Partnership for 21 st Century Skills (P21) 21 st Century Citizenship February 28, 2013
Jan 12, 2016
Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21)
21st Century CitizenshipFebruary 28, 2013
Presenters
MISSION STATEMENT
Serve as a catalyst to position 21st Century Skills at the center
of U.S. K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business,
community and government leaders.
P21 Members
Apple Inc.
• Arizona• California• Illinois• Iowa• Kansas• Kentucky• Louisiana• Maine• Massachusetts• Nevada • New Jersey • North Carolina• Ohio• South Carolina• South Dakota• Vermont• West Virginia• Wisconsin
Current State Partners
P21 State Leadership Initiative
Framework for 21st Century Learning
21st Century Skills Framework
• Core Subjects “3R’s”- Reading (English/Language
Arts)- Mathematics- Science- Social Studies
- Economics- Government - History- Geography- Civics
- World Languages- Arts & Music
• 21st Century Themes– Global Awareness– Financial, Economic, Business &
Entrepreneurship Literacy– Civic Literacy– Health Literacy– Environmental Literacy
• Learning and Innovation Skills - The 4C’s – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving– Communication– Collaboration– Creativity and Innovation
• Information, Media & Technology Skills– Information, Media and ICT Literacy
• Life & Career Skills– Flexibility and Adaptability– Initiative and Self-Direction– Social & Cross-Cultural Skills– Productivity and Accountability– Leadership and Responsibility
P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning
21st Century Children
• Become effective citizens, workers and leaders.
• Learn what they need to join 21st century communities and workplaces
• Thrive in learning environments aligned with the real world
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College AND Career
College Career
Citizenship
The P21 Framework defines what students need to know
and be able to do for 21st century readiness in
21st Century
Skills
P21 Initiatives
• Projects– 21st Century Citizenship– 21st Century Exemplars
• Federal Policy– 21st Century Readiness Act– 21st Century Skills Caucus
• State Partnerships– 18 State partners and growing
21st Century Citizenship
• Guardian of Democracy Report – Civic Mission of Schools
• Fault Lines in Our Democracy – ETS
Why Focus on Citizenship?
What is Measured at Grades 4,8,12?
1. Civic knowledge and Government2. Foundations of American Political System3. Constitution – Purposes, Values, and
Principals of American Democracy4. Relationship of U.S. to Other Nations and
to World Affairs5. Global/Cultural Awareness 6. Role of Citizens in American Democracy7. Digital Citizenship
Why Focus on Citizenship?
NAEP Results
Basic Proficient Advanced
Grade 4 77% 22% 2%
Grade 8 72% 22% 1%
Grade 12 64% 24% 4%
Civic Empowerment Gap
The lack of civic knowledge provides ample concern for the future of our democracy, as it has an effect on civic participation and one of the
most critical civic acts – voting.
What Can Be Done?
• Agree on WHAT the knowledge and skills should be• Develop policy that it be included in the content standards• Provide a FRAMEWORK and PROCESS for states, districts
and skills to use to integrate it within the curriculum and instruction
• Provide exemplars of “Best Practices” – for schools-districts to use as they develop their curriculum
• Provide” flexibility” in funding for use in inclusion• Review and analyze the date to see if students are
achieving in their knowledge and application – each state review their data and analyze what your students really know and can apply
P21 Activities for Citizenship
• The Global Schools Network– North Carolina State Board of Education and
VIF (P21 Member)– www.globalschoolsnetwork.org
• Citizenship Project– Partners
• Education Commission of the States• League of Women Voters• Learning First Alliance• Rock the Vote• American Bar Association• National Council for the Social Studies
Framework for 21st Century Citizenship
Engagement
Understanding Action
Local Citizenship
Globally Minded-
Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
RegionalNational
Citizenship
21st Century Citizenship Project
• 3 Activities Understanding Knowledge and skills all students need to guide their participation and action as citizens
EngagementLevels of active participation
ActionWays in which 21st century citizens can contribute to the growth and improvement of their community and government
Engagement
Understanding Action
Local Citizenship
Globally Minded-
Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
RegionalNational
Citizenship
21st Century Citizenship Project• 4 Dimensions
Local Citizenship Place where individuals are likely to spend the bulk of their time (neighborhoods, school) State/National CitizenshipState of residence as well as their nation of originGlobally-minded Citizenship Recognition of the interconnected nature of our world and our global impactDigital Citizenship Clear understanding and appropriate use of technology tools
Engagement
Understanding Action
Local Citizenship
Globally Minded-
Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
RegionalNational
Citizenship
Connection Between P21 Framework and Citizenship
Characteristics of 21st Century Citizenship P21 Competencies
1. Understanding the functions, levels and processes of government
Civic Literacy
2. Exercising the rights and responsibilities of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels
3. Generating new ideas that help benefit (community, nation, globe) Creativity and Innovation
4. Knowing how to make difficult decisions and solve (local, national, global) problems in innovative ways
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
5. Communicating with others purposefully locally, nationally and globally Communication
6. Engaging with others in a spirit of compromise to accomplish common goals Collaboration
Connection Between P21 Framework and Citizenship
Characteristics of 21st Century Citizenship P21 Competencies
7. Making thoughtful personal economic choices and understanding how they that may impact society
Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy
8. Appreciating and learning from other cultures, languages and nations Global Awareness
9. Using digital technologies to advance civic, national and global priorities ICT (Information, Communications
and Technology) Literacy
10. Committing to individual and collection action towards addressing environmental challenges Environmental Literacy
11. Taking the initiative, to explore and learn about (community, national, global) challenges Initiative and Self-Direction
12. Exhibiting the ability to inspire others towards a shared vision for the common good Leadership and Responsibility
Leading Change in Your Community
Five Things You Can Do1. Develop school wide strategies for developing 21st century
citizenship skills
2. Educate your policymakers, including school board on the importance of 21st century citizenship
3. Work with local policy makers and local resources to provide students with real world civic opportunities
4. Find ways to bring global perspective into classroom
5. Let students develop digital citizenship to make global connections
From Advocates to Practioners
P21 Resources
Coming Soon: • Framework for 21st Century
Citizenship• Toolkits focused on the
individual dimensions of citizenship
How can we be purposeful and intentional about 21st century
outcomes?
Final Thoughts