© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 1 Conversations on Global Education Transformation Check out our recent broadcasts Impact of Globalization 21st Century Skills Global Achievement Gap Evolution of Education 3.0 Transforming Education

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© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 3 21 st Century Pedagogy: Keys to Success Peg Maddocks, Ph.D. Director, Learning & Assessment Solutions Cisco Global Education

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 4 Some Roles Are Reversing: Are you Ready? “ This is a unique period in history in that the role of the child is changing. “For the first time, there are things that the parents and teachers want to know about and do, where the kids are, in fact, the authority. ” John Seeley Brown, Director Emeritus, Xerox PARC

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 5 Grown Up Digital: Generation Y (Net Gen) Ten-year follow-up to “growing up digital” 10,000 Gen Y young people (10-30 years old) Fundamental differences including changed thinking processes Technology is like air – necessary for living

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 6 Expectations of the Net Gen Learner  Freedom  Collaboration  Innovation  Entertainment  Speed  Integrity and openness  Ability to scrutinize and customize

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 7 Response to Global Competition % employers who think 21 st century skills will be more important in graduates over next 5 years Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving IT Application Teamwork/ Collaboration Creativity/ Innovation Diversity “The best employers the world over will be looking for the most creative, most innovative people on the face of the earth.” Tough Choices for Tough Times, 2007

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 8 Needs of Society and Community “Education in a democracy is neither a property right nor a civil right. It is a moral imperative and a cultural requirement. “Public education is provided to promote the common good and the general welfare.” Phil Schlechty, Leading for Learning, 2009

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 9 The Need for Change Learner Demands engaging environment Demands relevant skills and knowledge Facing large scale disruption In need of a bold and urgent response Education System Society Demands 21 st century capabilities Demands lifelong learners

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 10 Schools as Learning Organizations “In a learning organization, students are viewed by teachers and others in the school as knowledge workers, volunteers, and customers for engaging work.” Phil Schlechty, Leading for Learning, 2009

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 11 “Knowledge Worker” Work Personalized—Learning and expression styles, interests, pace, (Renzulli, Tomlinson) Challenging—High expectations at appropriate level (Marzano, Williams) Interdisciplinary—Blending content for integrated learning outcomes (Wagner, Dede) Authentic, relevant—Content and learning activities relevant to society and the learner (Newmann, Lombardi) Engaging, collaborative—Physical, emotional, social engagement using collaborative technologies (Bransford, Lemke) Product focused—Activities connect meaningfully to product (Schlechty, Wiske)

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 12 P 3 Project-Based Learning  Students work on meaningful projects  The process offers an opportunity to learn –A variety of skills, including 21 st century skills –Interesting content from across disciplines  The product offers an opportunity to create –Personal evidence of skills/content learning –High-quality product relevant to standards, student, and audience Enabled by Technology

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation Propose 2. Plan 5. Publish 4. Produce 3. Persist Strategy and Steps Teacher as guide, facilitator, resource navigator and expert when needed PRIDE Learner as Knowledge Worker

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 14 Education 3.0 Pedagogy: Keys to Success Personalized Challenging Interdisciplinary Authentic and relevant Student Outcomes  21 st century skills  Core and specialized knowledge  Authentic proof of capabilities Engaging and collaborative Product focused

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© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential 21S Presentation 17 A public service website for education leaders GET Informed, GET Inspired, GET Involved A place to GET connected and GET students ready to succeed in the 21 st Century Thought leaders Blogs Case studies Webinars News Videos Resources More Join the Dialogue for Action

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