ken kay, president

Ken Kay, President

Montana’s Challenge: Rethinking Educationfor the 21st Century

Helena, MTSeptember 20, 2010

Envisioning and Achieving a 21st Century Education in Montana

• Focus on key transformations.

• Focus on 21st century student outcomes.

• Focus on assessment.

• Focus on K-20 education.

• Think outside the…

Overview

FOCUS ON KEY TRANSFORMATIONS.

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Nonroutine analytic

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Economy-wide measures of routine and non-routine task input (US)

(Levy and Murnane)

Global Innovation Economy

2010 Critical Skills Survey

American Management Association, in conjunction with P21, surveyed 2,115 managers and other executives about the needs of the 21st century workforce.

How are the 4Cs recognizedwithin organizations?

Has your organization identified these skills as priorities for employee development, talent management, and succession planning?

Skill Agree/Strongly Agree

Critical thinking 73.3%

Communication skills 79.2%

Collaboration/team building 72.3%

Creativity and innovation 66.6%

Source: AMA/P21 2010 Critical Skills Survey, released April 2010


Has your organization measured these skills and competencies during annual performance reviews?

Skill Agree/Strongly Agree






Has your organization made an effort to assess these skills and competencies when hiring new employees?


Skill Agree/ Strongly Agree






What has changed in business today?

How do you believe your organization will view these skills and competencies in the next 3-5 years?

They will become less important 0.6%

They will remain the same 22.5%

They will become more important 75.7%

No opinion 1.1%


Somewhat/Most Important

Nature of work 77.5%

Global competition 86.5%

Pace of change 91.0%

Organizational structure 66.3%


Rate by order of importance why you believe these additional skills and competencies are taking on relative importance in the business environment.



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As the economy improves, how important are the following skills and competencies in helping grow your organization?


Preparing the next generation

Please rate the following education systems for their abilities to prepare students in the 4Cs to ensure those entering the workforce are proficient in these areas:

AboveAverage/Excellent

K-12 10.9%

Trade schools 13.7%

Two-year colleges 18.7%

Four-year colleges 48.9%


Preparing the next generation

Do you agree that fusing the 3Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) with the 4Cs ensures 21st century readiness for students today?

Agree/Strongly Agree 79.5%


5 Transformational Challenges

Manufacturing jobs Service economy jobs

Content Mastery Fuse the 3Rs and the 4Cs

Routine tasks Complex analytic and interactive communications

Low cost product or service

Design and innovation

Conclusion

CTE/special and gifted

For every student

FOCUS ON 21ST CENTURY OUTCOMES.

21st century outcomes

P21 Members

• Arizona• Illinois• Iowa• Kansas• Kentucky• Louisiana• Maine• Massachusetts• Nevada • New Jersey • North Carolina• Ohio• South Dakota• West Virginia• Wisconsin

Current State Partners

P21 State Leadership Initiative

www.p21.org

Fusing the 3Rs

with the 4Cs

• Global competence.

• Self-direction.

• Information, media & technology literacy.

• Financial literacy.

OTHER KEY 21ST CENTURY OUTCOMES

Leading Districts:

• Catalina Foothills School District (AZ)

• Chesterfield County (VA) Public Schools

• Tahoma (WA) School District

• Upper Arlington (OH) City School District

• Virginia Beach School District

Leading Examples

www.cfsd16.org

Catalina Foothills School District

(Tucson, AZ)

Leading Examples

Leading Examples

TahomaSchool District

(Maple Valley, WA)

Leading Examples

www.tahomasd.us

Upper ArlingtonCity School District

(Upper Arlington, Ohio)

Leading Examples

www.uaschools.org

Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsCompass to 2015

Critical and Creative Thinkers, Innovators,and Problem Solvers Critical Thinking Creative/Innovative Thinking Problem Solving

Effective Communicators and Collaborators

Information Literacy Listening Collaboration Communication

Globally Aware, Independent, Responsible Learners and Citizens

Social Responsibility Sustainability Interdependence Health Literacy

www.vbschools.com

Leading Examples

Focus on assessment.

Assessment exemplars

• CWRA (www.cae.org)• New Tech model (www.newtechnetwork.org)• N.C. Genetics Assessment• Portfolio of the 4 Cs (www.envision schools.org)• Senior capstone projects

Focus on K-20 education.

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High School

CommunityColleges

4-YearInstitutions

Think outside the…


Think outside:• The classroom• 9:00 – 3 p.m.• The building• K-12

Think outside the building


Think of the entire city or countyas the campus for high school.

Helena high school “campus:”


• Holter Museum of Art

• Exploration Works

• Montana Historical Museum

• Grandstreet Theater

• Helena Education Foundation

• Prickly Pear Land Trust

• Helena Indian Alliance

• Montana’s Museum

• Montana Military Museum

• Lewis & Clarke Library

• Montana State Library

• Commissioning master plan for Helena Airport, extensive airport properties

• St. Peter’s Hospital

• Helena Symphony

• Montana Rail Link

• Montana Association of Counties

Bozeman high school “campus:”


• Museum of the Rockies

• Taylor Planetarium

• American Computer Museum

• Pioneer Museum

• Bozeman Public Library

• Emerson Cultural Center

• Bridger Outdoor Science School

• Old Faithful Visitor Education Center

• Montana Public Television-KUSM

• Bozeman Symphony

• Children’s Museum

• MSU Science and Natural History Filmmaking Program

• MSU Sub-zero Science and Engineering Research Facility

• MSU College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship

• MSU Thermal Biology Institute

• MSU NASA Astrobiology Research Institute

Missoula high school “campus:”


• Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center - UM

• Missoula Art Museum

• Montana Museum of Art and Culture - UM

• Missoula Natural History Center

• International Heart Institute (St. Patrick Hospital)

• Missoula Symphony Orchestra

• String Orchestra of the Rockies

• O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West – UM

• Missoula Public Library

• spectrUM (interactive science museum at UM

• Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Rocky Mountain Laboratories (Hamilton)

• Missoula Children’s Museum

• Montana Technology Enterprise Center (collaboration between local eco devo and UM-business incubator)

• Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History

Key QuestionsAre you clear about which

transformations you are leading?

Conclusion

Conclusion

• Manual & routine to non-routine & interactive?• Content to content and skills?• Manufacturing to service?• Low-cost to design and innovation?• CTE and special and gifted for every student?

Transformations

Key QuestionsAre you intentional and purposeful about

21st century outcomes?

Conclusion

21st Century Outcomes

• Critical thinking?• Communication?• Collaboration?• Creativity?• Global competence?• Self-direction?• Information, media & technology literacy?• Financial literacy?

Conclusion

At a minimum, focus on fusing the 3Rs with the 4Cs:

• Critical thinking and problem solving

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Creativity

Conclusion

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Tucson, AZ 85701(520) 623-2466

Contact Us

www.21stcenturyskills.org

Twitter: kenkayp21Twitter: P21CentSkills

ken kay, president

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