Course Technology | Delmar | Gale | South-Western Digital Literacy and Workplace Readiness Preparing Your Students with 21 st Century Skills BAM Conference

Course Technology | Delmar | Gale | South-Western

Digital Literacy and Workplace Readiness Preparing Your Students

with 21st Century Skills

BAM ConferenceFriday, 9:45-10:35, Fuji 3


AgendaPresenter: Trish Bobst, National Curriculum Specialist

What is Digital Literacy

21st Century Skills

Washington’s Work-Based Learning

Common Core Standards

Ways to integrate into CTE courses

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“Students are still unprepared to use the technology they need to succeed in school and life.”

Administrations are asking if schools still need to be teaching a Computer Concepts course at all.

The entire computing curriculum is under pressure. “Don’t students know all this before they get here?”

The Computer Concepts and Microsoft Office courses are merging into a single course.

What’s going on out there?


Digital LiteracyWhat is it?


“It’s elusive – When you get a good definition, please share it!”

“The ability to use computing technology effectively to enhance one’s life or job”

“The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology”

“The ability to use computers, smart phones and other digital tools to successfully complete tasks and communicate”

Digital Literacy – Customer Definitions


Digital Literacy - Definition

Principles of computers, networks, and the Internet

The ability to use current hardware and software to perform useful functions

A set of higher-order thinking and reasoning skills required for understanding and solving problems


Foundational Knowledge

Concepts Course

Critical Thinking Ability

Philosophy Course

Integrated Instruction

Contemporary Skills

Application Course

Digital Literacy

Where is Digital Literacy Taught?


Foundational KnowledgeConcepts Course


Philosophy Course

Integrated Instruction

Contemporary Skills

Application Course

What’s Happening Now?


Foundational Knowledge


Contemporary Skills

Where we need to go…


Existing curricula are already packed How do we add more material? What should be included? How should Digital Literacy be taught and assessed?

What is the role of critical thinking? How can it be taught? How can it be measured?

Challenges


Organizing Information

Communicating Information

National Educational Technology Standards

(indicators), 2005

Arrangement

Style, Memory and Delivery

Canons of Rhetoric (600 BCE)

Collecting and Evaluating Information

Invention or Discovery

Critical Thinking - Relevance


Information literacy

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Digital citizenship

Personal and data security

Real-world interactions between people and technology

Thinking About Critical Thinking


Teaching Critical Thinking



Making Academic Connections




www.cengage.com/ct/digital-literacy

http://www.cengagesites.com/academic/?site=5544&SecID=6729

http://www.cengage.com/ct/digital-literacy


Digital Literacy Learning Products


Digital Literacy White Papers


Digital Literacy Blog


The three-part Digital Literacy model is emerging as a global consensus regarding what is needed to achieve technology competence

The Intro to Computers course is already moving in this direction (combining Concepts and Applications)

An evolution to the teaching of Digital Literacy will ensure that the Computing Course stays relevant, timely (and funded)

Digital Literacy - Summary


21st Century Skills


Core Subjects – 3Rsand 21st Century Themes Global awareness Financial, Economic, Business

and Entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health literacy Environmental literacyLearning and Innovative Skills,including the 4Cs: Critical thinking and problem

solving Communication Collaboration Creativity and Innovation

Information, Media andTechnology Skills Information literacy Media literacy ICT (Information,

Communications and Technology) literacyLife and Career Skills Flexibility and adaptability Initiative and self-direction Social and cross-cultural skills Productivity and accountability Leadership and responsibility

21st Century Study Outcomes


o 21st century standardso Assessment of 21st century skillso 21st century curriculum and instructiono 21st century professional developmento 21st century learning environment

To learn more, visit www.p21.org

21st Century Support Systems



Digital Literacy Through Leadership


“Fifty years ago, the ticket up the economic ladder was content mastery of four or five subjects. Today, it is the ability to think critically, solve problems, communicate, collaborate, use technology, and be globally competent.”

-- Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Some of the Member Organizations:

Cengage and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills


Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information

Use digital technologies (computers, PDAs, media players, GPS, etc.), communication/networking tools and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information to successfully function in a knowledge economy

Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information technologies

Technology Application in 21st Century – Student Outcomes


The Role of Career and Technical Education and 21st Century Skills in College and Career Readiness

• Highlights the demand for skills in the global economy

• Provides ways in which educators can meet this demand by drawing on both CTE and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills’ Framework for 21st Century Learning.

Up to the Challenge


What did we uncover?

“A growing skills deficit endangers US economic competitiveness and the American way of life”.

“Skills shortages jeopardize economic recovery, growth and competitiveness, particularly in the STEM fields”.

“Today’s skill shortages are extremely broad and deep, cutting across industry sectors and impacting more than 80 percent of companies surveyed. This human capital performance gap threatens our nation’s ability to compete … [and] is emerging as our nation’s most critical business issue”(National Association of Manufacturers, 2005).

“The danger exists that Americans may not know enough about science, technology, or mathematics to contribute significantly to, or fully benefit from, the knowledge-based economy that is already taking shape around us” (NationalAcademies, 2007).


Meeting the nation’s skills imperative requires a direct, explicit and comprehensive strategy: By teaching students 21st century skills in the context of a career area.

Career and Techn

ical Education

21st Century Skill

s

Education Transformed

How do we conquer this ‘skills imperative’?


What did we really uncover?


1. Emphasize opportunities to master 21st century skills.

2. Prioritize strategies to engage students in learning and meet the needs of students with different learning styles.

3. Prepare students for STEM occupations and other high-growth, high-wage careers.

4. Give students opportunities to earn valuable credentials.

5. Foster productive relationships between students and teachers, employers and higher education

6. Support transitions to postsecondary education.

7. Employ best practices for college and career readiness .

Prepare your students for college and careers


WA’s 21st Century Skills

http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/TwentyFirstCenturySkills.aspx




WA’s Work-Based Learning

http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/WorkBasedLearning.aspx




Common Core State Standards


College and career readiness standards developed in summer 2009

Based on the college and career readiness standards, K-12 learning progressions developed

Multiple rounds of feedback from states, teachers, researchers, higher education, and the general public

Final Common Core State Standards released on June 2, 2010

Standards Development Process


Aligned with college and work expectationsFocused and coherent Include rigorous content and application of knowledge

through high-order skillsBuild upon strengths and lessons of current state

standards Internationally benchmarked so that all students are

prepared to succeed in our global economy and societyBased on evidence and researchState led – coordinated by NGA Center and CCSSO

NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION and COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS

What are the Common Core State Standards?


Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards, meaning public education students in each state are learning to different levels

All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students from around the world

Why is this important?


www.corestandards.orgFor more information

and to post a video of support

Want additional information?


• Cengage Learning understands how students learn, and how they learn has a decided impact on what they learn. For that reason our print and digital assets facilitate a better path to college and career readiness.

Our Commitment


Examples of activities to reinforce these 21st Century Skills


Examples of activities to reinforce these 21st Century Skills


Learning Resources

Engagement Tracker

Digital Advantage

E-Book



TERC (Testing and Education Resource Center)


http://cengagesites.com/?site=66


http://www.cengage.com/focus/

http://www.cengage.com/focus/


What is Digital Literacy

21st Century Skills

Washington’s Work-Based Learning

Common Core Standards

Ways to integrate into CTE courses

Summary

Trish Bobst, National Curriculum [email protected]

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Course Technology | Delmar | Gale | South-Western Digital Literacy and Workplace Readiness Preparing Your Students with 21 st Century Skills BAM Conference