21th century skills
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Presentation about 21th Century Skill at Cisco NetAcad Program events in 2012TRANSCRIPT
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What Are 21st Century Skills?
Phan Thanh Son CTO, Cisco Vietnam
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The Popular Press Gets It
“This is a story about the big public
conversation the nation is not having
about education…whether an entire
generation of kids will fail to make the
grade in the global economy because
they can’t think their way through
abstract problems, work in teams,
distinguish good information from
bad, or speak a language other than
English.”
How to Build a Student for the 21st Century, TIME
Magazine, December 18, 2006
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We Believe the Education Game Is Changing
Facing Large Scale Disruption
In Need of a Bold and Urgent Response
The Employer
Demands New 21st Century Skills
Demands Strong Basics
The Learner
Lives an Online Life
Attends a Disconnected
Classroom
Education System
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Employers are Adapting to the Challenges of Global Competition
Results refer to US 2-year college and technical diploma graduates, but are similar for high school
and 4-year college diploma graduates
Source: National Council on Economic Education, Tough Choices or Tough Times?—The Report of
the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, Washington, 2007; Workforce
Readiness Project, 2006.
“The best employers the world over will be looking for the most creative, most innovative people on the face of the earth.”
Tough Choices for Tough Times, 2007
% Employers Think 21st Century Skills Will Be More Important in Graduates over Next 5 Years*
Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving
IT Application
Teamwork/ Collaboration
Creativity/ Innovation
Diversity
77.8
77.4
74.2
73.6
67.1
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21st Century Learning
Education 2.0
Education 3.0—a Paradigm Shift
Education 1.0
Supported Through an Adapted Reform Agenda
Enabled by Technology
21st Century Skills
21st Century Pedagogy
Achieved in Holistic Transformation
Education 3.0
Traditional Education Systems
Curriculum
Teachers
Accountability
Leadership
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Source: Developing a Framework for 21st Century Learning,
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, April 21, 2007; team analysis
21st Century Skills: What Learners Need to Know
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21st Century Skills: What Learners Need to Know
Life and Career Skills
21st Century Content
Core Subjects
Learning and
Thinking Skills
ICT Literacy
Develop Core Subjects to Create Deep Specialized
Subject Knowledge
1
Place Special Emphasis on
Science, Technology,
Engineering, Math (STEM) Disciplines
2
Ensure Most Able Students Can Reach Higher
Achievements in 21st Century and
STEM Skills
3
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21st Century Skills: What Learners Need to Know
Life and Career Skills
21st Century Content
Core Subjects
Learning and
Thinking Skills
ICT Literacy
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self-Direction
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership
Ethics and Responsibility
Life and Career Skills
21st Century Content
Core Subjects
Learning and
Thinking Skills
ICT Literacy
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21st Century Skills: What Learners Need to Know
Life and Career Skills
21st Century Content
Core Subjects
Learning and
Thinking Skills
ICT Literacy
Global Awareness
Financial
Economics
Business and Entrepreneurial literacy
Civic Literacy
Health Literacy
Environmental Awareness
21st Century Content
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21st Century Skills: What Learners Need to Know
Life and Career Skills
21st Century Content
Core Subjects
Learning and
Thinking Skills
ICT Literacy
Native Language/ Reading
World Language (s)
Arts
Geography
Core Subjects
History
Mathematics
Science
Government/ Civics
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21st Century Skills: What Learners Need to Know
Life and Career Skills
21st Century Content
Core Subjects
Learning and
Thinking Skills
ICT Literacy
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Innovation
Creativity Skills
Self Direction
Collaboration
Learning and
Thinking Skills
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21st Century Skills: What Learners Need to Know
Life and Career Skills
21st Century Content
Core Subjects
Learning and
Thinking Skills
ICT Literacy
Information Literacy
Communication
Media Literacy
Technology Literacy
Social Networking
ICT Literacy
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Why Are 21st Century Skills So Important?
Global competition/ cooperation
Growth in new information
Pace of change is growing
Increased computerization and off-shoring
Global increase in service jobs
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“We are currently preparing students for jobs and
technologies that don’t yet exist… in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.”
“Did you know”, widely circulated YouTube posting
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But Something Never Getting Old
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Q&A
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