Michelle Herczog, Ed.D.Consultant III, History-Social Science

Division of Curriculum and Instructional ServicesLos Angeles County Office of Education

Partnership for 21st Century Skills:

Preparation for College, Career and Citizenship

What are the 2-3 biggest

changes in society in the

last 25-30 years?

List 2-3 skills incontent areas

that students need to

address theseChanges.

Looking at the skills you listed, how intentional is your school/district in helping students develop these skills within content areas?

Source: PISA, 2000, 2003 Courtesy of Cisco Systems

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How the demand for skills has changed

Of the high school students that you recently hired, what were their deficiencies?

Written Communication 81%Leadership 73%Work Ethic 70%Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 70%

Self-Direction 58%

Source: Are They Really Ready to Work? (2006) The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, P21, and SHRM

Workforce Needs

What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?

Critical Thinking 78%I.T. 77%Health and Wellness 76%Collaboration 74%Creativity and Innovation 74%

Personal Financial Responsibility 72%

Source: Are They Really Ready to Work? (2006) The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, P21, and SHRM

Workforce Needs

21st Century Children

• Every child in the U.S. needs 21st century knowledge and skills to succeed as effective citizens, workers and leaders.

• There is a profound gap between the knowledge and skills most students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they need in typical 21st century communities and workplaces.

• To successfully face rigorous higher education coursework, career challenges and a globally competitive workforce, U.S. schools must align classroom environments with real world environments

OUR COUNTRY IS COMPETING IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY THAT DEMANDS

INNOVATION;

OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM MUST KEEP UP.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills MISSION STATEMENT

Serve as a catalyst to position 21st century skills at the center of U.S.

K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business,

community and government leaders.

An Overview of the Partnership For 21st Century Skills Initiative

P21 Members

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Skills Framework

• 21st Century Themes– Global Awareness– Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurship Literacy– Civic Literacy– Health Literacy

• Information, Media & Technology Skills– Information Literacy– Media Literacy– ICT Literacy

• Life & Career Skills– Flexibility & Adaptability– Initiative & Self-Direction– Social & Cross-Cultural Skills– Productivity & Accountability– Leadership & Responsibility

21st Century Skills Framework

• Learning & Innovation Skills - The “4 C’s” – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving– Communication– Collaboration– Creativity and Innovation.

• Just as the 3R’s serve as an umbrella for all core subjects, so the 4C’s serve for all other 21st Century skills

21st Century Interdisciplinary Themes

Global Awareness

Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy

Health Literacy

Environmental Literacy

Civic Literacy

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Support Systems

• 21st Century Standards – Build understanding across and among core subjects as well as 21st

Century interdisciplinary themes – Emphasize deep understanding rather than shallow knowledge – Engage students with real world data, tools and experts they will

encounter in college, on the job, and in life– Allow for multiple measures of mastery

• Assessment of 21st Century Skills – A balance of assessments, including high-quality standardized testing

along with effective formative and summative classroom assessments – Useful feedback on student performance embedded into everyday

learning – Formative and summative assessments measuring mastery of 21st Century

skills – Development of student portfolios demonstrating mastery of 21st Century

skills

21st Century Curriculum and Instruction – Opportunities for applying 21st Century skills across

content areas and for competency-based approaches to learning

– Innovative learning methods integrating the use of technologies, problem-based approaches and higher order thinking skills

– Integration of community resources beyond school walls

21st Century Support Systems

21st Century Learning Environments – Create learning practices, human support and physical environments

that support teaching and learning of 21st Century skill outcomes – Support professional learning communities that enable educators to

collaborate, share best practices and integrate 21st Century skills into classroom practice

– Enable students to learn in relevant, real world 21st Century contexts– Allow equitable access to quality learning tools, technologies and

resources – Provide 21st Century architectural and interior designs for group,

team and individual learning – Support community and international involvement in learning, both

face-to-face and online

21st Century Support Systems

21st Century Professional Development – Integrates 21st Century skills, tools and teaching strategies into classroom

practice — and identify activities that can be restructured– Balances direct instruction with project-oriented teaching methods – Illustrates how deeper subject mastery can enhance the learning of the 4C’s – Enables professional learning communities that model 21st Century skills– Cultivates identification of student learning styles, intelligences, strengths &

weaknesses – Helps teachers use various strategies to reach diverse students and support

differentiated teaching and learning – Supports the continuous evaluation of students’ 21st Century skills

development– Encourages knowledge sharing among communities of practitioners, using face-

to-face, virtual and blended communication models – Uses a scalable and sustainable model of professional development

21st Century Support Systems

• Arizona• Illinois• Iowa• Kansas• Kentucky• Louisiana• Maine• Massachusetts• Nevada • New Jersey • North Carolina• South Carolina• Ohio• South Dakota• West Virginia• Wisconsin

Current State Partners

P21 State Leadership Initiative

Kansas Department of Education

Leading Examples

Defining the 21st century student.

North CarolinaState Board of Education Policy:

Future-Ready Students

for the 21st Centuryhttp://www.dpi.state.nc.us/state_board/

How is the Framework being used?

Example of State Programs

How is the Framework being used?

Aligning with workforce development.

• Massachusetts

How is the Framework being used?

• West Virginia• Wisconsin• New Jersey• New York• P21 Paper on 21st Century Skills and

Standards

Embedding 21st Century Skillsinto state standards:

New Jersey’s World Class Standards

How is the Framework being used?

• West Virginia/Teach 21• North Carolina Teaching Standards• P21 paper on 21st Century Skills and Professional

Development

Embedding into professional development.

Teach 21: www.wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/

Focus on what it looks like in the classroom.

West Virginia

How is the Framework being used?

• PISA• CWRA• New Tech Model• E-portfolios• N.C. Assessment of Genetics • P21 Paper on 21st Century Skills and Assessment

Embedding into assessment.

North Carolina’s ACRE Project

North Carolina's Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort - also known as ACRE - is the state's comprehensive initiative to redefine the Standard Course of Study for K-12 students, the student testing program and the school accountability model. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/

Leading Models:There are leading models around the country that embrace 21st century readiness:• New Tech• Envision Schools• IB• Expeditionary Learning• Asia Society• Career Academies

Leading Examples

High Tech High – Culture (Pearson)

POLICY MUST BE THECATALYST FOR CHANGE.

MOMENTUM ISN’T SUSTAINABLE WITHOUT LOCAL, STATE AND

FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS CREATING THE RIGHT POLICIES.

Role of Partnership

• Catalyze the movement• Collaborate with interested parties• Provide resources/reports/expertise• Offer guidance/advice• Gather and promote best practices and quality

models• Encourage member activity• Build advocates at all levels• Host events such as P21 Summit

The 21st Century Coalition

for California

www.p21california.com

21st Century Coalition for California

Why we need it in

California TODAY!

21st Century Coalition for California

Dropout

EpidemicPublic Health

Environmental

Challenges

Financial Crisis

Achievement Gaps

A Call to Action!

• Establish broad consensus for a new vision for 21st Century Learning for ALL California students.

• Engage all stakeholders to incorporate 21st Century Learning into education reform plans for California.

• Align educational standards, frameworks, assessment, and accountability systems to support 21st Century Learning.

• Work with employees, policy committees, appointees and stakeholders to infuse this vision into the work of California.

21st Century Coalition for California

21st Century Coalition for California

Los Amigos of Orange County

21st Century Coalition for California

Individual Endorsers• Michael Matsuda, President, North Orange County Community College District Board

of Trustees• Michelle M. Herczog, Consultant III, History-Social Science, Los Angeles County Office

of Education; Past President California Council for the Social Studies; National Council for the Social Studies Board of Directors

• Jon Gundry, Interim Superintendent, Los Angeles County Office of Education• Darline P. Robles, Professor, Clinical Education, University of Southern California• Jackie Goldberg, former Assembly Education Chair• Jose F. Moreno, President, Anaheim City School Board• Jan Domene, retired President National PTA• Fred Navarro, Assistant Superintendent, Ed Division, Anaheim Union High School

District• KimOanh Nguyen-Lam, Director, Cal State University Strategic Language Initiative• Rob Gaudette, California League of Middle Schools Teacher of the Year• Kelly Gallagher, California English Teacher of the Year and author of "Readicide”• Janice Billings, Executive Director for ACSA Region 17; retired superintendent• John Mergendoller, Executive Director, Buck Institute

Senate Bill 402 Introduced by State Senator Lou Correa

(1) Focus on integrating 21st century skills including critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation skills as a competency-based approach to learning in all academic core content areas, including English language arts, mathematics, history-social science, science, visual and performing arts, and world languages.

(2) Promote interdisciplinary approaches that integrate the use of supportive technologies, inquiry and problem-based approaches, and higher order thinking skills that provide contexts for pupils to apply learning in relevant, real world scenarios to prepare pupils for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.

Stay Connected!

21st Century Coalition for California:

www.p21california.com

Partnership for 21st Century Skills:

www.21stcenturyskills.org

Contact Information:

Michelle M. Herczog, Ed.D.Consultant III, History-Social Science

Division of Curriculum and Instructional ServicesLos Angeles County Office of Education

Herczog_Michelle@lacoe.edu562-922-6908

Herczog_Michelle@yahoo.com