CTE/STEM K – 12
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Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES
Those countries that produce the most important new products……………………….depend on a deep vein of creativity that is constantly renewing itself, and on a myriad of people who can imagine how people can use things that have never been available before, create ingenious marketing and sales campaigns, write books, build furniture, make movies and imagine…………..
TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMESThis is a world in which a very high level of preparation in
reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, science, literature, history, and the arts will be an indispensable foundation …….
…comfort with ideas and abstractions is the passport to the good life, in which high levels of education-- a very different kind of education than most of us have had– are going to be the only security there is.
TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
• 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 are 21st century skills so important?What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?
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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
GrowingService Economy:
●Communication Skills●Life and Career Awareness Skills
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Are our students ready for the new global economy?
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Conclusion
Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers?Are our students globally aware?
Are our students self-directed?Are our students good collaborators?
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Are our students information and technology literate?
Are our students flexible and adaptable?
Are our students innovative?
Are our students effective communicators?
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
21st Century Skills FrameworkCore 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
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Changes
• What should students do/experience at school in order to learn the critical skills?
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Success Spoken Here:
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
High School Tech and Learning:
Digital Generation:
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Success Spoken Here:
What do you believe • Is the definition of student achievement that
drives your work?
• Are some of the greatest signs of student achievement in your school, signs for improvement?
• Are the areas of change and improvement your leadership team needs to explore?
What Do You Believe?
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Focus: Change or Improvehttp://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html
Ken Robinson…The Element: How Finding Your PassionChange Everything!
…education doesn’t need to be reformed—it needs to be transformed!
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Changes
• What should students do/experience at school in order to learn the critical skills?
• How do schools/teaching need to change to accommodate the needed student experiences?
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Ready-Fire -Aim• Relationships first (too fast/too slow)• Honor the implementation dip• Beware of fat plans• Communication during implementation is
paramount• Learn about implementation during
implementation• Excitement prior to implementation is fragile• Take risks and learn• It is okay to be assertive
Michael Fullan- Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy (2010)
Ready-Fire -Aim
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum
Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum