The document discusses the skills needed for the 21st century workplace. It defines digital age literacy as having basic literacy as well as visual and informational literacy and cultural awareness. Inventive thinking is described as being able to manage complexity, multitask, think creatively and take risks. Effective problem solving and results management involves skills like planning, organizing data, and using tools. The document argues that education must adapt to develop these 21st century skills in students to meet the demands of the global economy.

1. Technology for 21 st Century Learning LINDA BRUNING SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

2. Menu Twenty First Century Skills What Lies Ahead What is Digital Age Literacy Inventive Thinking-Intellectual Capitol Communication Effective Problem Solving and Results Management 21 st Century Skills What Do We Do Getting There From Here Bibliography

3. Twenty First Century Skills Digital Age Literacy Inventive Thinking-Intellectual Capitol “ In the New Economy, knowledge, rather than natural resources, is the raw material of business.” — Center for Regional Studies, 2002

4. What Lies Ahead “ To meet the demands of our global economy…there must be corresponding adaptations in our educational environments to develop 21 st century skills.” --CEO Forum (2001: p. 9)

5. What is Digital Age Literacy Basic, Scientific & Technological Literacy (Read, Write and Solve Math and Science Problems) Visual and Informational Literacy (Use Visual and Digital Graphics and Access Information Quickly and Accurately) Cultural and Global Awareness (Globalization Demands Cultural Awareness) <iframe width=&quot;420&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wn0_H-kvxkU&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen></iframe> What it Means to be Literate in the 21 st Century - uTube

6. Inventive Thinking – Intellectual Capitol Adaptable, Can Manage Complexity, Self Directed Can Multi-Task, React Quickly to Rapidly Changing Situations, Can Work Independently Creative Thinking and Risk Taking Inventive, Out of the Box, Willing to Experiment, Higher Order Thinking and Reasoning Plan, Design, Execute and Evaluate <iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/2s6PIrXwt7M&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen></iframe> 21 st Century Skills in Action – Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving - UTUBE

7. Communication

8. Effective Problem Solving and Results Management Planning, Prioritizing and Managing Results Planners, Organizers, Data Bases Effective Use of Real World Tools Software, Hardware, Communication Tools, Digital And Media Applications. Real World Applications Use in the Classroom What they Will Use on the Job

9. 21 st Century Skills What Do We Do <iframe width=&quot;420&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/0AvZ5ulVyLc&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen></iframe> Video from UTube

10. I Getting There from Here NCREL, enGauge

11. Bibliography Center for Regional Studies. (2002). Salverson, David and Ranski, Henry. “The Importance of Quality of Life in the Location Decision of New Economy Firms. Chapel Hills, NC: Univeristy of NC. The CEO Forum. (2001) School Technology and Readiness Report: Key Building Blocks for Student Achievement in the 21st Century enGauge 21 st Century Skills, Literacy in the Digital Age; North Carolina Regional Educational Laboratories. www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm National Center on Education and the Economy. (2007) Tough Choices for Tough Times: The Report of the Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce. Washington, D.C. 21 st Century Skills, Education and Competitiveness: A Resource and Policy Guide. (2008) Partnership for 21 st Century Skills. Tucson, AZ. Utube. (2011) What does it Mean to Be Literate in the 21 st Century. http://youtu.be/WnOtl-kvkU Utube. (2011) 21 st Century Skills in Action: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving http://youtu.be/2s6PlrXwt uTube. (2011) 21 st Century Skills – What Do We Do. http://youtu.be/OAvZ5ulVyLc