Rural Work & Education in the 21st Century: Where do we go from here?

Skills Panel

A partnership between CTE/EWD at Feather River College &

Plumas Unified School DistrictJune 19, 2013

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.Mineral Building

Plumas Sierra FairgroundsQuincy, CA

Desired Outcomes: Identify 21st Century future work skills Develop tools to teach essential skills to

students who live in rural communities Make connections between industry and

education to continue the dialogue and engage in future activities

Welcome

Skills panels create a business-driven forum to solve workforce problems in a particular industry by encouraging companies, who might otherwise be in competition, to collaborate on identifying the critical skills needed by their employees. – California Community College Economic & Workforce Development

http://cccewd.typepad.com/ewdblog/2012/05/the-innovations-of-skills-panels.html

What is a Skills Panel?

3+4=7 3 R’s: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships 4 C’s: Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration 7 Survival Skills

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Collaboration across networks Agility & Adaptability Initiative & Entrepreneurialism Effective Oral & Written Communication Assessing & Analyzing Information Curiosity & Imagination

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IGD9oLofks

Common Core State Standards

http://www.p21.org/

STEM

Rigorous Academics Real World Technical Skills Work-Based Learning Personalized Supports

http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/linked_learning

Linked Learning

Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco Exist, of Fast Company.

Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco Exist, of Fast Company.

Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco Exist, of Fast Company.

Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco Exist, of Fast Company.

Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco Exist, of Fast Company.

Future of work and jobs, a webinar presented by futurist Glen Hiemstra for Fastco Exist, of Fast Company.

What 21st Century Skills do you feel are necessary in our modern workplaces?

Question:

For more information or results of today’s discussion, please contact: Amy Schulz, CTE/EWD Director at Feather

River College aschulz@frc.edu (530)283-0202 X358