1. 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills: Reinventing the School Experience Bob Pearlman bobpearlman@mindspring.com http://www.bobpearlman.org bobpearlman@mindspring.com http://www.bobpearlman.org Schools’ Design Conference Department of Education Northern Ireland November 18, 2003

2. 2 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Released Monday, July 7, At NECC http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

3. 3 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Changing Reality Changing Skills Design Criteria

4. 4 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Changing Reality Will your Region circa 2030 be vastly different from today?

5. 5 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Fall, 2000 – The Dot.Com bust Spring, 2001 – The Technology and Telecommunications sectors go bust Fall, 2001 to present – The Blue Chips drop 50% The First Recession of the New Millennium

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7. 7 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills What region or regions will be best poised to grow during the next recovery?

8. 8 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Internet Cluster Regions – U.S. Boston “Route 128” Boston “Route 128” New York — “Silicon Alley” New York — “Silicon Alley” Washington, D.C. “Silicon Dominion” Austin — “Silicon Hills” Austin — “Silicon Hills” Seattle — “Silicon Forest” Seattle — “Silicon Forest” Research Triangle “Silicon Triangle” Chicago “Silicon City” Chicago “Silicon City” Miami “Silicon Beach” Atlanta “Capital of the New South” Los Angeles “Digital Coast” San Francisco “Multimedia Gulch” San Francisco “Multimedia Gulch” Silicon Valley

9. 9 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Global Internet Cluster Regions Japan “Bit Valley” Canada “Silicon Valley North” United Kingdom “Silicon Kingdom” Scandinavia “Wireless Valley” Germany “Silicon Saxony” France “Telecom Valley” Israel “Silicon wadi” China/Hong Kong “Cyber Port” India Singapore “Intelligent Island” United States

10. 10 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Silicon Valley, 2000 40% of workforce in 7 high-tech clusters

11. 11 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills VALLEY OF HEART’S DELIGHT Silicon Valley, 1970

12. 12 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills 1992-2001: The longest expansion in US History H1-B visas The rise of Bangalore

13. 13 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Concession operator at an amusement park Czech students pose at a fast food restaurant in Fremont, Ohio USA Work and Travel Programs

14. 14 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills TEC, Monterrey, Mexico 90,000 students in higher education learning technical and 21 st Century Skills

15. 15 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills So what do kids need to know and be able to do?

16. 16 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills SCANS Workplace Know-How (1991) Competencies – effective workers can productively use: Resources -- identifying, organizing, planning, and allocating time, money, materials, and workers; Interpersonal Skills -- negotiating, exercising leadership, working with diversity, teaching others new skills, serving clients and customers, and participating as a team member; Information Skills -- using computers to process information and acquiring and evaluating, organizing and maintaining, and interpreting and communicating information; Systems Skills -- understanding systems, monitoring and correcting system performance, and improving and designing systems; and Technology utilization skills -- selecting technology, applying technology to a task, and maintaining and troubleshooting technology. Source: What Work Requires of School, 1991, Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, U.S. Department of Labor

17. 17 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills SCANS Workplace Know-How (1991) The Foundation – competence requires: Basic Skills -- reading, writing, speaking, listening, and knowing arithmetic and mathematical concepts; Thinking Skills -- reasoning, making decisions, thinking creatively, solving problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, and knowing how to learn; and Personal Qualities -- responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self- management, integrity, and honesty.

18. 18 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Written for NCREL by Cheryl Lemke, Metiri Group Sources: What Work Requires of School, 1991, Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, U.S. Department of Labor A Nation of Opportunity: Building America's 21st Century Workforce, 2000, 21st Century Workforce Commission, U.S. Congress Preparing Students for the 21st Century, 1996, American Association of School Administrators

19. 19 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

20. 20 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Working in the Real World (i.e. California?) Projects, projects, projects Teamwork and collaboration Self-direction Interpersonal skills and Networking No one asks about your formal education

21. 21 108319_Macros 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Released Monday, July 7, At the National Educational Computing Conference www.21stcenturyskills.org

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