizenship

Connection Between P21 Framework and Citizenship

Characteristics of 21st Century Citizenship P21 Competencies

1. Understanding the functions, levels and processes of government

Civic Literacy

 2. Exercising the rights and responsibilities of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels

3. Generating new ideas that help benefit (community, nation, globe) Creativity and Innovation

4. Knowing how to make difficult decisions and solve (local, national, global) problems in innovative ways

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

5. Communicating with others purposefully locally, nationally and globally Communication

6. Engaging with others in a spirit of compromise to accomplish common goals Collaboration

Connection Between P21 Framework and Citizenship

Characteristics of 21st Century Citizenship P21 Competencies

7. Making thoughtful personal economic choices and understanding how they that may impact society

Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy

8. Appreciating and learning from other cultures, languages and nations Global Awareness

9. Using digital technologies to advance civic, national and global priorities ICT (Information, Communications

and Technology) Literacy

10. Committing to individual and collection action towards addressing environmental challenges Environmental Literacy

11. Taking the initiative, to explore and learn about (community, national, global) challenges Initiative and Self-Direction

12. Exhibiting the ability to inspire others towards a shared vision for the common good Leadership and Responsibility

Leading Change in Your Community

Five Things You Can Do1. Develop school wide strategies for developing 21st century

citizenship skills

2. Educate your policymakers, including school board on the importance of 21st century citizenship

3. Work with local policy makers and local resources to provide students with real world civic opportunities

4. Find ways to bring global perspective into classroom

5. Let students develop digital citizenship to make global connections

From Advocates to Practioners

P21 Resources

Coming Soon: • Framework for 21st Century

Citizenship• Toolkits focused on the

individual dimensions of citizenship 

How can we be purposeful and intentional about 21st century

outcomes?

Final Thoughts

Thank You!

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