Download - Project Compass National Convening
Project Compass National Convening Arlington, Virginia April 25-26, 2012
Project Staff
Betha Gutsche Zola MaddisonJennifer Pratt
Chrystie Hill Kendra Morgan Pam JaskotJennifer Peterson
Logistics
• Restrooms, Breaks, Breakout Rooms• Lunch (provided both days)• Dinner (on your own – restaurant suggestions)• Tomorrow Breakfast 7:00-8:00 • Agenda Overview• Folder Contents
o Action Mato Project Compass Workbooko Guest Speaker & Project Compass Teamo Contact Sheet
#libs4jobs
• Survey of patron needs and library responses
• Summits with state agency staff
• Launch “Workforce Resources” community of practice on WebJunction
Libraries provide direction in tough times
Libraries lead the workforce for the 21st Century
• Face-to-face workshops in areas with highest unemployment/highest need
• Other state and regional library conferences
• Online programming and curriculum
• Ongoing resource sharing on WebJunction.org
ImpactInfrastructure Staff Patrons
Deputy Director for Libraries, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Mary Chute
Garry Golden
Founder, Forward Elements, Inc.
Libraries and the Workforce: Meeting the 21st Century Together Betha Gutsche
This *IS* the 21st Century
“If the future is not your destination, now might be a good time to disembark.”
—Richard Powers, Generosity
Evolution of a phone call
21st century skills for the workforce
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Communication &
Collaboration Technology Literacy,
Media Literacy
Flexibility & Adaptability
Social & Cross-cultural Skills
Creative Thinking &
Innovation Productivity &
Accountability Teamwork Global Awareness
Lifelong learning
“Lifelong learning is not an option anymore; it’s a necessity!
SMART is the new RICH.”
Bernie Trilling, 21st Century Skills
Limited by platitude
1. Curiosity killed the cat
2. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
CAN
Get the app!
“A lifelong ability to learn has given human beings all kinds of evolutionary advantages
over other animals. It’s our killer app.”
John Seely Brown and Douglas Thomas)
It’s not about what to learn.
It’s about HOW to learn.
“It’s like whitewater kayaking. You have to be in the flow and able to pick things up in the moment….it’s
an active sport.”
—John Seely Brown, “Chief of Confusion”
“You can’t teach curiosity…
but you can nourish it.”
—Shannon Firth, finding Dulcinea
Curiosity tips
1. Keep your own mind open.
2. Keep asking questions.a. Ask learners to formulate their own questions.
3. Create excitement about learning.
4. Find the fun.
5. Learn from each other.
Collaborative learning
“Students need to pull education towards them around passion,curiosity and imagination.”
—Jeff Utecht, Thinking Stick
Traditional training Collaborative learning
The skill-building environment
Thriving into the future
Photo: Busy day at the Timberland Regional Library (WA) on Flickr
“…America's 16,000 public libraries have become vital centers for digital literacy.”
Curiosity.Collaboration.
Project Compass Pathways
Kendra Morgan
Pathway Structure
Discovery & Assessment
CollectionsTraining &
Programming Collaboration Communication
Digital LiteracyJob Seekers
Small BusinessPersonal Finances
Discovery & AssessmentUnderstand the top needs of your community in order to develop the appropriate workforce recovery response.
CommunicatePromote and communicate the value of workforce recovery programs and services offered through your library.
CollaborationBuild relationships and collaborate with community-based agencies to provide workforce recovery programs and services.
CollectionsProvide a collection of resources and create or direct patrons to bibliographies and pathfinders that can help the economically impacted.
Training & ProgrammingOffer face-to-face or online programs and training that connect patrons to new ideas, skills, and opportunities that can improve their economic situation.
Topic Pathway
Pathways are…
a checklist of actions
that allows us to see
what we have already accomplished
and what we would like to focus on next
Topic Pathway
Guiding Question
These actions are connected with all
the other approaches
Digital Literacy Pathway
Resources for taking action
Breakout Rooms
Concourse Room 1
Cavalier Room B/C
Concourse Room 2
Cavalier Room A
Breakout Room 1
Breakout Room 4
Breakout Room 3
Breakout Room 2
Panel Discussion
Partners in Workforce Investment
Partners in Workforce Investment
Terri BergmanDirector of Research and ProgramsNational Association of Workforce Boards
Jane Oates Assistant SecretaryEmployment & Training Administration, Department of Labor
Susan HildrethDirectorInstitute of Museum and Library Services