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