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Digital Literacy and Workplace Readiness Preparing Your Students
with 21st Century Skills
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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?
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“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
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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
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Foundational Knowledge
Concepts Course
Critical Thinking Ability
Philosophy Course
Integrated Instruction
Contemporary Skills
Application Course
Digital Literacy
Where is Digital Literacy Taught?
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Foundational KnowledgeConcepts Course
Critical Thinking Ability
Philosophy Course
Integrated Instruction
Contemporary Skills
Application Course
What’s Happening Now?
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Foundational Knowledge
Critical Thinking Ability
Contemporary Skills
Where we need to go…
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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
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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
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Information literacy
Problem solving
Troubleshooting
Digital citizenship
Personal and data security
Real-world interactions between people and technology
Thinking About Critical Thinking
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Teaching Critical Thinking
Making Academic Connections
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www.cengage.com/ct/digital-literacy
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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).
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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’?
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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
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WA’s 21st Century Skills
http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/TwentyFirstCenturySkills.aspx
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WA’s Work-Based Learning
http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/WorkBasedLearning.aspx
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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
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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?
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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?
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www.corestandards.orgFor more information
and to post a video of support
Want additional information?
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• 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
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Examples of activities to reinforce these 21st Century Skills
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Examples of activities to reinforce these 21st Century Skills
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Learning Resources
Engagement Tracker
Digital Advantage
E-Book
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http://www.cengage.com/focus/
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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 Specialisttrish.bobst@cengage.com