Preparing+our+Students+for+the+21st+Cnetury+Workforce


 * are all our kids being prepared for 21st century jobs and 21st centruy skills
 * asked the quesiton of what skills are needed to be successful - every student should know how
 * a critical thinker
 * a problem solver
 * an innovator
 * an effective communicator
 * an effective collaborator
 * a self-directed learner
 * information and media literate
 * globally aware
 * clvically engaged
 * finaancilly and economically literate
 * why are they important
 * must compete in a global economy
 * people are changeing careers frequently...about 3 per lifetime...10.2 different jobs between 18 and 38
 * so...need the above skills to be sucessful
 * sets of facts you memorize now only are relevant for limited lenght o time
 * need to prepare kids for mulitle jobs, careers, and facts
 * requirements for the 21st century work for, companes say
 * work ethic
 * collaboration
 * good communication
 * social responsiblity
 * critical thinking and problem solving
 * busineeses say what is laciking in hs graduate
 * written communication
 * leadership
 * work ethic
 * critical thinkgin and proglem solving
 * self-direction
 * in 5 years, what skills will increase the most
 * critical thinkgin
 * IT
 * health and wellnes
 * collaboration
 * innovation
 * personal financial responsilbity
 * we need to prepare our students to be effective 21st centruy citizens
 * 20th centuiry model that is used by NCLB won't work now
 * what we need
 * learning and thinking skills
 * information and comm tech to accomplish leatning and thinking and communicting
 * 21st cnetruy content
 * life skills
 * need to integrate these into all subject and have approrpriate assessments
 * what do schools and districts do
 * develop a consesnus among the key stakeholders on the 21st centruy skills needed by students in yhour school or district
 * take a self-assessment - use the MILE guide to determine where you are today
 * upgrade prof develpoment - create a teacher prof develop startegy for 21st centruy skills
 * imbewd 21st centru skills in core subjects.
 * Use ITC literacy maps for (check [|www.21stcenturyliteracy.org]
 * Upgrade assessemnts - use a full range of assessments, including high-stakes and classroom assessments to measure 21st centry skills
 * focus on reforming high schools
 * collaborate with community based groups
 * collaborate with the business community
 * collaborate with community based groups
 * collaborate with the business community