21st Century Learning and Skills

Preparing Todays Students For a Changing World Jim Warford

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We educate more students today to a higher standard than ever before in history!

But the world is changing even faster than we are!

Faster than we imagine

Faster than we Can imagine!!!

Schools are Improving

School Improvement

Schools are Improving

School ImprovementChanging World

School ImprovementChanging WorldSchools are Improving

School ImprovementChanging WorldSchools are Improving

Source: USA Today Heres What WereUp Against

Source: USA Today

The Kindle

Semantic WebAnalyze DocumentsKey words and headers (Google)Meaning / ConceptsWolfram Alpha

Source: USA Today

Implications?

CurriculumHome WorkTerm Paper

Source: USA Today And heres Whats coming

Source: USA Today

In MontanaIts already here

Paul AndersenMontanasTeacher of theYear

Curriculum is not just a textbook anymore. It is videos, Podcasts, Wikis, blogs, and YouTube videos

Source: USA Today

Source: USA Today Paul Andersen

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Kids live in an iPhone World !

School is a chalkboard world

Does this remind You of anyoneIn your schools?

Result Todays Students Really are Wired differently!

And our teachers sometimes feel like this

The World Is Flat

How we educate our children in the future will be more important than how much we educate them.Thomas Friedman World is Flat 2006Lessons Learned

How do Todays students Feel about Our schools?

Like I do Everytime I boardAnother airplane!

Teacher Student Comparisons

T Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives.93%S I can apply what I learn to my everyday life.57%

Teacher Student Comparisons

T I make learning exciting for my students.88%S My teachers make learning fun.42%

Teacher Student Comparisons

T My students engage in lots of hands-on activities.88%S My teachers use lots of hands-on activities.45%

Teacher Student Comparisons

T I am aware of my students interests outside of school.85%S My teachers know my interests outside of school.28%

We must close theEngagement Gap

Before we can close theAchievement Gap

We must close theEngagement Gap

Before we can close theAchievement Gap

Florida 4th Grade Data

Both Rigor and Relevance Are critical for ALL 21st Century StudentsAnd Relevance Makes Rigor Possible!

Based upon what works!

Model Schoolsand the Successful Practices Network

12345ApplicationKnowledgeRigor/Relevance Framework

1.Awareness2.Comprehension 3.Application4.Analysis5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy

Application Model1. Knowledge in one discipline2. Application within discipline3. Application across disciplines4. Application to real-world predictable situations5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

LevelsCD

AB

1 2 3 4 5456321BloomsApplication

1 2 3 4 5456321BloomsApplicationC D

A B20th Century21th Century

RIGORRELEVANCEABDCTeacherWorkTeacher/Student RolesStudentThinkStudentThink & WorkStudentWorkHighHighLowLow

Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments

Why move to Common Core State Standards?

Proficiency

ProficiencyGrade 4 Reading

ProficientRequired NAEP ScoreNorth Carolina82 %Texas81 %Ohio77 %Florida71 %Massachusetts48 %California48 %South Carolina35 %

ProficiencyGrade 4 Reading

ProficientRequired NAEP ScoreNorth Carolina82 %183Texas81 %190Ohio77 %199Florida71 %202Massachusetts48 %234California48 %210South Carolina35 %228

ProficiencyGrade 8 Reading

ProficientRequired NAEP ScoreNorth Carolina88 %Texas83 %Ohio80 %Florida44 %California39 %South Carolina30 %

ProficiencyGrade 8 Reading

ProficientRequired NAEP ScoreNorth Carolina88 %217Texas83 %225Ohio80 %241Florida44 %265California39 %262South Carolina30 %276

ProficiencyGrade 8 Mathematics

ProficientRequired NAEP ScoreNorth Carolina84 %Ohio63 %Texas61 %Michigan61 %Florida58 %Massachusetts42 %South Carolina24 %

ProficiencyGrade 8 Mathematics

ProficientRequired NAEP ScoreNorth Carolina84 %247Ohio63 %274Texas61 %273Michigan61 %269Florida58 %269Massachusetts42 %301South Carolina24 %305

40% of College Studentsneed Remediation

Skills Gap

Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments

Common Core State StandardsFewer, Clearer, Higher!

ALL students leave high school ready for college and career

regardless of disability, language, or subgroup status.

And that they.

Have the opportunity to SHOW what they know and can do.

AA

CA

DA

ABDCCCSS Standards

ABDCCCSS Assessments

We are now Evaluated as a SchoolAYP

We will soon be Evaluated at the Teacher LevelAYPTeacher Evaluation

You need a Three Year Transition Plan

You need a Three Year Transition Plan

Now!

Because teachers really are feeling thePRESSURE!

1 2 3 4 5456321BloomsApplicationC D

A B20th Century21th Century

Rigor/Relevance FrameworkKnowledgeApplicationHighLowLowHigh

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