21st Century Skills

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21st Century Skills
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Committee Members

• Paul Cappoferri Associate Principal,
  Facilitator
• Jana Danay Business Info Tech Teacher,
  Facilitator
• Cheryl Schenk - Parent Community Member
• Greg Bell Parent Community Member
• Corey McCauley Technology Education Teacher
• Sarah Kraus Math Teacher
• Jason Kraus Technology Education Teacher
• Lora Cowell Library Media Specialist Parent
• Sarah Tweedale Student (Alumni)
• Polly Dalton Student

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What are 21st Century Skills?

• Framework includes
• Thinking Learning Skills
• Information Communications Literacy
• Life Skills
• 21st Century Content

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Every Student in the District Needs to be

• A critical thinker
• A problem solver
• An innovator
• An effective communicator
• An effective collaborator
• A self-directed learner
• Information Media Literate
• Globally Aware
• Civically Engaged
• Financially and Economically literate
• We used these 21st Century Skills to HUHS-ize
  into World-Class

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Strategic Plan

• We will identify, integrate, implement, and
  institutionalize 21st Century Skills into the
  entire curriculum.
• Our Action Plan We will implement 21st Century
  Skills so that all students have the necessary
  tools for lifelong learning.
• 1.1 Develop a communication plan that will
  educate all stakeholders about 21st Century
  Skills.
• 1.2 Develop a 21st Century Skills assessment tool
  to identify gaps in all student learning
  environments.
• 1.3 Implement Thinking and Learning Skills into
  the curriculum.
• 1.4 Integrate Information and Communication
  Literacy Skills into the curriculum.
• 1.5 Implement Life Skills into the curriculum.
• 1.6 Implement content that is relevant to 21st
  Century.
• 1.7 Transition current 1st Class Model into a
  World Class Model and institutionalize within the
  school and community.

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Process 1.7 Transition First Class to World
Class

• Spring and Summer 2008
• Identified Qualities that we value
• Work Ethic, Ethics Continuous themes
• Integrity, Communication, Adaptability, Work
  Ethic, Critical Thinking, and Global Awareness
• Created a Logo to represent qualities, strategic
  plan initiatives, and 21st Century Relationship

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Process 1.1 Communication Plan

• Focus on Staff and Students
• Presentation to Staff
• World Class Initiative
• September Integrity
• October Communication
• November Adaptability
• December Work Ethic
• January Critical Thinking
• February Global Awareness
• Website of Resources for Qualities
  Information(http//www2.huhs.org/sp/21st/)
• Faculty expected to introduce qualities through
  educational activities
• Feedback Forms from Departments to generate
  departmental discussions

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Accomplishments

• Presentation to Staff
• World Class Posters around school Near Future
• Banner outside of school Near Future
• Now working on communicating these 21st Century
  Skills with parents and community stakeholders
• Focus for 08-09 school year

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Timeline Changes

• Not completed, still working on as a group
• 1.1 Develop a communication plan that will
  educate all stakeholders about 21st Century
  Skills
• 1.7 Transition current 1st Class Model into a
  World Class Model and institutionalize within the
  school and community.
• 1.2 to 1.6 are all related to curriculum and have
  temporarily been put on hold until 1.1 and 1.7
  are completed.
• Future initiatives and changes will allow us to
  better complete 1.2 to 1.6.

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Barriers

• Staff Buy-In on 21st Century Skills World
  Class initiative
• Inconsistency of Membership in our Committee

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Costs

• Future Curricular Involvement
• Possibility of a New Schedule Different
  Instructional Strategies
• Unknown at this time

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Model Schools for 21st Century Learning

• Dr. Bill Daggett
• 2008-2011 Commitment

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Rigor, Relevance, and RelationshipsDr. Bill
Daggett

• Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships
• 2008-2009
• Great Challenges Real Solutions Right Now!
• 2009-2010
• The 21st Century Workforce
• 2010-2011

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Incorporation of R-R-R Workshops

• Dr. Mike Kremer, Lisa Olson, Paul Cappoferri, Joe
  Spudich, Tom Noennig, Jana Danay District Staff
  Leadership Team
• Bill Priegal, School Board President Brian
  Priestaf, CDM Tool Mfg Ed Majkowski,  Hartford
  Area Development Corporation  and Todd Doerfert,
  Mantz Automation School Board and Community
  Team
• Finding a way to orchestrate the R-R-R framework
  with our strategic plan to ensure that we are
  meeting the R-R-R framework.
• Dr. Daggetts Presentation to community members

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"Schools must develop a culture of excellence
that challenges every student to achieve rigorous
and relevant standards."

• Richard D. Jones, Ph.D.