Preparing Our Students For Life Presented by: Cheryl Capozzoli CAIU - Ed. Consultant /ITS

Today’s Skills For New Age Success Create Access, evaluate and use information Exercise critical thinking Technology fluency Display Originality Use various forms of media to present ideas Learn Access and evaluate information Critical thinking Fluent with technology Collaborate Demonstrate cross cultural awareness Work successfully as a team Communicate complex ideas effectively

American Workforce

Skills For A New Economy

Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Create: Students create new products or points of view? assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write. Evaluate: Students justify a stand or decision? appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate Analyze: Students distinguish between the different parts? appraise, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test. Apply: Student use the information in a new way? choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write. Understand: Students explain ideas or concepts? classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate, paraphrase Remember: Students recall or remember the information? define, duplicate, list, memorize, recall, repeat, reproduce state Create Evaluate Analyze Apply Understand Remember

USA Problem Solving Skills PISA 2003, Test Results 15-Year Olds, Problem Solving

21 st Century Skills Framework What are 21 st Century Skills21 st Century Skills What are the NETSNETS –Student ProfilesStudent Profiles –Essential Conditions for leveraging technology in educationEssential Conditions –ISTE NETS Wiki collaborative effortISTE NETS Wiki US Dept. of Ed. Report - Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success Using Technology to Personalize Education Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success Using Technology to Personalize Education

Student Technology Proficiency How is technology integrated across curriculum? Does your current K-12 technology infrastructure support 21 st Century learning and teaching? How do Professional Development opportunities support effective technology integration practices? Do you assess student technology skill proficiencies? InfoSource Assessment ToolInfoSource Assessment Tool

What Do Our Students Want and Need to Learn? Videos of Students in the 21 st CenturyVideos How are we meeting needs of the digital learners? What types of technology and strategies can we use to better engage our learners?

Suggestions For Next Steps? Assess and evaluate current instructional technology resources, build consistent robust infrastructures to support teachers and students – CFF Schools – Coaches/Teachers Develop comprehensive K-12 Integrated Curriculum – Lesson Plan ExamplesLesson Plan Examples Focus on 21 st Century Skills and assessment of 21 st Century Student Proficiencies21 st Century Skills Create Professional Development opportunities that support 21 st Century Instruction and Learning Create Collaborative Learning Models and Networks – Collective intelligence – tap teacher and student SME’s

When, where, and how will you begin and/or continue to prepare our children for Life?

Resources ISTE US Dept. of Ed. Route 21 CFF Ed Hub Web 2.0 Integrations Digital Directions Edutopia eSchoolNews Web20guru Wiki