Thoughts of the Ken Pay 21st Century Skills Framework Presentation.
Strategies for school districts:
1.Develop a Consensus-I think our school district has started the dialog and is well on its way to developing a consensus.
2Take a Self-Assessment-21stcenturyskillls.org-place to take a quiz to see where I am personally
3Upgrade Professional Development-O'Neill is doing a super job of making professional development available to teachers. So much is available locally and teachers are encouraged to attend workshops and conferences. The opportunity is there.
4. Imbed 21st Century Skills in core subjects-I think the new biology books and physcial science books do a really good job of imbedding technology into the curriculum. With every student having 24/7 access to the MacBook it becomes a matter of rethinking how one teaches.
5. What can your school or district do? Upgrade Assessments. Use a full range of assessments, including high-stakes and classroom assessments, to meashre 21st Century Skills.
Ex. Collegiate Learning Assessment, Student Portfolios, Senior Year Projects. I have a long way to go to improve on this item.
6. Focus on reforming high schools.-I think we touch on this from time to time. Solving the space shortage would help.
7. Collaborate with Community-Based Groups.-Collaborate with youth development and after-school programs on a comunity strategy to pursude 21st century learning
8Collaborate with the business community-Develop an agreement on skill outcomes and ask local businesses to provide career awareness and internships that offer opportunities to learn beyond the classroom.-I think this is an area that we all can work on.