This document summarizes a presentation about 21st century teaching and learning. It discusses: - The importance of 21st century skills like problem solving, collaboration, and technology use. - Data showing U.S. students falling behind internationally in core subjects and problem solving. - Resources like the Partnership for 21st Century Skills framework and tools to help schools develop these skills. - Six design principles for 21st century classrooms, including relevant curriculum, informative assessment, and ubiquitous technology access. - Ways participants can reflect on incorporating 21st century skills into their own ARRA grant projects.

1. 21st Century Teaching and LearningPresented by Partnership for 21st Century Skills PD Affiliates:Mary Lou LeyNaomi HarmChris RogersWisconsin Department of Public Instruction ARRA EETT Grant Meetings Jan 5, 2010 Jan 11, 2010

2. 21st Century Learning ProjectHelping Schools Develop a Culture of ProfessionalismA research based framework of collaborative partnerships

3. 21st Century Learning ProjectDeveloping Local Capacity

4. Sustainable

5. Collaborative Communities

6. Enhancing / Assessing teaching and learning

7. Intellectual Quality Embedded in classroom practice

8. Research based frameworkwww.21stcenturylearning.org

9. Today’s AgendaOverview of 21st Century Skills DiscussionBack channel chat for todayResources and Tools from P21Explore 21st Century Teaching and Learning Environments and ToolsReflection on 21st Century Skill emphasis in your ARRA grant Other tools resources

10. 21st Century Teaching and LearningWhat is 21st century learning?What does it look like in teaching?What does it look like for students?How do you make it happen? (Change of Practice)

11. Back Channel Chat to Stay Connected During Today’s Meeting:http://todaysmeet.com/ARRAmeeting

12. Resources for Todayhttp://21stcenturylearningproject.pbworks.com

13. What do Teachers Think 21st Century Skills Are?Teachers are vague and refer to 21st Century Skills as:“technology” and “problem solving” “outside” their content

14. What are they?Which skills are the most important for Students?P21 Mile GuideRather than identify or list 21st C Skills (a low level task) you will discuss how important specific skills are for students, evaluate/rank importance and justify rankingIntel Visual Ranking Activity21st Century Skills?

15. http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/VisualRankingC:\Users\Owner\Documents\21st century partnership\New Folder (2)\visual_ranking_tool.png

18. Visual Ranking Tool21st Century Skills RankingForm teams of 2 or 3 participantsDiscuss the 21st Century Skills Listed and determine the order from most important to least important in your classroom for your studentsAdd comments explaining your ranking for the top 3 most important skills and the 3 least important skills.Save your work.Compare your ranking with other team rankings and review their comments.Reconvene in 15 minutes

19. Comments QuestionsReflect on Visual Ranking Activity and its application in your project

20. 1/3/2010Naomi Harm ~ Innovative Educator ConsultingUnderstanding of 21st Century Skills and OutcomesBusiness and education leaders agree: mastery of core subjects and 21st century skills are essential for success in life and work.The highest ranked skills for students entering the workforce: applied skills that enable workers to use the knowledge and basic skills they have acquired. The most desirable skills: work ethic, collaboration, social responsibility, and critical thinking and problem-solving. Employers also see creativity and innovation as being increasingly important in the future. CloseCasner-Lotto, J. & Brenner, M.W. (2006)http://ali.apple.com/acot2

21. Technology’s PotentialLearning increases when technology enables us to tap outside experts, visualize and analyze data, link to real-world contexts, and take advantage of opportunities for feedback, reflection, and analysis(Bransford, Brown & Cocking, 2000).

22. Partnership for 21st Century Skills We Must Close the Gap

23. The Case for 21st Century LearningOur current educational landscape:US is falling behind on international comparison of educational performance (2003 PISA) US ranks 24th out of 29 countries-MathematicsProblem solving US tied with Spain, Portugal, and Italy and ahead of only Greece, Turkey, and MexicoKen Kay CEO Partnership for 21st Century Skills

25. What do these scores mean?Level 1 -6At Level 1 students can answer questions involving familiar contexts where all relevant information is present and the questions are clearly defined. They are able to identify information and to carry out routine procedures according to direct instructions in explicit situations. They can perform actions that are obvious and follow immediately from the given stimuli.

27. In the United StatesNAEP assessed over 21,000 12 grade students in reading and math in 2005The average reading score for 12th graders fell 6 points from1992 to 2005The % of students in grade 12 at or above Proficient decreased from 40% (1992) to 35% (2005)In 2005 in Mathematics 61% of 12th graders were at or above Basic level. (23% were at/above Proficient)

28. US graduates taking more coursesHS graduates (2.7 million) in 2005 earned an average of 26.8 credits – more than any previous classThey earned more credits in “core” academicsThey earned more credits in fine arts, foreign languages, and technologyThe % of grads who took at least a standard curriculum rose from 40% (1990) to 68% (2005)

29. What’s different?The U.S. texts, she said, are much thicker and more cluttered than the ones her students use. “It’s impossible when you have 1,100 pages of math that you get the message,” she said. Principal- the highest-scoring school in the world

30. Response to TIMMSSchmidt, University of Michigan Ann Arbor,“a mile wide and an inch deep” “It’s basically, you cover everything, everywhere, because somehow, somebody will learn something somewhere,”

31. For the first time our children will be less educated than the generation before them.Stats from Fed meeting DC

32. http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/21st_century_skills_education_and_competitiveness_guide.pdf

33. Learning to ChangeLearning to Change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk

34. P 21 FrameworkPartnership for 21st Century Skills

35. Key 21st Century Skills Initiatives1. Standards Review Process: Partnership for 21st Century Skills andAmerican Diploma Project2. WI Summit

36. Wisconsin Summit on 21st Century SkillsWI adopted the Partnership for 21st Century Skills’ Framework for 21st Century Learning in January 2007 State business and education leaders convened a Summit on 21st Century Skills to ensure that students develop the knowledge and skills needed for the 21st century workforce.Through small group discussions, leaders of business and commerce, community organizations, and government agencies defined their expectations for Wisconsin’s PK-16 education system.

37. OOAK Consulting: Mary Lou Ley

38. P21 ResourcesThe MILE Guide Self-Assessment Tool (visual mapping and self-assessment tool)Implementation Guiding Recommendations (promising practices to implement a 21st century skills model for learning)P21 Framework (expectations and supports for 21st century student outcomes)Route 2121st Century Skills MapsICT Literacy Maps

40. Where is your district on the continuumof 21st century skills integration?MILE Guide Self-Assessment tool http://21stcenturyskills.org/documents/mile_guide_tool_091101.pdf

41. MILE GuideImplementation Guiding Recommendations (brief, user-friendly recommendations for each of the P21 support systems) Pgs 19-28.Models and Snapshots of best practices (example: http://www.edutopia.org/engineering-success#

42. Assessment: How Will You Assess 21st Century Skills in your Program & ClassroomIdentify components of project where a change in the application of 21st Century Skills should occur.Self Assessments of 21st Century Skills and NETSP21 Assessment Guidelines Promising Practices in Formative AssessmentsBiology example

43. Designing Challenging Lessons and Assessments that allows students to:Become Problem Solvers

44. Communicators

45. Connected to others

46. In a real world context21st Century Teaching

47. The 4 Cs of 21st Century LiteracyConnect/CommunicateCollaborateCreateContribute

48. 21st Century Teaching & Learning Environments & ToolsThe 21 Things http://21things.weebly.comCool Tools for Schools http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.comGo 2 Web 2.0 http://www.go2web20.netInnovative Educator 2.0 http://blog.innovativeeducator.us1/3/2010Naomi Harm ~ Innovative Educator Consulting

49. 1/3/2010Naomi Harm ~ Innovative Educator ConsultingSix Design Principles of the 21st Century ClassroomUnderstanding of 21st Century Skills and OutcomesRelevant and Applied CurriculumInformative AssessmentCulture of Innovation and CreativitySocial and Emotional Connections with StudentsUbiquitous Access to Technologyhttp://ali.apple.com/acot2

50. 1/3/2010Naomi Harm ~ Innovative Educator ConsultingRelevant and Applied CurriculumCurriculum must support active, authentic, and engaged learning, leveraging technologyinnovations that profoundly affect our daily lives.Collaboration and communityAuthenticity and relevanceReal-world tools, resources, and methodologies Rich continuum of teaching and learning strategiesStandard alligned content with a 21st century contextCreates linkages to the outside worldhttp://ali.apple.com/acot2

51. 1/3/2010Naomi Harm ~ Innovative Educator ConsultingInformative AssessmentAssessments must facilitate individual group learning, and empower studentsto gauge their own progress.Informative assessment guides and facilitates learning.Make instructional and curricular changes intended to yield immediate benefits to students.Students can maintain their work as demonstrations of their learning.Teachers can use evidence of current progress to adjust, adapt, or supplement the learning experienceServes as a GPS, helping all to see the current position relative to the destination, while judiciously avoiding judgments.http://ali.apple.com/acot2