ESA Region 2April 2008

21st Century Skills:More Than Just Computers

Common Understanding

• National and State initiatives will focus on 21st Century Skills

• There is a need to increase teacher competency and comfort with 21st Century Skills

• SD is committed to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills

• South Dakota has promised to create 21st Century Learning Academies

• ISTE & NETS

Project Goal:

Build on skills and information acquired from previous initiatives to create

a 21st Century Learning Academy for

Teachers

21st Century Framework

Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes

Core Subjects: English, Reading or language arts, World languages, Arts, Mathematics, Economics, Science, History, Geography, Government and Civics

21st Century Themes: Global Awareness, Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy, Civic Literacy,

& Health Literacy

Core Subjects & 21st Century Themes

DOE Initiatives SD Math CountsStandards-based curriculumReading FirstSD ReadsPersonal FinanceWriting to WinVirtual High SchoolsHealth EDventures/Wellness2010E Initiative2025 HS Framework

Life and Career Skills

• Flexibility & Adaptability • Initiative & Self-Direction• Social & Cross-Cultural

Skills • Productivity

&Accountability • Leadership &

Responsibility

Life and Career Skills

DOE Initiatives: Career Clusters Career Guidance  STEM Project Lead the Way Career and Tech Ed Senior Projects Youth Internships Entrepreneurship  Pre-apprenticeship 

Learning and Innovation Skills

Creativity & InnovationCritical Thinking & Problem SolvingCommunication & Collaboration

Learning and Innovation Skills

DOE Initiatives:Higher Order Thinking SkillsCritical ThinkingProblem Solving SkillsCommunicationCollaborationReflective ThinkingIntel Teach to the Future

Information, Media & Technology Skills

Information Literacy,Media Literacy, &ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy

Information, Media & Technology Skills

DOE Initiatives:Technology Competencies – Teacher, Administrators & , StudentsTechnology-Specific Courses:Blogs, Wikis, Streaming Video, Podcasting, etc.Evaluating websites/informationMicrosoft Live Meeting1:1 Initiative

Standards & Assessments

DOE Standards rolloutsESA 2 Lending LibraryFormative Assessment Achievement SeriesEnd of Course ExamsCredit Equivalency

Curriculum & Instruction

Data Analysis Curriculum MappingSD Math Counts, SD Reads Instructional Strategies w/ Technology RtIReading & Writing in the Content Area Long Term PD Classroom Management Differentiated InstructionUnderstanding by DesignInstructional Leadership

Professional Development

Best Practices Data-based Decision MakingLong Range PD Plansesc WorksHigher Education

Learning Environments

Framework of Understanding Poverty Classroom ManagementHigh Schools that WorkMaking Middle Grades Work Instructional LeadershipProject LEADProfessional Learning CommunitiesCommunities of PracticePBIS

Samples from other states

• Coloradoo Colorado Springso http://www.d11.org/doi/curriculum/index.htm

• Utaho Jordan School Districto http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/267/3

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Our Potential

ESA, Region 2 has the facilities, technology, knowledge base, staff and a pre-exiting delivery model available to implement the Academy congruent with the DOE timeline

• Facilities: Can house and provide computers for the 40 teachers accepted into the 21st Century Academy

• Instructors: Have on staff or pre-existing relationships with instructors (industry, area educators and faculty from higher education) in a variety of subject areas

• Coaches: On staff trained cognitive coaches• Partnerships: Regional, post-secondary and educational service

agency partnerships • Delivery Model: Prior trainings and grant projects have created a

template for credit-baring training for a cohort of teachers with online and in-the-field support

Project Objectives

• Work in partnership with regional schools, other state ESAs and institutes of higher education to deliver high quality credit rendering training through a Master Teacher Academy

• Use the ‘Understanding by Design (UbD)’ model and ‘backward plan’ a Master Teacher curriculum.

• Create Master Teachers who will operate with coaches and participate in self-created action research plans following a UbD model

• Support these Master Teachers as they mentor other teachers in the acquisition of 21st Century Skills

• Build on skills and information acquired from previous initiatives to create a 21st Century learning environment

Impact Multiplier

Master Teacher (40)

1st year1 Master Teacher X 30 students = 30 students

40 Master Teachers X 30 students=

1200 students with improved student achievement

2nd yearImpact of initial year +

1 Master Teacher X 2 Mentees X 30 students= 60 students40 Master Teachers = 2400 students

Cumulative Effect by the End of Year 2= 120 teachers+ 3600 students with increased 21st Century Skills

Challenges/ Solutions

Short time frame

Teachers distributed over a wide geographic area

Project continuation

• Pre-existing delivery model & partners

• We have built a network for recruiting teachers to participate in our grant opportunities

• Initial academy meeting with subsequent meetings, experience with online and digital delivery, partnership with other educational organizations and large concentration of teachers in our region

• Teachers are encouraged and paid to share experiences at the Summer Symposium, Active Title IID webpage, on staff cognitive coachers

Success

• 40 successful 21st Century Master Teachers • Replicable delivery model • Partnerships

o Higher Educationo Schoolso SD Education Service Agencieso Industry

• Increased interest & comfort with 21st Century Learning

• Higher competency of 21st Century Skills in Students

ESA, Region 2 has the facilities, technology, knowledge base, staff and a pre-exiting delivery model available to implement the Academy congruent with the DOE timeline.