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Keynote Presentation for the Common Core Conference
21st Century Education and the Common Core Presenter: Ken Kay, CEO
Organization: EdLeader21
Date: September 28, 2012, 5:30-8:00pm
Ken is the Chief Executive Officer of EdLeader21, a professional learning community for education leaders committed to 21st century education. Ken co-founded the Partnership for 21st Century Skills in 2002 and served as its President for eight years. Prior to his work on 21st century education, Ken served as executive director of the CEO Forum on Education and Technology.
Ken spent 28 years in Washington, DC, where he gained a national reputation as a coalition builder on competitiveness. He founded a landmark coalition of US universities and high-tech companies focused on research and development issues, and the founding Executive Director of the premier CEO advocacy group in the US computer industry.
Along with Valerie Greenhill, he has authored The Leader’s Guide to 21st Century Education: 7 Steps for Schools and Districts, released in summer 2012 by Pearson Education. Ken has also written the foreword to the book, “21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn.” Currently, he serves on the boards of the Buck Institute for Education (www.bie.org) and Edvantia (www.edvantia.org).
5:30 – 6:30 Dinner and Conversation
Mixed Green Salad Southwest Chicken
Vegetarian Chille Rellenos Wild Rice Pilaf
Grilled Vegetables Assorted Cookies
6:30 – 8:00 21st Century Education and the CCSS
presented by Ken Kay
21st Century Education Resources
Washtenaw ISD and Livingston ESA Achievement Initiatives Team
This Evening’s Agenda
The Leader’s Guide to 21st Century Education Author: Ken Kay and Valerie Greenhill
EdLeader21 Website www.edleader21.com
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21.
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21st
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. W
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USH
Rel
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“car
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ved
the
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dmin
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ticip
atio
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bot
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hite
s an
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frica
n A
mer
ican
s in
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
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ablis
hmen
t of a
pub
lic s
choo
l sys
tem
C.
Ele
ctio
n of
Afri
can
Am
eric
an m
ajor
ities
in s
tate
legi
slat
ures
D.
Est
ablis
hmen
t of a
vig
orou
s R
epub
lican
Par
ty in
the
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th
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Ope
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eric
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10
Now
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USH
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stio
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early
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us d
ates
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ess,
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arks
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erge
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raph
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ose
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lf-D
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ech
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Are
we
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teac
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ings
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ocu
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thin
kin
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xam
ple
: U
pp
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Common Core State Standards Conference
Washtenaw Community College September 28, 2012
Worksheet #1
Questions:
Q1: What are the 2-3 biggest changes in society in the last 25-30 years?
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
Q2. List 2-3 skills that your students need to address the changes in society you described above.
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
Q3: Looking at the skills you listed in answering the previous question, how intentional is your
school/district in helping students develop these skills?
A: _________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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