Slides from Dr. Elaine Aumiller's presentation on 21st Century Learning Skills.
- 1. 21 stCentury Learning Skills District 30 InstituteMarch 2,
2009
2. The Growing Gap
- There is a growing gap between the knowledge and skills
students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they need in
typical 21 stcentury communities and workplaces.
- Specifically, our students will spend their adult lives in a
multitasking, multifaceted, technology-driven, diverse vibrant
world.
3. Framework for 21 stCentury Learning
- The Partnership for 21 stCentury Skills has developed a
unified, collective vision for 21 stcentury learning that can be
used to strengthen American education.
4. 21 stCentury Student Outcomes
- 21 stcentury student outcomes are the skills, knowledge and
expertise students should master to succeed in work and life in the
21 stcentury.
Core Subjectsand 21 stCentury ThemesLearning and Innovation
SkillsInformation, Media andTechnology SkillsLife and Career Skills
5. Core Subjects and 21 stCentury Themes
- Mastery ofcore subjectsand 21 stcentury themes is essential for
students in the 21 stcentury. Core subjects include
- English, reading or language artsArts
- World languagesGeographyGovernment and Civics
Cores Subjects and 21 stCentury Themes 6. Core Subjects and 21
stCentury Themes
- In addition to these subjects, schools must move beyond a focus
on basic competency in core subjects to promoting understanding of
academic content at much higher levels by weaving21 stcentury
interdisciplinary themesinto core subjects:
- Global awarenessCivic literacyHealth literacy
- Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
Cores Subjects and 21 stCentury Themes 7. Learning and
Innovation Skills
- Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being
recognized as the skills that separate students who are prepared
for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21
stcentury, and those who are not. A focus on creativity, critical
thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare
students for the future.
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- Creativity and Innovation Skills
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- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
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- Communication and Collaboration Skills
Learning and Innovation Skills 8. Learning and Innovation
Skills: Creativity and Innovation Skills
- Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work
- Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others
- Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives
- Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful
contribution to the domain in which the innovation occurs
9. Learning and Innovation Skills: Critical Thinking &
Problem Solving Skills
- Exercise sound reasoning in understanding
- Make complex choices and decisions
- Understand the interconnections among systems
- Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various
points of view and lead to better solutions
- Frame, analyze and synthesize information in order to solve
problems and answer questions
10. Learning and Innovation Skills: Communication and
Collaboration Skills
- Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through
speaking and writing
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively with diverse teams
- Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making
necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal
- Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work
11. Information, Media & Technology Skills
- People in the 21 stcentury live in a technology and
media-suffused environment, marked by access to an abundance of
information, rapid changes in technology tools, and the ability to
collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented
scale. To be effective in the 21 stcentury, citizens and workers
must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking
skills related to information, media and technology.
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- ICT Literacy (Information, Communications &
Technology)
Information, Media & Technology Skills 12. Information,
Media and Technology Skills Information Literacy
- Access information efficiently and effectively, evaluate
information critically and competently and use information
accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand
- Possess a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues
surrounding the access and use of information
13. Information, Media and Technology Skills Media Literacy
- Understand how media messages are constructed, for what
purposes and using which tools, characteristics and
conventions.
- Examine how individuals interpret messages differently, how
values and points of view are included or excluded and how media
can influence beliefs and behaviors.
- Possess a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues
surrounding the access and use of information
14. Information, Media and Technology Skills ICT Literacy
- Use digital technology, communication tools and/or networks
appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create
information in order to function in a knowledge economy
- Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and
communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental
understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access
and use of information
15. Life and Career Skills
- Todays life and work environments require far more than
thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the
complex life and work environments in the globally competitive
information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to
developing adequate life and career skills.
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- Flexibility & Adaptability
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- Initiative & Self-Direction
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- Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
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- Productivity & Accountability
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- Leadership & Responsibility
Life and Career Skills 16. Life and Career Skills Flexibility
& Adaptability
- Adapt to varied roles and responsibilities
- Worki effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing
priorities
17. Life and Career Skills Initiative & Self-Direction
- Monitor ones own understanding and learning needs
- Go beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore
and expand ones own learning and opportunities to gain
expertise
- Demonstrate initiative to advance skill levels towards a
professional level
- Define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct
oversight
- Utilize time efficiently and managing workload
- Demonstrate commitment to learning as a lifelong process
18. Life and Career Skills Social & Cross-Cultural
Skills
- Work appropriately and productively with others
- Leverage the collective intelligence of groups when
appropriate
- Bridge cultural differences and using differing perspectives to
increase innovation and the quality of work
19. Life and Career SkillsProductivity & Accountability
- Set and meet high standards and goals for delivering quality
work on time
- Demonstrate diligence and a positive work ethic(e.g., being
punctual and reliable)
20. Life and Career Skills Leadership & Responsibility
- Use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and
guide others toward a goal
- Leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal
- Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior
- Act responsibly with the interests of the larger community in
mind
21. 21 STCentury Support Systems
- 21 stcenturystandards ,assessments ,curriculum and instruction
,professional developmentandlearning environmentsare the
criticalEDUCATION SYSTEMSnecessary to ensure student mastery of 21
stcentury skills. They must be aligned to produce a support system
that produces 21 stcentury outcomes for todays students.
21 stCenturySupport Systems 22. 21 stCentury Support Systems
Standards
- Focuses on 21 stcentury skills, content knowledge and
expertise
- Builds understanding across and among core subjects as wellas
21 stcentury interdisciplinary themes
- Emphasizes deep understanding rather than shallow
knowledge
- Engages students with the real world data, tools, and experts
they will encounter in college, on the job, and in life--students
learn best when actively engaged in solving meaningfulproblems
- Allows for multiple measures of mastery
23. 21 stCentury Support Systems Assessment of Skills
- Supports a balance of assessments, including high-quality
standardized testing along with effective classroom formative and
summative assessments
- Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is
embedded into everyday learning
- Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and
summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21 stcentury
skills
24. 21 stCentury Support Systems Assessment of Skills
- Enables development of portfolios of student work that
demonstrate mastery of 21 stcentury skills to educators and
prospective employers
- Enables a balanced portfolio of measures to assess the
educational systems effectiveness at reaching high levels of
student competency in 21 stcentury skills
25. 21 stCentury Support Systems Curriculum &
Instruction
- Teaches 21 stcentury skills discretely in the context of core
subjects and 21 stcentury interdisciplinary themes
- Focuses on providing opportunities for applying 21 stcentury
skills across content areas and for a competency-based approach to
learning
- Enables innovative learning methods that integrate the use of
supportive technologies, inquiry- and problem-based approaches and
higher order thinking skills
- Encourages the integration of community resources beyond school
walls
26. 21 stCentury Support Systems Professional Development
- Highlights ways teachers can seize opportunities for
integrating 21 stcentury skills, tools and teaching strategies into
their classroom practice and help them identify what activities
they can replace/de-emphasize
- Balances direct instruction with project-oriented teaching
methods
- Illustrates how a deeper understanding of subject matter can
actually enhance problem-solving, critical thinking, and other 21
stcentury skills
- Enables 21 stcentury professional learning communities for
teachers that models the kinds of classroom learning that best
promotes 21 stcentury skills for students
27. 21 stCentury Support Systems Professional Development
- Cultivates teachers ability to identify students particular
learning styles, intelligences, strengths and weaknesses
- Helps teachers develop their abilities to use various
strategies (such as formative assessments) to reach diverse
students and to create environments that support differentiated
teaching and learning
- Supports the continuous evaluation of students21 stcentury
skills development
- Encourages knowledge sharing among communities of
practitioners, using face-to-face, virtual and blended
communications
- Uses a scaleable and sustainable model of professional
development
28. 21 stCentury Support Systems Learning Environments
- Creates learning practices, human support and physical
environments that will support the teaching and learning of 21
stcentury skill outcomes
- Supports professional learning communities that enable
educators to collaborate, share best practices and integrate 21
stcentury skills into classroom practice
- Enables students to learn in relevant, real world 21 stcentury
contexts (e.g., through project-based or other applied work)
29. 21 stCentury Support Systems Learning Environments
- Allows equitable access to quality learning tools, technologies
and resources
- Provides 21 stcentury architectural and interior designs for
group, team and individual learning.
- Supports expanded community and international involvement in
learning, both face-to-face and online
30. 21 stCentury Learning Skills January 18, 2008