1. CTE/STEM K – 12 Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

2. Did you know Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

3. TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES Those countries that produce the most important new products……………………….depend on a deep vein of creativity that is constantly renewing itself, and on a myriad of people who can imagine how people can use things that have never been available before, create ingenious marketing and sales campaigns, write books, build furniture, make movies and imagine………….. TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

10. TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES This is a world in which a very high level of preparation in reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, science, literature, history, and the arts will be an indispensable foundation ……. …comfort with ideas and abstractions is the passport to the good life, in which high levels of education-- a very different kind of education than most of us have had– are going to be the only security there is. TOUGH CHOICES OR TOUGH TIMES Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

12. What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years? Critical Thinking78% I.T.77% Health & Wellness76% Collaboration74% Innovation74% Personal Financial Responsibility72% Why are 21 st century skills so important? What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years? Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

13. Global Competition: ●Global Awareness ●Self-Direction Global Cooperation: ●Global Awareness ●Collaboration ●Information & Communication ●Technology (ICT) Literacy Information Growth: ●Information Literacy ●Critical Thinking ●Problem Solving More Jobs & Careers: ●Critical Thinking & Problem Solving ●Innovation & Improvement ●Flexibility & Adaptability Growing Service Economy: ●Communication Skills ●Life and Career Awareness Skills Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

14. Are our students ready for the new global economy? Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

15. Conclusion Are our students critical thinkers and problem solvers? Are our students globally aware? Are our students self-directed? Are our students good collaborators? Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

16. Are our students information and technology literate? Are our students flexible and adaptable? Are our students innovative? Are our students effective communicators? Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

17. 21 st Century Skills Framework Core Subjects -Economics -English -Government -Arts -History -Geography -Reading or Language -Arts -Mathematics -Science -World Languages -Civics 21 st Century Themes - Global Awareness - Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy - Civic Literacy - Health Literacy Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

18. Changes What should students do/experience at school in order to learn the critical skills? Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

19. Success Spoken Here: Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

20. High School Tech and Learning: Digital GenerationDigital Generation: Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum Success Spoken Here:

21. What do you believe Is the definition of student achievement that drives your work? Are some of the greatest signs of student achievement in your school, signs for improvement? Are the areas of change and improvement your leadership team needs to explore? What Do You Believe? Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

22. Focus: Change or Improve http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html Ken Robinson… The Element: How Finding Your Passion Change Everything! …education doesn’t need to be reformed—it needs to be transformed! Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

23. Changes What should students do/experience at school in order to learn the critical skills? How do schools/teaching need to change to accommodate the needed student experiences? Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum

25. Ready-Fire -Aim Relationships first (too fast/too slow) Honor the implementation dip Beware of fat plans Communication during implementation is paramount Learn about implementation during implementation Excitement prior to implementation is fragile Take risks and learn It is okay to be assertive Michael Fullan- Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy (2010) Ready-Fire -Aim Steve Barkley & VPSB Curriculum