CTE/STEM K – 12 Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum. Did you know Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

CTE/STEM K – 12

Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

Did you know


TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES

Those countries that produce the most important new products……………………….depend on a deep vein of creativity that is constantly renewing itself, and on a myriad of people who can imagine how people can use things that have never been available before, create ingenious marketing and sales campaigns, write books, build furniture, make movies and imagine…………..









TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMESThis is a world in which a very high level of preparation in

reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, science, literature, history, and the arts will be an indispensable foundation …….

…comfort with ideas and abstractions is the passport to the good life, in which high levels of education-- a very different kind of education than most of us have had– are going to be the only security there is.




• What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?

Critical Thinking 78%

I.T. 77%

Health & Wellness 76%

Collaboration 74%

Innovation 74%

Personal Financial Responsibility 72%

Why are 21st century skills so important?What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?


Global Competition: ●Global Awareness●Self-Direction

Global Cooperation:

●Global Awareness●Collaboration●Information & Communication●Technology (ICT) Literacy

Information Growth:●Information Literacy●Critical Thinking●Problem Solving

More Jobs & Careers:

●Critical Thinking & Problem Solving●Innovation & Improvement●Flexibility & Adaptability

GrowingService Economy:

●Communication Skills●Life and Career Awareness Skills


Are our students ready for the new global economy?


Conclusion

Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers?Are our students globally aware?

Are our students self-directed?Are our students good collaborators?


Are our students information and technology literate?

Are our students flexible and adaptable?

Are our students innovative?

Are our students effective communicators?


21st Century Skills FrameworkCore Subjects- Economics- English- Government - Arts- History- Geography- Reading or Language- Arts- Mathematics- Science- World Languages- Civics

21st Century Themes- Global Awareness- Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy- Civic Literacy- Health Literacy


Changes

• What should students do/experience at school in order to learn the critical skills?


Success Spoken Here:


High School Tech and Learning:

Digital Generation:


Success Spoken Here:

What do you believe • Is the definition of student achievement that

drives your work?

• Are some of the greatest signs of student achievement in your school, signs for improvement?

• Are the areas of change and improvement your leadership team needs to explore?

What Do You Believe?


Focus: Change or Improvehttp://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html

Ken Robinson…The Element: How Finding Your PassionChange Everything!

…education doesn’t need to be reformed—it needs to be transformed!


Changes

• What should students do/experience at school in order to learn the critical skills?

• How do schools/teaching need to change to accommodate the needed student experiences?



Ready-Fire -Aim• Relationships first (too fast/too slow)• Honor the implementation dip• Beware of fat plans• Communication during implementation is

paramount• Learn about implementation during

implementation• Excitement prior to implementation is fragile• Take risks and learn• It is okay to be assertive

Michael Fullan- Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy (2010)

Ready-Fire -Aim




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CTE/STEM K – 12 Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum. Did you know Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum