The document summarizes a skills panel event aimed at identifying 21st century skills needed for rural work and education. The event's desired outcomes were to identify future work skills, develop tools to teach essential skills to rural students, and make connections between industry and education. A skills panel brings together companies, even competitors, to collaborate on identifying critical skills needed by employees. The panel discussed skills like critical thinking, collaboration, adaptability, communication, and curiosity. It focused on connecting classroom learning with real-world technical skills and work-based learning. Attendees were asked to identify the most necessary 21st century skills for modern workplaces. Contact information was provided for following up on the event's discussions.

1. Rural Work & Education in the 21st Century:
Where do we go from here?
Skills Panel
A partnership between CTE/EWD at Feather River College &
Plumas Unified School District
June 19, 2013
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Mineral Building
Plumas Sierra Fairgrounds
Quincy, CA

2. Desired Outcomes:
Identify 21st Century future work skills
Develop tools to teach essential skills to students who
live in rural communities
Make connections between industry and education to
continue the dialogue and engage in future activities
Welcome

3. Skills panels create a business-driven forum to solve workforce
problems in a particular industry by encouraging companies,
who might otherwise be in competition, to collaborate on
identifying the critical skills needed by their employees.
– California Community College Economic & Workforce
Development
http://cccewd.typepad.com/ewdblog/2012/05/the-innovations-
of-skills-panels.html
What is a Skills Panel?

4. 3+4=7
3 R’s: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
4 C’s: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration
7 Survival Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Collaboration across networks
Agility & Adaptability
Initiative & Entrepreneurialism
Effective Oral & Written Communication
Assessing & Analyzing Information
Curiosity & Imagination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IGD9oLofks
Common Core State Standards

5. http://www.p21.org/

6. STEM

7. Rigorous Academics
Real World Technical Skills
Work-Based Learning
Personalized Supports
http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/linked_learning
Linked Learning

8. Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco
Exist, of Fast Company.

9. Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco
Exist, of Fast Company.

10. Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco
Exist, of Fast Company.

11. Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco
Exist, of Fast Company.

12. Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco
Exist, of Fast Company.

13. Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco
Exist, of Fast Company.

14. What 21st Century Skills do you feel are necessary in
our modern workplaces?
Question:

15. For more information or results of today’s discussion,
please contact:
Amy Schulz, CTE/EWD Director at Feather River
College
aschulz@frc.edu
(530)283-0202 X358