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21st Century Learning and Skills
Preparing Today’s Students
For a Changing World
Jim Warford
We educate more students today to a higher standard than ever before in history!
But the world is changing even faster than we are!
Faster than we imagine…
Faster than we Can imagine!!!
Schools are Improving
School
Improvement
Schools are Improving
School
Improvement
Changing World
School
ImprovementChanging World
Schools are Improving
School
Impro
vement
Changing World
Schools are Improving
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Here’s What We’reUp Against…
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The KindleThe Kindle
Semantic WebSemantic Web
Analyze DocumentsAnalyze Documents Key words and headers (Google)Key words and headers (Google)
Meaning / ConceptsMeaning / Concepts Wolfram AlphaWolfram Alpha
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Implications?
CurriculumCurriculum Home WorkHome Work Term PaperTerm Paper
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And here’s What’s coming…
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In Montana…In Montana…
It’s already hereIt’s already here
Paul AndersenMontana’s
Teacher of theYear
””Curriculum is not just a Curriculum is not just a textbook anymore. It is textbook anymore. It is
videos, Podcasts, Wikis, videos, Podcasts, Wikis, blogs, and blogs, and
YouTube videos” YouTube videos”
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Kids live in an iPhone World !
School is a chalkboard worldSchool is a chalkboard world
Does this remind You of anyone
In your schools?
Result… Today’s Students Really
are Wired differently!
And our teachers sometimes
feel like this…
“The World Is Flat”
““HowHow we educate our children we educate our children in the future will be more in the future will be more important than important than how muchhow much we we educate them.”educate them.”
- Thomas Friedman
World is Flat 2006
Lessons Learned
How doToday’s students
Feel about Our schools?
Like I do Everytime I boardAnother airplane!
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives.
93%
S – I can apply what I learn to my everyday life.
57%
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – I make learning exciting for my students.
88%
S – My teachers make learning fun.
42%
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – My students engage in lots of hands-on activities.
88%
S – My teachers use lots of hands-on activities.
45%
Teacher – Student Comparisons
T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school.
85%
S – My teachers know my interests outside of school.
28%
We must close the“Engagement Gap”
Before we can close the“Achievement Gap”
We must close the“Engagement Gap”
Before we can close the“Achievement Gap”
Florida 4th Grade Data…
Both Rigor and Relevance
Are critical for ALL 21st Century Students
And Relevance Makes Rigor Possible!
Based upon what works!Based upon what works!
Model SchoolsModel Schoolsand the and the
Successful Practices NetworkSuccessful Practices Network
1 2 3 4 5
ApplicationApplication
KnowledgeKnowledge
1
2
3
4
5
6
Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework
1.1. AwarenessAwareness2.2. Comprehension Comprehension 3.3. ApplicationApplication4.4. AnalysisAnalysis5.5. Synthesis Synthesis 6.6. EvaluationEvaluation
Knowledge TaxonomyKnowledge Taxonomy
Application ModelApplication Model
1.1. Knowledge in one disciplineKnowledge in one discipline
2. Application within discipline2. Application within discipline
3. Application across disciplines3. Application across disciplines
4. Application to real-world predictable 4. Application to real-world predictable situationssituations
5. Application to real-world 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situationsunpredictable situations
LevelsLevels
CC DD
AA BB 1 2 3 4 5
456
321
Bloom’sBloom’s
ApplicationApplication
1 2 3 4 5
456
321
Bloom’sBloom’s
ApplicationApplication
CC D D
AA B B
20th Century
21th Century
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
AA BB
DDCC
TeacherTeacherWorkWork
Teacher/Student RolesTeacher/Student Roles
StudentStudentThinkThink
StudentStudentThink & WorkThink & Work
StudentStudentWorkWork
High
HighLow
Low
Transitioning to the
Common Core State Standards
and
Next Generation Assessments
Why move to Common Core
State Standards?
Proficiency
ProficiencyProficiencyGrade 4 ReadingGrade 4 Reading
ProficientRequired
NAEP Score
North Carolina 82 %
Texas 81 %
Ohio 77 %
Florida 71 %
Massachusetts 48 %
California 48 %
South Carolina 35 %
ProficiencyProficiencyGrade 4 ReadingGrade 4 Reading
ProficientRequired
NAEP Score
North Carolina 82 % 183
Texas 81 % 190
Ohio 77 % 199
Florida 71 % 202
Massachusetts 48 % 234
California 48 % 210
South Carolina 35 % 228
ProficiencyProficiencyGrade 8 ReadingGrade 8 Reading
ProficientRequired
NAEP Score
North Carolina 88 %
Texas 83 %
Ohio 80 %
Florida 44 %
California 39 %
South Carolina 30 %
ProficiencyProficiencyGrade 8 ReadingGrade 8 Reading
ProficientRequired
NAEP Score
North Carolina 88 % 217
Texas 83 % 225
Ohio 80 % 241
Florida 44 % 265
California 39 % 262
South Carolina 30 % 276
ProficiencyProficiencyGrade 8 MathematicsGrade 8 Mathematics
ProficientRequired
NAEP Score
North Carolina 84 %
Ohio 63 %
Texas 61 %
Michigan 61 %
Florida 58 %
Massachusetts 42 %
South Carolina 24 %
ProficiencyProficiencyGrade 8 MathematicsGrade 8 Mathematics
ProficientRequired
NAEP Score
North Carolina 84 % 247
Ohio 63 % 274
Texas 61 % 273
Michigan 61 % 269
Florida 58 % 269
Massachusetts 42 % 301
South Carolina 24 % 305
40% of College Students
need Remediation
Skills Gap
Transitioning to the
Common Core State Standards
and
Next Generation Assessments
Common Core State Standards
Fewer, Clearer, Higher!
ALL students leave high school
ready for college and career…
regardless of disability, language, or subgroup status.
And that they….
Have the opportunity to SHOW what they know and can do.
StateTests
StateStandards
AA
AA
CommonCore
Standards
NESS&
Lexile
StateTests
StateStandards
CCAA
CommonCore
Standards
NESS&
Lexile
StateTests
StateStandards
ConsortiumAssessment
DDAA
AA BB
DDCC
CCSS Standards
AA BB
DDCC
CCSS Assessments
We are now Evaluated as a School
AYP
We will soon be Evaluated at the Teacher Level
AYPTeacher Evaluation
You need a Three Year Transition Plan…
You need a Three Year Transition Plan…
Now!
Because teachers really are feeling the
PRESSURE!
1 2 3 4 5
456
321
Bloom’sBloom’s
ApplicationApplication
CC D D
AA B B
20th Century
21th Century
Rigor/Relevance Framework
KnowledgeKnowledge
ApplicationApplication
High
Low
Low High
