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Preparing Every Child for the 21st Century
Ken Kay, President
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
APEC EdNet – Xi’an Symposium
Xi’an China
January 17, 2008
• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should APEC economies do?
• What are some recommendations for the APEC Education Summit?
Overview
• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should APEC economies do?
• What are some recommendations for the APEC Education Summit?
Why 21st Century Skills?
New Contexts
New Job Skills
Global Citizenship
Why 21st Century Skills?
New Job Skills
Global Citizenship
New Contexts
Why are 21st Century Skills so Important?
There are new 21st Century
Contexts
Global Competition
Global Cooperation
Information Growth
More Jobs & Careers
Service Economy
Global Competition: ●Global Awareness
●Self-Direction
Global Cooperation:
●Global Awareness
●Collaboration
●Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy
Information Growth:●Information Literacy
●Critical Thinking
●Problem Solving
More Jobs & Careers:●Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
●Innovation & Improvement
●Flexibility & Adaptability
Growing
Service Economy:
●Communication Skills
●Life and Career Awareness Skills
New Context Skills Required
Are we asking the right questions?
Why 21st Century Skills?
Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers?
Are our students globally aware?
Are our students self-directed?
Are our students good collaborators?
Are we asking the right questions?
Why 21st Century Skills?
Are our students information and technology literate?
Are our students flexible and adaptable?
Are our students innovative?
Are our students effective communicators?
Why 21st Century Skills?
New Contexts
Global Citizenship
New Job Skills
Why 21st Century Skills?
The requirements of the workforce
are changing
Why 21st Century Skills?
• What skills are most important for job success when hiring a high school graduate?
Work Ethic 80%
Collaboration 75%
Good Communication 70%
Social Responsibility 63%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 58%
Why 21st Century Skills?
• Of the high school students that you recently hired, what were their deficiencies?
Written Communication 81%
Leadership 73%
Work Ethic 70%
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 70%
Self-Direction 58%
Why 21st Century Skills?
• What applied skills and basic knowledge are most important for those you will hire with a four-year college diploma?
Oral Communication 95.4%
Collaboration 94.4%
Professional/Work Ethic 93.8%
Written Communication 93.1%
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving 93.1%
• Of the four-year graduates you recently hired, how do they rate?
Why 21st Century Skills?
63.4
56.4
64.6
67.3
65.4
9.0
27.8
18.6
8.1
9.8
16.8Professional/Work Ethic
27.6Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
15.8Written Communication
24.6Collaboration
24.8Oral Communication
Deficient ExcellentAdequate
Why 21st Century Skills?
• What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?
Critical Thinking 78%
I.T. 77%
Health & Wellness 76%
Collaboration 74%
Innovation 74%
Personal Financial Responsibility 72%
Why 21st Century Skills?
New Contexts
New Job Skills
Global Citizenship
• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should APEC economies do?
• What are some recommendations for the APEC Education Summit?
P21 Members
20th Century Education Model
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
Core Subjects- Economics- English- Government - Arts- History- Geography- Reading or Language- Arts- Mathematics- Science- World Languages- Civics
21st Century Themes- Global Awareness- Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy- Civic Literacy- Health Literacy
Learning & Innovation Skills
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Creativity & Innovation
• Communication & Collaboration
21st Century Skills Framework
21st Century Skills Framework
Information, Media & Technology Skills
• Information Literacy
• Media Literacy
• ICT (Information, Communications &
Technology) Literacy
21st Century Skills Framework
Life & Career Skills
• Flexibility & Adaptability
• Initiative & Self-Direction
• Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
• Productivity & Accountability
• Leadership & Responsibility
21st Century Skills Framework
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills for
EVERYONE
Innovation and Creativity Skills
Life and Career Skills for EVERYONE
Information, Media and Technology Skills
What’s new about 21st Century Skills?New Understanding of Coverage New Areas of Emphasis
21st Century Skills Framework
How do I find out more?
Route 21
Route 21
Route 21
Route 21
• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should APEC economies do?
• What are some recommendations for the APEC Education Summit?
1. Develop a “Partnership” Focused on 21st Century Outcomes
Develop a consensus among the key stakeholders on the 21st Century Skills needed by your students. Be sure the
business community is included.
What can the APEC economies do?
Create a teacher professional development strategy for
21st century skills.
2. Upgrade Professional Development
What can the APEC economies do?
http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/
3. Upgrade Teacher Preparation
Develop a comprehensive reform strategy for Colleges of Education and
Higher Education
What can the APEC economies do?
4. Upgrade Assessments
What can the APEC economies do?
20th Century
21st Century Use a full range of assessments, including
high-stakes and classroom assessments, to measure
21st century skills.
• Models for blending content and skills• 21st Century skill assessments• Professional development of 21st Century skills
(e.g. U.K. Stage III ICT Literacy Assessment)
5. Invest in Research and Development
What can the APEC economies do?
• Why are 21st Century Skills so important?
• What is the Framework for 21st Century Skills?
• What should APEC economies do?
• What are some recommendations for the APEC Education Summit?
1. Focus on general recommendations for 21st Century skills.
Recommendation for APEC Education Summit
2. Define Global Awareness broadly
Recommendation for APEC Education Summit
Global Awareness must be broader than just second language learning.
3. Link STEM skills to 21st Century Skills
Recommendation for APEC Education Summit
Use STEM skills to strengthen critical thinking
and problem solving skills in all students.
Ensure STEM students have life, career awareness, communication, and collaboration skills.
4. Leverage the core competencies of vocational education professionals
Bringing life and career awareness skills to EVERY student.
Recommendation for APEC Education Summit
5. Adopt a rigorous global standard of ICT literacy
International standard must go beyond tech competency.
Recommendation for APEC Education Summit
6. Focus on potential areas of global 21st century skills cooperation:
Recommendation for APEC Education Summit
• Develop global benchmarking that emphasizes 21st century skills
• Develop common resources for professional development and assessment
• Share best practices
• Develop a common rubric for global awareness
Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers?
Are our students globally aware?
Are our students self-directed?
Are our students good collaborators?
Are our students ready for the 21st Century?
Conclusion
Are our students information and technology literate?
Are our students flexible and adaptable?
Are our students innovative?
Are our students effective communicators?
Are our students ready for the 21st Century?
Conclusion
These skills should become the “design specs” for 21st Century education in every
APEC economy.
Conclusion
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