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Page 1: Connecting Language Skills to 21st Century Skills to Gain ...

Connecting Language Skills to 21st Century Skills

to Gain Employment

By Rob Jenkins

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21st Century SkillsCritical ThinkingCreative ThinkingCommunicationCollaboration

History of Employability Skill Standards

Employability Skills in Practice

Agenda

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“Learning and innovation skills are the skills that separate students

who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work

environments in the 21st century... A focus on creativity, critical

thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare

students for the future.”

-PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING

www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework

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Critical Thinking

CollaborationCreativity

Communication

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Critical Thinking

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Building Community

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“Tasks that require learners to think

deeper than the superficial

vocabulary and meaning”

Jenkins & Johnson 2016

REAL Critical ThinkingGuiding Principle

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REAL Critical ThinkingRanking & Consensus

RANK – most to least nutritious diet

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

Breakfast: cereal with milk

Lunch: green salad and fruit

Dinner: spaghetti and meatballs

Breakfast: scrambled eggs

and bacon

Lunch: turkey sandwich and

apple

Dinner: fried chicken and

baked potato

Breakfast: vegetable omelette

Lunch: tomato soup and bread

Dinner: roasted turkey and

green salad

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: sausage, beans, and

rice

Dinner: steak and green beans

Breakfast: doughnuts and

coffee

Lunch: hamburger, fries, and

soda

Dinner: pepperoni pizza and

beer

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Critical Thinking Activities to Apply in Every Classroom.

analyzing data (graphs, charts)

classifying

collaborating over a problem

comparing (VENN, Johari, charts)

defining concepts

evaluating information with a rubric

individually solving problems

predicting outcomes

ranking

reaching consensus

summarizing concepts

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Critica

l Thin

king

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REAL Critical thinking

College and Career Readiness Standards

Reading

Writing

Speaking and Listening

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WORKPLACE CONNECTION

• Combine ideas and information

• Make decisions

• Exercise leadership roles

• Manage time

• Complete tasks as assigned

• Interact appropriately with team members

• Collect and gather information

• Interpret and communicate information

• Apply technology

• Perform basic computations

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What do employability activities look like beyond basic communication?

• When calculations are involvedPerform basic computations.

• When a conclusion is requiredMake decisions & solve problems

• When technology can be used Apply technology to a task

• Applications that ask to createCombine ideas and information

• Any task that involves money Manage money

• When students have to think beyond superficial meaningCritical Thinking

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SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS

(1992)

EFF

(2000)

21st

Century(2002)

Employability Skills Framework(Recent)

Basic Skills

Thinking Skills

Personal Qualities

Resources

Interpersonal Skills

Information

Systems

Technology

Communication

Decision Making

Interpersonal

Lifelong Learning

Life and Career

Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Creativity

Communication

Information

Media

Technology

Interpersonal Skills

Personal Qualities

Technology Use

Systems Thinking

Communication Skills

Information Use

Resource Management

Critical Thinking Skills

Applied Academic Skills

CC

RS

20

13

/ E

LPS

20

16

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SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS EFF21st

CenturyEmployability Skills

Framework

Basic Skills

Thinking Skills

Personal Qualities

Resources

Interpersonal Skills

Information

Systems

Technology

Communication

Decision Making

Interpersonal

Lifelong Learning

Life and Career

Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Creativity

Communication

Information

Media

Technology

Interpersonal Skills

Personal Qualities

Technology Use

Systems Thinking

Communication Skills

Information Use

Resource Management

Critical Thinking Skills

Applied Academic Skills

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SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS EFF21st

CenturyEmployability Skills

Framework

Basic Skills

Thinking Skills

Personal Qualities

Resources

Interpersonal Skills

Information

Systems

Technology

Communication

Decision Making

Interpersonal

Lifelong Learning

Life and Career

Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Creativity

Communication

Information

Media

Technology

Interpersonal Skills

Personal Qualities

Technology Use

Systems Thinking

Communication Skills

Information Use

Resource Management

Critical Thinking Skills

Applied Academic Skills

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SOFT SKILLS & WORKPLACESCANS EFF21st

CenturyEmployability Skills

Framework

Basic Skills

Thinking Skills

Personal Qualities

Resources

Interpersonal Skills

Information

Systems

Technology

Communication

Decision Making

Interpersonal

Lifelong Learning

Life and Career

Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Creativity

Communication

Information

Media

Technology

Interpersonal Skills

Personal Qualities

Technology Use

Systems Thinking

Communication Skills

Information Use

Resource Management

Critical Thinking Skills

Applied Academic Skills

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Critical Thinking

CollaborationCreativity

Communication

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Team Projects – (Project-Based Learning)

Company Name:

Company Makes or Does:

Job Title Hours Pay Benefits How Long

Paragraph about your company:

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Team Projects – (Project-Based Learning)

Answer the questions about your new town or city.

• Make a list of places in your city.

• What’s the name of your city?

• How many people live in your city?

• Is your city large or small?

• What makes your city special?

• Write a paragraph about your city.

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Team Projects – (Project-Based Learning)

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Team ProjectsLiteracy Low BeginningHigh

Beginning

Low

Intermediate

High

IntermediateAdvanced

Make a class

book

Create a student

profile

Create a Student

ProfileMake a schedule

Create a goal

chart

Create a

personal profile

Make a display

(culture)

Plan a

department

store

Design a

clothing store

Create a

purchase planPurchase plan

Create a

financial plan

Make a

shopping list

Create a

restaurant

Plan a menu for

a week

Create a housing

plan

Real estate

brochure

Create an auto

handbook

Open a clothing

store

Plan a dream

homePlan a move

Create a city

brochure

Com. Resource

Guide

Housing issues

Presentation

Describe your

community

Make a city

brochure

Describe your

community

Create a healthy

living plan

Community

health pamphlet

Health

Presentation

Create an

appointment

book

Role-play an

emergency

Make a health

pamphlet

Create a job app

portfolio

Job application

portfolio

Create an online

store

Start a company Get a new jobMake your own

company

Create

employee

handbook

Solve a

company

problem

Set-up a

business office

Create a study

guideMeet your goals Make a time line Run for mayor

Conduct an

election

Give an opinion

speech

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21st Century SkillsCritical ThinkingCreative ThinkingCommunicationCollaboration

History of Employability Skill Standards

Employability Skills in Practice

Objectives

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Thank You!

Rob Jenkins

[email protected]

ESL-Teacher.net