What are 21st Century Skills?

Prepared by Nurul Hikmah (10D0106)

& Hazirin (10D0105)

What are the skills needed to support the 21st century?

Another pic for 21st century skills

Core subjects and 21st Century Themes

• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business and

Entrepreneurial Literacy• Civic Literacy• Health Literacy

Learning and Innovation Skills

• Creativity and Innovation• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving• Communication and Collaboration

Information, Media and Technology Skills

• Information Literacy• Media Literacy• ICT (Information, Communication and

Technology) Literacy

Life and Career Skills

• Flexibility and Adaptability• Initiative and Self-Direction• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills• Productivity and Accountability• Leadership and Responsibility

21st Century Support Systems

• 21st Century Standards• Assessment of 21st Century Skills• 21st Century Curriculum and Instruction• 21st Century Professional Development• 21st Century learning Environments

Why do we need to implement 21st Century Skills?

• In the US, nearly two thirds of employers found that college graduates are deficient in– Written communication– Problem solving– Critical thinking– PROFESSIONALISM– Work Ethics

Why so deficient?

• We’ve got an educational system that was defined over a century ago…

• What happened back then? What era was that again?

INDUSTRIALREVOULATION

We’ve got an educational system built/designed for the

Industrial Revolution!

Our students (and us) live in the…

DIGITAL REVOLUTION

Going back to why we should integrate 21st Century Skills…

Some of the reasons why…• Importance to compete in the new global

economy• Nature of work is changing *digital

revolution*• The requirement of the 21st century workforce

are changing!• Importance of preparing our students to be

effective 21st century citizens!

Enough on why let’s move on to HOW(just SOME suggestions/ideas)

1. Develop a consensus among the govt/industry on the 21st century skills needed by students in our country.

2. Embed 21st century skills in CORE SUBJECTS.

3. Upgrade Assessments – use a full range of assessments to measure 21st century skills

4. Collaborate with the industry – Develop an agreement on skill outcomes and

ask members of the industry to provide career awareness and internships that offer oppurtunities to learn beyond the classroom.

Enough on why let’s move on to HOW(just SOME suggestions/ideas)

Conclusion

Each and every student must be…A CRITICAL THINKER, A PROBLEM SOLVER,AN INNOVATORAN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORAN EFFECTIVE COLLABORATORA SELF DIRECTED LEARNERINFORMATION AND MEDIA LITERATEGLOIBALLY AWARECIVICALLY ENGAGEDFINANCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY LITERATE

Resources:

• http://www.thesmartbean.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/framework_flyer_updated_april_2009.pdf

• http://www.imls.gov/pdf/21stcenturyskills.pdf• http://www.thesmartbean.com/magazine/21st-cent

ury-skills-magazine/what-are-21st-century-skills/• http://howtohelpyourchild.blogspot.com/2008/08/

how-to-help-your-child-excel-in-21st.html