World Class Excellence For Teacher Leadership: The New Hybrid Approach Alfonso Ippolito: Tyler Junior College Robert Stevens, PhD: The University of Texas at Tyler Presented at the National Social Science Association Professional Development Conference October 16, 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico

1. World Class Excellence
For Teacher Leadership:
The New Hybrid Approach
Alfonso Ippolito: Tyler Junior College
Robert Stevens, PhD: The University of Texas at Tyler
Presented at The National Social Science Association
Professional Development Conference
October 14-16, 2012
Albuquerque, New Mexico

2. Overview
• Current state of affairs
• The IAE New Hybrid Approach
• Pilot project

3. The Facts
• The U.S. is competing in a global economy
• The U.S. lost more than a quarter of its high-tech
manufacturing jobs to China and other countries
during the last decade
• Study – More than 40% of U.S. high school students
enter the workforce deficiently prepared for entry-
level jobs
• The future workforce is here, and it is ill-prepared

4. Observations
• Over 75% of executives believe that critical thinking
skills will become more important to their
organizations in the next three to five years
• 81% of CEOs surveyed consider innovation to be the
single most important factor to ensure the future
success of their business
• Workplace readiness skills including
communication, organization, research, group
participation and leadership, are essential
• Workplace readiness skills are not measured by the
National Center for Education Statistics

5. The Challenge
The U.S. must address the growing mismatch between
the skills the marketplace demands and the skills the
existing workforce has.

6. The Answer
Industry leaders have identified skills that are most
valued for the 21st century workforce:
1. The individual works alone or in small groups
2. Confronts and resolves problems
3. Reflects upon issues
4. Makes judgments on next steps
5. Shows commitment to a task

7. IAE’s New Hybrid Approach
• Re-associating secondary education, higher
education and industry
• The Hybrid teacher
• The 4 Cs for the 21st Century
(from Partnership for 21st Century Skills)

8. Current State
Disconnected

9. Ideal State
The Hybrid Approach

10. The Hybrid Teacher
• Has a blend of industry and education experience
• Inculcates real world relevance into the curriculum
• Inspires students to achieve excellence
• As facilitator, provides access to information rather
than being the source of information
• Provides an environment (The 4 Cs) for innovation
• Promotes compassion, empathy, humility and
respect for all things and all people

11. The 4 Cs
From Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Creativity

12. Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• National organization that advocates for 21st century
readiness for every student
• P21 and its members provide tools and resources to
help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing
the 3Rs and 4Cs
• P21 advocates for local, state and federal policies
that support this approach for every school

13. Communication
• Listen for meaning, including knowledge, values,
attitudes and intentions
• Inform, instruct, motivate and persuade
• Appropriate used of multiple communication
technologies
• Communicate effectively in diverse environments

14. Critical Thinking
• Analyze evidence, arguments, claims, beliefs, ideas
and points of view
• Use deductive, inductive and abductive reasoning as
appropriate
• Ask pertinent questions
• Synthesize and evaluate information
• Make judgments and decisions
• Solve problems in both conventional and innovative
ways

15. Collaboration
• Work effectively and respectfully with others
• Share information
• Be willing to negotiate and compromise to
accomplish a common goal
• Share responsibility and accountability for
collaborative work
• Value individual contributions made by each team
member

16. Creativity
• Utilize idea creation techniques
• Incorporate dreams, visions & ideas
• Entertain new and diverse perspectives
• Realize practical limitations
• Understand that creativity is an iterative process that
consists of successes and failures

17. The 4 Cs

18. The 4 Cs in 3 Dimensions

19. Creative Force Triptych
• Pilot program that is underway and will measure the
effectiveness of the IAE New Hybrid Approach
• Groundbreaking competitive scholarship program
• Designed to give liberal arts students a real-world
application of the 4 Cs
• Involves education, community & industry
• Utilizes an experienced hybrid teacher
• Fosters innovation among the participating students

20. Thank you!
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