1. 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

3. Why are 21st Century Skills important?

4. New 21st Century Contexts Global competition Global cooperation Information growth More jobs and careers Service economy

5. Global Competition 300 million skilled workers 2025 China and India 25 million skilled workers Japan 1985 Competition for skilled workers at lower wages is growing faster than ever.

6. The Gap Source: PISA, 2000, 2003 Courtesy of Cisco Systems 30th 25th 20th 15th 10th 5th 1st 2000 2003 OECD Ranking Math Science Reading Problem solving Ranking of G8 countries: 10 th -grade math and problem solving 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 24 th 18 th 24 th 14 th 18 th 15 th

7. Workforce Needs Have Changed

8. Job Tasks Are Changing

9. Type of Work Is Changing Tough Choices or Tough Times, New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

10. What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years? Critical thinking78% Information technology77% Health and wellness76% Collaboration74% Innovation74% Personal financial responsibility72% Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006 Important Skills Are Changing

11. What are 21st Century Skills?

12. Partnership Framework

13. Partnership for 21 st Century Skills

14. Four major components:  Core Subjects  Life and Career Skills  Learning and Innovation Skills  Information, Media and Technology Skills What Are 21st Century Skills?

15. 21 st Century Themes  Global awareness  Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurship literacy  Civic literacy  Health literacy

16. Core Subjects -Arts -Civics -Economics -English -Geography -Government -History -Mathematics -Reading or language arts -Science -World languages

17. Life and Career  Flexibility and adaptability  Initiative and self-direction  Social and cross-cultural skills  Productivity and accountability  Leadership and responsibility

18.  Critical thinking and problem solving  Creativity and innovation  Communication and collaboration Learning and Innovation

19. Information, Media and Technology  Information literacy  Media literacy  Information, communication and technology literacy

20. How do we incorporate 21st Century Skills into education?

21. The Problem is… No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. ~David Warlick

22. Then and Now Where’s the difference?

23. Paradigms Must Change 20 th century21 st century 1-2 jobs10-15 jobs Flexibility and adaptability Integration of 21st Century Skills into subject matter mastery Mastery of one field Subject matter mastery Number of jobs Job requirements Teaching model Assessment model Are They Really Ready to Work Report 2006 Integration of 21st Century Skills into subject matter mastery Subject matter mastery

24. 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

25. Written communication81% Leadership73% Work ethic70% Critical thinking and problem solving70% Self-direction58% What Are They (Not) Learning? Are They Really Ready to Work?, 2006

26. Use Available Resources

29. How Can I Help? 21 st Century Skills Minnesota Become involved!

30. An alliance of educational districts, institutions, professionals and companies Working from a grass-roots level Supporting each other Who Are We?

31. All Minnesota students will have the 21st Century Skills they need to be successful in a global economy. Our Vision

32. To serve as a catalyst to position 21st Century Skills at the center of Minnesota education. Our Mission

33.  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)

34. www.21stmn.org Information –Presentations and papers –Schedule of events / meetings Resources –Best practices –Curriculum –Assessment –Links to other resources

35. Opportunities for Involvement Steering Committee Scheduling presentations to teachers / administrators and school boards Participating in meetings and events Spreading the word!

36. Today’s presentation and other resources can be found at: www.21stmn.org