Core Standards and 21st Century Skills are Not Mutually Exclusive

Your Name and Title:

Laura Greenstein, Ed.D., Founder, Assessment Network, Teacher, Department Chair, School Board Member, Adjunct Professor, Author

School or Organization Name: East Lyme Schools

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: East Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Teachers, Curriculum Leaders, School Administrators

Short Session Description (one line): Extending Core Standards into the 21st Century

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Content knowledge by itself is no longer sufficient for today's students. Extending core foundational skills by merging them with 21st century skills has become an essential and enduring outcome of learning. There are many touchpoints in a global context where this can happen.

Educators who are interested in this ideas will discover ways to extend teaching and learning so it habitually uses both sets of skills and knowledge and incorporates global connections and perspectives.

It starts with a straightforward three part model of 21st century skills. Then selected standards from core learning (in multiple countries) will be identified. These two concepts will be woven together through strategies and exemplars that extend core into the 21st century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, and global understanding. For example, a core lesson on "describe statistical distributions" become a lesson on using data to portray the mathematical profile of the 7 billionth person. Another example, a core lesson on "using texttual evidence to support claims" turns into a global summit on world hunger.

Attendees will take away a model for using this strategy in all classrooms and content areas.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
http://assessmentnetwork.net

http://www.educationsector.org/publications/measuring-skills-21st-century

http://atc21s.org

http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/39/8/40554299.pdf

www.metiri.com/21/21%20Century%20Skills%20Final.doc

http://www.futureofed.org

http://www.theconversationprism.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQNbAtK3c3g

http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

Here's an adjustment to the Full Session Description: I couldn't change it in the discussion above, nor find the original submission on your site- please let me know how to do this. Thanks!

Content knowledge by itself is
no longer sufficient for today's students. Extending core foundational
skills by merging them with 21^st century skills has become an
essential and enduring outcome of learning. Educators who are interested in
this idea will discover ways to extend teaching and learning so it habitually
incorporates both sets of skills and knowledge. All of this needs to be
accomplished in the context of global awareness and connectedness.

We’ll start with a straightforward three part model of 21^st
century skills. Then selected standards from core learning (in multiple
countries) will be identified. These two concepts will be woven together through
strategies and exemplars that blend core with selected 21^st century
skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, and global understanding. For
example, a core lesson on “describe statistical distributions” becomes a lesson
on using data to portray the mathematical profile of the 7 billionth person. In
another example, a core lesson on “use textual evidence to support claims”, turns
into a global exchange program on solving world hunger. Through these types of
extensions students will be more engaged citizens, connect to others around the
globe, and engaged in authentic learning in a global context.

Attendees will take away a model for using this strategy
in all classrooms and content areas.

Replies

Co-Chair

Lucy Gray November 6, 2011 at 8:57pm

The deadline for submitting your revisions to this proposal is November 7, 2011 at 5 PM CST or 23:00 UTC. Email Lucy Gray at elemenous@gmail.com if you make changes and need your proposal reviewed again.

We will not accept revisions after this time. If you choose not to revise, we appreciate your ideas and we hope you'll consider applying next year.
- Laura Greenstein > Lucy Gray November 7, 2011 at 4:28am
  
  Lucy- Revisions are posted.
  
  Laura
Gayle Berthiaume November 1, 2011 at 2:20am

Thanks for your submission to present at the 2011 Global Education Conference. Your proposal looks promising, but could benefit from some additional language that ties your work to the conference theme of global collaboration. Your proposed session may imply global collaborations and connections, but we need to see more explanation of how your work ties into our mission. The conference seeks to present ideas, examples and initiatives related to connecting educators and classrooms around the world with an emphasis on promoting global awareness and instilling global competency in students. This is not a general education conference nor a technology conference. Please review your submission and adjust accordingly, so that participants clearly understand how your work fits into the mission of the conference.
- Laura Greenstein > Gayle Berthiaume November 1, 2011 at 4:30am
  
  Here's an adjustment to the Full Session Description: I couldn't change it in the discussion above, nor find the original submission on your site- please let me know how to do this. Thanks!
  
  Content knowledge by itself is
  no longer sufficient for today's students. Extending core foundational
  skills by merging them with 21^st century skills has become an
  essential and enduring outcome of learning. Educators who are interested in
  this idea will discover ways to extend teaching and learning so it habitually
  incorporates both sets of skills and knowledge. All of this needs to be
  accomplished in the context of global awareness and connectedness.
  
  We’ll start with a straightforward three part model of 21^st
  century skills. Then selected standards from core learning (in multiple
  countries) will be identified. These two concepts will be woven together through
  strategies and exemplars that blend core with selected 21^st century
  skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, and global understanding. For
  example, a core lesson on “describe statistical distributions” becomes a lesson
  on using data to portray the mathematical profile of the 7 billionth person. In
  another example, a core lesson on “use textual evidence to support claims”, turns
  into a global exchange program on solving world hunger. Through these types of
  extensions students will be more engaged citizens, connect to others around the
  globe, and engaged in authentic learning in a global context.
  
  Attendees will take away a model for using this strategy
  in all classrooms and content areas.
  - Co-Chair
    
    Lucy Gray > Laura Greenstein November 6, 2011 at 7:47am
    
    Laura -
    
    You can edit your own proposal by going to the OPTIONS button and editing the discussion. Please email me when you're finished editing your proposal. I need this completed by end of business on Monday.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Lucy Gray

This reply was deleted.