Transcript Developing 21st Century Skills: Now for Later

DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY
SKILLS: NOW FOR LATER
Virginia Career VIEW Fall 2012 Workshop
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Century Skills…?
Rethinking Learning
Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner YouTube Video. McArthur Foundation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0xa98cyRw&feature=related. Accessed 24 October 2012.
“I think there is more of an emphasis on recruiting for soft skills like social and relationship
skills than ever,” Jack Stack, chief executive of SRC Holdings in Springfield, Mo (NYT)
NYT Article – Virginia Tech Carilion
Dahl, D. A Sea of Job-Seekers, but Some Companies Aren’t Getting Any Bites. 27 June 2012. New York Times. www.nytimes.com. Accessed 4
September 2012.
Harris, G. New for Aspiring Doctors, the People Skills Test. 10 July 2012. New York Times. www.nytimes.com. Accessed 4 September 2012.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute (VTC). www.vtc.vt.edu. Accessed 4 September 2012.
Learning and Innovation Skills
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Creativity and
Innovation
Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving
Communication and
Collaboration
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Framework for 21st Century
Learning. www.p21.org/overview. Accessed 3 September 2012.
“…the 4Cs are a shorthand for all
the skills needed for success in college,
career, and life.” – P21
The Successful Worker
Able to form
relationships
Master of
content
Independent
thinkers
Problem solvers
Communicators
Ethical
Wordle. www.wordle.com. Accessed 4 September 2012.
Dr. Mark Savickas, Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at NEOUCOM
President Barack Obama
“I’m calling on our nation’s governors and state education chiefs to
develop standards and assessments that don’t simply measure
whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they
possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking
and entrepreneurship and creativity.” CBS News, March 2009
Creativity
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Creativity: the quality of being creative – merriam-webster.com
Creativity is the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or
possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others,
and entertaining ourselves and others. – Robert E. Franken, Human Motivation
Creativity is generating new ideas and concepts, or making connections
between ideas where none previously existed. – Mitchell Rigie and Keith
Harmeyer, SmartStorming
Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one
else has thought. – Einstein, quoted in Creativity, Design and Business
Performance
Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. – Sir Ken
Robinson
Creativity is the ability to generate innovative ideas and manifest them from
thought into reality. The process involves original thinking and then producing.
– Wikipedia
Creativity and Innovation
CREATIVITY
IN THE CLASSROOM
making
connections
novel
project-based learning
developing solutions
brainstorming
generating
ideas
product of
value
meaningful products
elaboration
solutions
focused with freedom
higher order thinking skills
Critical Thinking
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Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing,
applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by,
observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
In its exemplary form, it is based on universal intellectual values that transcend subject matter
divisions: clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, sound evidence, good reasons, depth,
breadth, and fairness. – The Critical Thinking Community, www.criticalthinking.org
Critical thinking — in being responsive to variable subject matter, issues, and purposes — is
incorporated in a family of interwoven modes of thinking, among them: scientific thinking,
mathematical thinking, historical thinking, anthropological thinking, economic thinking, moral
thinking, and philosophical thinking. – The Critical Thinking Community, www.criticalthinking.org
Critical thinking has long been a valued skill in society. Today, every student -not just the
academically advanced- needs it. While critical thinking and problem solving used to be the
domain of gifted students, now it’s a critical domain for every student. – Preparing 21st Century
Students for a Global Society, NEA
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
CRITICAL THINKING
IN THE CLASSROOM
making
connections
thinking in the
gray
innovative
problem
solving
drawing
conclusions
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asking
questions
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individual interpretations
relate classroom
material to the “real
world”
challenge opinions – ask
why? what if…?
research -> results
work out problems,
explain solutions
Communication
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Communication is a process by which information is
exchanged between individuals through a common system
of symbols, signs, or behavior. – merriam-webster.com
Communication as we know it: writing, talking, using
sign language, using codes, texting, emailing, blogging,
videoing, phoning, facebooking, tweeting…
Communication is no different from any other aspect of
civilization. It lives and evolves; ever changing with the
demands of society…This new form of media [social
media] is changing culture and, with it creativity and
collaboration. - NetCast Studio, Social Media Changing
the Way We Do Business
Communication
COMMUNICATION
exchange of
information
IN THE CLASSROOM
verbal, nonverbal, or
paraverbal
always
involves a
medium
two-way
process
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listening
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technology integration
interactive opportunities
presentation skills
flexibility conveying
ideas
form relationships
require explanations
teach self-reflection
Collaboration
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Most great learning happens in groups. Collaboration
is the stuff of growth. – Sir Ken Robinson
Collaboration is to work together, especially in a joint
intellectual effort. – thefreedictionary.com
Collaboration is a recursive process where two or
more people or organizations work together in an
intersection of common goals--for example, an
intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature-—by
sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus. –
Michael Sampson, Collaboration Strategist
Collaboration
COLLABORATION
common goal
IN THE CLASSROOM
common
beliefs
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ability to see
different
points of view
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compromise
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knowledge is
shared
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emphasize interdependent
roles
problem solving
diverse teams
self-evaluation and selfreflection
brainstorming
project-based learning
idea sharing
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Century Skills: VIEW Resources
Storytelling activity
Artifact activity
Career conversations
 Goal
setting
 Interviews
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Career Town -groups
Career Search research
IDEAS kits (VT SOE)
Thank you, CRAYOLA!
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Putting it all together…
Emily Fielder
Virginia Career VIEW
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