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Mission Im possible : The Total Transformation of a Public School District ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],X

Infusing Our Curriculum into 21 st Century Skills What are 21st Century Skills? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why are 21st Century Skills Critical?

[object Object],“ They (managers) no longer see people as specialty tools. And their people need to become less specialized tools and more like Swiss Army Knives. Swiss Army Knives are versatilists.” Thomas Friedman, The World is Flat , pg. 294 How do we know Friedman was right? We asked… 21st Century skill – Flexibility and Adaptability Adam P. Engineer, Department of Defense at Raytheon, 27 years old.

[object Object],“ They have to prepare like athletes preparing for the Olympics, with one difference. They have to prepare like someone who is training for the Olympics but doesn’t know what sport they are going to enter.” Thomas Friedman, The World is Flat , pg. 294 “… math teachers and science teachers should get together and have students do a final project that encompasses both subjects...teach curriculum in both classes that go hand-in-hand with.each other (so that students go to science and use their math skills, and go to math and use their science skills). This way, math will be more comfortable for students who don't really grasp it.” Katie C., Scheduling, Department of Defense, 25 years old 21st Century Skill – Lifelong Learning

[object Object],“ We Americans have to work harder, run faster, and become smarter to make sure that more of us are able to connect and compete, collaborate and innovate on the flat world platform - and derive all the benefits it has to offer.” Thomas Friedman, The World is Flat , pg. 635 “ Keyboarding should not be a major course in the high school Business Department, but must be taught in the earliest of grades with the high school Keyboarding course replaced with courses that emphasize technical writing skills, inform students about Internet Search Engines, and use educational software. Students need to be able to use computers for research and information gathering. They need to know how to use computers in innovative ways. ” Bill Endslow, Drama Teacher, RMHS 21st Century Skill – Problem Solving Skills, Communication and Collaboration

... and if you needed some more reasons, here is what a group of technology professsionals had to say ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

We Must Prepare Our Students for Their Future and Not Our Past Challenge in Education, Panasonic Corp.

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[object Object],[object Object],What is Project Based Learning? 21st Century Skill – Creativity and Innovation Skills

It Will Take a Whole New Approach… Enduring Understandings Performance tasks and projects: Complex, open-ended, authentic All Students Should Know and Be Able to Do Quizzes and tests: constructed response: performance tasks and projects Worth being familiar with Traditional quizzes and tests Selected Response Understanding by Design, Wiggins and McTighe

… it will look like this Excerpts from Project Based Learning, Edutopia

Our District Has the Capacity and the Will ... But We Need the Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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