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21st Century Skills in Minnesota
TIES 2009 Education Technology Conference
Leslie Yoder, Saint Paul Schools
Julie Beddow-Schubert, Le Crescent-Hokah Schools
Mike Booke, Capital Safety
Why are 21st Century
Skills important?
New 21st Century Contexts
Global competition
Global cooperation
Information growth
More jobs and careers
Service economy
Global Competition
300millionskilled
workers
2025
China and India
25 millionskilled
workers
Japan
1985
Competition for skilled workers at lower wages is growing faster than ever.
The Gap
Source: PISA, 2000, 2003 Courtesy of Cisco Systems
30th
25th
20th
15th
10th
5th
1st
2000 2000 2000 20032003 2003 2003
OECDRanking
MathScience ReadingProblem solving
Ranking of G8 countries: 10th-grade math and problem solving
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
24th
18th
24th
14th
18th
15th 15th
Workforce Needs Have Changed
Job Tasks Are Changing
Type of Work Is Changing
Tough Choices or Tough Times, New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?
Critical thinking 78%
Information technology 77%
Health and wellness 76%
Collaboration 74%
Innovation 74%
Personal financial responsibility 72%
Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006
Important Skills Are Changing
What are 21st Century Skills?
Partnership Framework
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Four major components: Core Subjects Life and Career Skills Learning and Innovation Skills Information, Media and
Technology Skills
What Are 21st Century Skills?
21st Century Themes
Global awareness Financial, economic,
business and entrepreneurship literacy
Civic literacy Health literacy
Core Subjects
- Arts- Civics- Economics- English- Geography- Government - History- Mathematics- Reading or language
arts- Science- World languages
Life and Career
Flexibility and adaptability Initiative and self-direction Social and cross-cultural
skills Productivity and
accountability Leadership and
responsibility
Critical thinking and problem solving
Creativity and innovation
Communication and collaboration
Learning and Innovation
Information, Media and Technology
Information literacy Media literacy Information,
communication and technology literacy
How do we incorporate
21st Century Skills into
education?
The Problem is…
No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age.
~David Warlick
Then and Now
Where’s the difference?Where’s the difference?
Paradigms Must Change
20th century 21st century
1-2 jobs 10-15 jobs
Flexibility andadaptability
Integration of 21st Century Skillsinto subject matter mastery
Mastery ofone field
Subject mattermastery
Number of jobs
Job requirements
Teaching model
Assessment model
Are They Really Ready to Work Report 2006
Integration of 21st Century Skillsinto subject matter mastery
Subject mattermastery
New Skills
Global competition ●Global awareness●Self-direction
Global cooperation
●Global awareness●Collaboration●Information and communication technology literacy
Information growth
●Information literacy●Critical thinking●Problem solving
More jobs and careers
●Critical thinking and problem solving●Innovation and improvement●Flexibility and adaptability
Growing service economy ●Communication skills●Life and career awareness skills
New context New skills required
Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006
Written communication 81%
Leadership 73%
Work ethic 70%
Critical thinking and problem solving 70%
Self-direction 58%
What Are They (Not) Learning?
Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006
Use Available Resources
How Can I Help?
21st Century Skills Minnesota
Become involved!
• An alliance of educational districts, institutions, professionals and companies
• Working from a grass-roots level
• Supporting each other
Who Are We?
All Minnesota students will have the 21st Century Skills they need to be successful in a global economy.
Our Vision
To serve as a catalyst to position 21st Century Skills at the center of Minnesota education.
Our Mission
Building collaborative partnerships among education (pre-K–16), business, community and government leaders
Engaging in an ongoing dialog that provides recommendations and advice about 21st century education
Creating and promoting state and local infrastructure that support 21st century education
Our Mission (continued)
www.21stmn.org
• Information– Presentations and
papers– Schedule of events /
meetings• Resources
– Best practices– Curriculum– Assessment– Links to other resources
Opportunities for Involvement
• Steering Committee
• Scheduling presentations to teachers / administrators and school boards
• Participating in meetings and events
•Spreading the word!
Today’s presentation and other resources can be found at:
www.21stmn.org