21st Century Skills for Educational Leaders

Building Bridges
"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."
-Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Essential Questions:

How can Educational Leaders create and steward a shared vision  about the role of 21st Century Skills in school improvement? (TSSA I - Leadership & Vision).

What are the tools, educational strategies and resources that will help Educational Leaders build bridges to 21st Century Skills and Knowledge? (TSSA II - Teaching & Learning).

How can technology be used to improve staff productivity, collaboration, communication and student learning? (TSSA III - Personal Productivity and Professional Practice and TSSA II - Teaching & Learning).

How can Educational Leaders direct long and short-term planning and budgeting efforts to maximize access, equity and use of 21st Century tools in the classroom? (TSSA IV, V, VI - Evaluation, Funding Appropriate Learning Environments, Digital Equity) .

How Has the World Changed?

1. Agriculture vs. Information Age
2. Digital Immigrant/Digital Native
3. Changing Face of Education
   

How Do We Bridge the Gap?

• Common Vision and Framework for 21st Century Learning
• 21st Century Skills & Knowledge
• 21st Century Assessments
• Professional Learning
• Tools & Infrastructure
• Reflection and Ongoing, Systemic Revision 

Vision for 21st Century Learning

DRAFT:

To educate every student with the content and skills necessary to succeed as effective, responsible global citizens and contributors in our 21st Century society. 

A 21st Century learner is a global citizen who:

• Understands, respects and works well across country and cultural boundaries.
• Is a self-directed, motivated, life-long learner.
• Effectively, efficiently and responsibly searches, evaluates, synthesizes and communicates information.
• Demonstrates and models healthy, ethical and responsible life skills.