Partnership for 21 st Century Skills (P21) 21 st Century Citizenship February 28, 2013

Presenters

MISSION STATEMENT catalyst Serve as a catalyst to position 21 st Century Skills at the center of U.S. K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among educationbusiness communitygovernment education, business, community and government leaders.

P21 Members Apple Inc.

Arizona California Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Nevada New Jersey North Carolina Ohio South Carolina South Dakota Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin Current State Partners P21 State Leadership Initiative

Framework for 21 st Century Learning

21 st Century Skills Framework Core Subjects “3R’s ” -Reading (English/Language Arts) -Mathematics -Science -Social Studies -Economics -Government -History -Geography -Civics -World Languages -Arts & Music 21 st Century Themes –Global Awareness –Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy –Civic Literacy –Health Literacy –Environmental Literacy

The 4C’sLearning and Innovation Skills - The 4C’s –C –Critical Thinking and Problem Solving –C –Communication –C –Collaboration –C –Creativity and Innovation Information, Media & Technology Skills –Information, Media and ICT Literacy Life & Career Skills –Flexibility and Adaptability –Initiative and Self-Direction –Social & Cross-Cultural Skills –Productivity and Accountability –Leadership and Responsibility P21 Framework for 21 st Century Learning

21st Century Children Become effective citizens, workers and leaders. Learn what they need to join 21 st century communities and workplaces Thrive in learning environments aligned with the real world © 2008, Peter H. Reynolds. Created for Verizon/Thinkfinity. Used with permission.

College AND Career CollegeCareer Citizenship The P21 Framework defines what students need to know and be able to do for 21 st century readiness in 21 st Century Skills

P21 Initiatives Projects –21 st Century Citizenship –21 st Century Exemplars Federal Policy –21 st Century Readiness Act –21 st Century Skills Caucus State Partnerships –18 State partners and growing

21 st Century Citizenship Guardian of Democracy Report – Civic Mission of Schools Fault Lines in Our Democracy – ETS

Why Focus on Citizenship? What is Measured at Grades 4,8,12? 1.Civic knowledge and Government 2.Foundations of American Political System 3.Constitution – Purposes, Values, and Principals of American Democracy 4.Relationship of U.S. to Other Nations and to World Affairs 5.Global/Cultural Awareness 6.Role of Citizens in American Democracy 7.Digital Citizenship

Why Focus on Citizenship? NAEP Results BasicProficientAdvanced Grade 477%22%2% Grade 872%22%1% Grade 1264%24% 4%

Civic Empowerment Gap The lack of civic knowledge provides ample concern for the future of our democracy, as it has an effect on civic participation and one of the most critical civic acts – voting.

What Can Be Done? Agree on WHAT the knowledge and skills should be Develop policy that it be included in the content standards Provide a FRAMEWORK and PROCESS for states, districts and skills to use to integrate it within the curriculum and instruction Provide exemplars of “Best Practices” – for schools-districts to use as they develop their curriculum Provide” flexibility” in funding for use in inclusion Review and analyze the date to see if students are achieving in their knowledge and application – each state review their data and analyze what your students really know and can apply

P21 Activities for Citizenship The Global Schools Network –North Carolina State Board of Education and VIF (P21 Member) – Citizenship Project –Partners Education Commission of the States League of Women Voters Learning First Alliance Rock the Vote American Bar Association National Council for the Social Studies

Framework for 21 st Century Citizenship Engagement Understanding Action Local Citizenship Globally Minded- Citizenship Digital Citizenship Regional National Citizenship

21 st Century Citizenship Project 3 Activities Understanding Knowledge and skills all students need to guide their participation and action as citizens Engagement Levels of active participation Action Ways in which 21 st century citizens can contribute to the growth and improvement of their community and government Engagement UnderstandingAction Local Citizenship Globally Minded- Citizenship Digital Citizenship Regional National Citizenship

21 st Century Citizenship Project 4 Dimensions Local Citizenship Place where individuals are likely to spend the bulk of their time (neighborhoods, school) State/National Citizenship State of residence as well as their nation of origin Globally-minded Citizenship Recognition of the interconnected nature of our world and our global impact Digital Citizenship Clear understanding and appropriate use of technology tools Engagement UnderstandingAction Local Citizenship Globally Minded- Citizenship Digital Citizenship Regional National Citizenship

Connection Between P21 Framework and Citizenship Characteristics of 21 st Century Citizenship P21 Competencies 1. Understanding the functions, levels and processes of government Civic Literacy 2. Exercising the rights and responsibilities of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels 3. Generating new ideas that help benefit (community, nation, globe) Creativity and Innovation 4. Knowing how to make difficult decisions and solve (local, national, global) problems in innovative ways Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 5. Communicating with others purposefully locally, nationally and globally Communication 6. Engaging with others in a spirit of compromise to accomplish common goals Collaboration

Connection Between P21 Framework and Citizenship Characteristics of 21 st Century Citizenship P21 Competencies 7. Making thoughtful personal economic choices and understanding how they that may impact society Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy 8. Appreciating and learning from other cultures, languages and nations Global Awareness 9. Using digital technologies to advance civic, national and global priorities ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy 10. Committing to individual and collection action towards addressing environmental challenges Environmental Literacy 11. Taking the initiative, to explore and learn about (community, national, global) challenges Initiative and Self-Direction 12. Exhibiting the ability to inspire others towards a shared vision for the common good Leadership and Responsibility

Leading Change in Your Community Five Things You Can Do 1.Develop school wide strategies for developing 21 st century citizenship skills 2.Educate your policymakers, including school board on the importance of 21 st century citizenship 3.Work with local policy makers and local resources to provide students with real world civic opportunities 4.Find ways to bring global perspective into classroom 5.Let students develop digital citizenship to make global connections

From Advocates to Practioners

P21 Resources Coming Soon: Framework for 21 st Century Citizenship Toolkits focused on the individual dimensions of citizenship

purposeful intentional How can we be purposeful and intentional about 21st century outcomes? Final Thoughts

Thank You!