Partnership for 21st Century Skills and Social Studies

Presented by

Michelle M. Herczog, Ed.D. Co-Chair, 21st Century Coalition for California

California Council for the Social StudiesMarch 2, 2012

Partnership for 21st Century Skills:

Preparation for College, Career and Citizenship

21st Century Skills Framework

21st Century Skills Framework

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

– Civic Literacy– Health Literacy– Environmental 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

1. Arizona2. Illinois3. Iowa4. Kansas5. Kentucky6. Louisiana7. Maine8. Massachusetts9. Nevada 10.New Jersey 11.North Carolina12.South Carolina13.Ohio14.South Dakota15.West Virginia16.Wisconsin

Current State Partners

P21 State Leadership Initiative

The 21st Century Coalition

for California

www.p21california.com

21st Century Coalition for California

Los Amigos of Orange County

AB 250 Curriculum Support and Reform Act Chaptered Into Law - October 8, 2011

(8b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this act, to do all of the following:

(1) Develop a curriculum, instruction, and assessment system to implement the common core state standards that intentionally does both of

the following:(A) Focuses on integrating 21st century skills, including critical

thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation, as a competency-based approach to learning in all core academic content areas, including English language arts, mathematics, history-social science, science, health education, visual and performing arts, and world languages.

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

Global Awareness• Using 21st Century Skills to understand and address global issues• Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse

cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts

• Understanding other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages

Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy• Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices• Understanding the role of the economy in society• Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career

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Civic Literacy• Participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and

understanding governmental processes• Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and

global levels• Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions

21st Century Themes

Global Awareness – Financial Literacy – Civic Literacy – Environmental Literacy

These 21st century competencies, clearly articulated by P21 and described in the California History-Social Science Framework should not be viewed as merely links to the History-Social Science curriculum. They call for innovative instructional practices that necessitate content mastery of geography, history, economics, and civics as part of a comprehensive K-12 education.

The P21 Framework aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English-Language Arts and contextualized in the content areas will blend the subject matter knowledge, higher order thinking skills, expertise and literacies needed by students to be fully prepared for college, career and effective citizenship in the 21st century.

Conclusion

Stay Connected!

21st Century Coalition for California:

www.p21california.com

Partnership for 21st Century Skills:

www.21stcenturyskills.org