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21 st Century Learning Skills for a Changing World. Dr. Gabe Soumakian, Superintendent Twitter: @ sup_du_jour soumakian@gmail.com. Redesigning the High School Experience for the 21 st Century Learner. The Goal for 21 st Century Learning: COLLEGE Ready and CAREER Ready and LIFE Ready.
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21st Century Learning Skills for a Changing World Dr. Gabe Soumakian, Superintendent Twitter: @sup_du_jour soumakian@gmail.com
Redesigning the High School Experience for the 21st Century Learner
The Goal for 21st Century Learning: COLLEGEReady and CAREERReady and LIFEReady
Oxnard Union High District Demographics • 9-12, 16,000 ADA, Ventura County, CA • Six Comprehensive High School and • Alternative Schools: Condor (IS), Frontier (Cont), Adult School • Building two new comprehensive HS • 72% Hispanic, 60% Free & Reduced Meals • 20% English Learners • Extreme Diverse Community • Average API base is 753 • District API increased 25 point in one year • 10 Academies and adding three more
Their home is not safe. What about yours? Retold of the story by Chulatep Senivongse
Heads Together • What is the difference between 1st Order Change and 2nd Order Change?
Explosion of access to mobile devices: Explosion of access to mobile devices: • Smart Phones • 28% in gr 9-12 • 24% in gr 6-8 • 16% in gr 3-5 • 20% in K-2
21st Century Mind Set • We are perfectly aligned to get the results we are getting • See it to Believe it or Believe it to see it. • Moving people away from comfort zone is hard. • Change is Good: You go First • Work with the early adopters to move forward.
Mind Shift: Job Title • Director of Instruction vs Ex Director of 21st Century Learning & Innovation • Asst. Principal – Associate Principal • TOSA – Learning Design Coach • Attendance Advisors vs Graduation Coaches
Systems Upgrade • Student Information System – Synergy • Multifunction Document Management System: Xerox • Student Data System: Data Director • Electronic Board Docs: Granicus • College and Career Planner: Naviance • Instructional Walks: digiCoach • New Learning Management System (Desire2Learn) • Linked Learning: College and Career Framework
Network Upgrade • Prepare for Smarter Balanced Assessment • Desktop Virtualization Environment • Switches and Digital Media System (DMS) : Cisco • Hi density two radio ‘N’ Access Point : Motorola • 10 Gig fiber from School to District • Link 2013 Enterprise Voice OIP: Microsoft
Why BYOD • District unable to fund 1 to 1 computing for students • Students are comfortable with their own devices • Redesign the learning space with mobility • Ubiquitous learning: anytime, anywhere, anyway • Promote student engagement: Voice and Choice • Promote “open access” learning • Prepare for 21st Century Learning and CCSS • Prepare for Smarter Balanced Assessment • Promote 2nd order change in teaching and learning
BYOD Guidelines • Update BYOD Board Policy • Developed simple top 10 BYOD Guidelines • Teacher determines use in classroom • Students bring devices at your own risk • Hold Harmless • Device agnostic • Encourage minimum specs for the devices
BYOD…Opt In or Opt Out • Parent choices • To allow students to bring or not • Student choices • To bring or not • Teacher choices • To allow use in class or not • Teachers CANNOT • require students to have or bring devices to class • penalize students for not using a device in class
6 Essential Elements of 21st Century Learning • Emphasize Common Core Subjects • Emphasize Learning Skills • Use 21st Century Tools to Develop Leaning Skills • Teach & Learn in a 21st Century Context • Teach & Learn 21st Century Content • Use 21st Century Assessments that measure 21st Century Skills
Preparing Students for College and Career Readiness Relevant Meaningful Community Connection 21st Century Context Beyond Classroom Real World
Learning & Innovation Skills Creativity & Innovation Critical Thinking & Problem-solving Communication & Collaboration Information, Media & Technology Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy Life & Career Skills Flexibility & Adaptability Initiative & Self-direction Social & Cross-cultural Skills Productivity & Accountability Leadership & Responsibility Partnership for 21st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.org
Human Social Interaction with Technology Human Infrastructure • New Adaptive Skill Sets • Building Human Capacity • Build the System around the Learner • Professional Development • Data & Learning Analytics • Leading Ed Certification Technical Infrastructure • E-Rate Funding & Matching Funds • Mobile Devices (BYOD) • Cloud Computing • High Density Wireless Access • Repository System & Ebooks • Learning Management System
Shift in Learning Outcomes Outcomes 20th Century Model Teacher-directed Direct Instruction Knowledge Content Basic Skills Theory Curriculum Individual Classroom Summative Assessments Learning for School 21 Century Learning Learner-centered Collaborative Instruction Skills Process Higher-order Thinking Practice Life Skills Group Community Formative Evaluations Learning for Life A Better Balance
Freshmen Transition for the Class of 2016 is a significant step in the district’s goal of … “Redesigning the High School Experience for the 21st Century”
THE TOPICS: First Semester • Campus Orientation and School Spirit • Organization and Time Management • Study Skills and Test Taking Skills • Note Taking • Goal Setting • Backward Mapping • Ethics and Social Responsibility (Cyber Safety & Bullying)
THE TOPICS: Second Semester • Career Exploration & Post-High School Options • a-g Requirements • Professionalism • Research Strategies • Literacy (no longer just reading & writing) Computer Literacy • Media Literacy Cyber Literacy • Financial Literacy
21st century workplaces • Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making • Ways of working. Communication, collaboration • Tools for working. ICT, information literacy • Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, personal and social responsibility
The drivers of technology in the classroomTrends impacting teaching and learning Learning beyond the classroom New Content Dynamics Developing 21st Century Skills Personalization
The changing demand on education The skills required for today’s economy Complex communication Expert thinking Cognitive Manual Non-routine manual Percentage change in demand since 1969 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Source: How computerized work and globalization shape human skill demands. Levy and Murnane, 2005
Thank You Linking Student Learning to the new world with college and career readiness skills