21st Century Skills
SPCSJune 14, 2013
Facilitated by: Debbie Schraeder, ESU#3
21st Century Skills -- During this session, participants will explore activities that address the 7Cs and 3Rs (critical thinking, creativity & innovation, collaboration, cross-cultural understanding, communication, computing technology, career learning, reading, writing and arithmetic) of 21st Century Learning. The framework from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills will be shared as well as technology tools that address each of the skills.
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Graphic Organizer
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As you share, say:Name and district assignment
What you think of when you hearthe term “21st Century Skills”?
Who’s in the Room?
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AgendaWelcome and Opening
21st Century Skills Framework- Overview
A Well-Rounded Education for a Flat World
Life and Career Skills
Learning and Innovation
Media Literacy
Technology Exploration
What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ 6
Accountability and Adaptability
Self-Direction
Social Responsibility
Critical Thinking and Systems Thinking
Problem Identification, Formulation and Solution
Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity
Interpersonal and Collaborative Skills
Communication Skills
Information and Media Literacy
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“This is a story about the big public conversation the nation is not having about education… whether an entire
generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because
they can’t think their way through abstract problems, work in teams,
distinguish good information from bad, or speak a language other than English.”
How to Build a Student for the 21st Century, TIME Magazine, December
18, 2006
Why 21st Century Skills?
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1. Select a cut-out.
2. Move to the designated chart (same as cut-out); this
will be your “touring group.
3. Read poster and complete follow-up activity and/or
discussion question(s).
4. Every 5 minutes, you will be signaled to move to a
new chart.
21st Century Skills “Gallery Walk and Talk”
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A Well-Rounded Education in a Flat WorldDigital Tagging
1. Tag the text while reading:• New/important information (Highlight Text Tool)• I don’t agree (Cross Out Text Tool)• Notetaking/think about (Sticky Note)• Wow! (Callout Tool)• Doodle (Pencil Tool)
2. Compare and discuss taggings.
3. Process the effectiveness of the strategy:How did the Digital Tagging help you understand what the article was saying?
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Without collaborative skills and
relationships, it is not possible to learn and
to continue to learn as much as you need to
know to improve.
-Michael Fullan
Life and Career Skills
Learning and Innovation Skills
Information, Media and Technology Skills
Learning Stations
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Life and Career SkillsActivities: •Watch Two Million Minutes video•Read posters 1-4•Answer questions using communication tools
Communication & Collaboration Task: Using a "sticky note" add two activities or ideas that you have used in the classroom to teach something that "connected" with students. Here is an example: "to teach commutative property in math we used a domino so that the students could see that 2 + 3 was the same as 3 +2 (the dots/total stayed the same)
Sticky Note Activity: Low TechLinoit: High Techhttp://linoit.com/users/dschraeder/canvases/21st%20Century%20Skills
Learning and Innovation Skills
View: Answers for Industry
Read: Curriculum Connections- 21st Century Teaching
Discuss: How does this impact instruction in your professional environment?
Activity Task: Create a comic strip or Voki to show your understanding of a concept you teach. (example for acute angles is on wiki)
Low Tech: with paper, scissors, markers, etc.
Low Tech Comic.doc Low Tech Comic.pdf
High Tech:
Bit Strips Handout on Bit Strips: Directions.docPixtonMake Believe Comics (has the ability to use different languages)Voki
Thoughts to take you into a break…
We learn best by doing… our deepest insights and understandings come from action, followed by reflection and the search for improvement… the journey may not be an easy one, but it is certainly one worth taking.
- Learning by Doing pages 2 and 12
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Information, Media and Technology Skills
21st Century Skills Fair Station Activity
Smart Searching Activity Task: Try doing a "smart search" on something for your classroom. Use math symbols to combine search terms or do an advanced search. Try searching by a country domain or exclude the .com domain.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Map
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Did You Know/ Shift Happens
Version 6, 2012
Technology Match
1. Each participant takes 3-4 “word” cards.
2. Match the word with its definition.
3. Discuss as a group.
4. Brainstorm other ways to engage students using 21st Century Skills.
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Links Exploration
Use Symbaloo “dashboard”
Sharing of Ideas
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Daniel Pink: Two Questions
Ticket Out the Door
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Thank you!
Debbie Schraeder, ESU#[email protected] 402-
597-4865
Contact me if you have any questions,
suggestions, etc.
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