Transcript Global Economics Power Point - American Student Achievement

BASIC QUESTIONS
Why should we raise
student achievement?
GLOBAL
ECONOMICS
QUESTION #1
How much
education do
today’s jobs
require ?
% of Jobs Requiring
Various Degrees of Education
70
65
60
60
50
45
40
35
30
20
20
20
20
20
15
10
0
1950
1991
Unskilled
Skilled
2005
Professional
EDUCATIONAL COMPLETERS
12% complete
High school
voc-tec
programs
43% complete college degree programs,
but only half of those will eventually
complete a four-year degree.
50
40
43%
45%
College-Prep
Gen Educ
30
20
10
0
12%
Voc-Tech
Source: Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, 1995
45% complete a
general track
diploma
program of
uncertain
focus,
preparing them
for nothing
specific
beyond high
school.
MISMATCH
66% of high school graduates
enter the workforce unskilled
45% who earn a general diploma
21% who drop out of college
15% jobs - unskilled
INDIANA COMPLETERS
 80,000 start first grade . . .
 61,000 finish high school . . .
 32,000 start college . . .
 19,000 earn a 2- or 4- year
college degree
Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education
QUESTION #2
How do
students best
prepare for jobs
that require
occupational
skill training ?
INDIANA EMPLOYERS SAY
“Even those students seeking
a technical or vocational
degree will need skills
formerly expected only
for a 4-year college
degree program.
Source: Great Expectations: A Report on Employer Expectations in Indiana,
1999 (Indiana Education Information Center, Hudson Institute)
INDIANA EMPLOYERS SAY
1 in 3 Indiana employers
said recent high school
graduates lack the basic
skills for even entry-level
positions.
Source: High Hopes, Long Odds; Lilly Endowment, 1994
QUESTION #3
What skills are
today’s
employers
seeking?
U.S. DEPT OF LABOR
Skills Needed to Succeed in the Workforce
FOUNDATION
WORKPLACE
COMPETENCIES
Basic Skills
Resources
Thinking Skills
Information
Personal Qualities
Interpersonal
Systems
Technology
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
U.S. Department of Labor, A SCANS Report for America, 1991
TODAY’S EMPLOYERS SEEK
STEM
Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
Source: 2005; David Shane,
Senior Advisor to Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels on Education and Employment Issues
QUESTION #3
With whom
will students
compete for
low-skill
jobs ?
AVAILABILITY OF LOW-SKILL WORKERS
90% of the workforce will be in
countries where the average wage
is below $1.00 per hour.
Population Reference at Columbia University, New York, NY
Average Manufacturing Wage
USA
Mexico
China
India
$ 17.20 / hr
$ 2.10 / hr
$ 0.64 / hr
$ 0.25 / hr
Sung Won Sohn, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Wells Fargo, 2003
Canamex, 2005
IF YOU WERE THE C.E.O.,
where would you send your low-skills jobs?
X
QUESTION #4
With whom
will students
compete for
high-skill
jobs ?
AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-SKILL WORKERS
CURRICULUM CONTENT
UNITED STATES
OTHER COUNTRIES
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR
COLLEGE
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE
WORKFORCE
 English
 Technical Reading
 Algebra / Geometry
 Computers
 Biology / Chemistry
 Statistics, Probability,
Logic, Measurement, &
Systems
 Social Studies
 Foreign Language
 Physics
Source: Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., International Center for Leadership in Education
AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-SKILL WORKERS
CLASSROOM TASKS
UNITED STATES
OTHER COUNTRIES
MEMORIZE
RESEARCH & ANALYZE
FACTS FOR
APPLY KNOWLEDGE
BETWEEN DISCIPLINES
WORKSHEETS
AND
QUIZES
APPLY NEW KNOWLEDGE
TO REAL-WORLD PROBLEM
SOLVING
Source: Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., International Center for Leadership in Education
IF YOU WERE THE C.E.O.,
where would you send your high-skills jobs?
X
QUESTION #5
What does
this mean
for our
school ?
Inquiry Question #1
Should we prepare students to compete for jobs with students from . . .
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Our rival school?
The county?
Around the state?
Across the country?
Around the world?
Inquiry Question #2
What percentage of our students
will we prepare for . . .
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Low-skill jobs

High-skill jobs
Inquiry Question #3
Will students who earn an
Indiana General
Diploma
be ready to compete for highskills jobs with students from
around the world?
Inquiry Question #4
High Schools
What percentage of
our students earn the
Indiana General Diploma?
Are they ready to
compete for high-skill jobs?
Is that ok?
Inquiry Question #5
High Schools
Do students who earn credit in
our Core 40 courses master the
Indiana Academic Standards?
How do we know?
Can we prove it with data?
Inquiry Question #6
Middle Schools
Do we have a
“Core 40 Prep curriculum”
in place?
What percentage of students
master this curriculum?
Inquiry Question #7
Elementary Schools
Are we preparing
students to master a
“Core 40 Prep curriculum”
when the reach
middle school?
BASIC QUESTIONS
Why should we raise
student achievement?
GLOBAL
ECONOMICS