1. Visual Literacy and 21st Century Skills Margo Sickele

3. "Twenty-first century skills combining technology literacy, critical thinking, creativity and mastery of core subject matter are the lifeblood of a productive workforce in today's global, knowledge-based economy.” Susan D. Patrick Director of Educational Technology U.S. Department of Education 21 st Century Skills

5. What is ICT Literacy? Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Literacy is the ability to “use technology and communications tools to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information in order to function in a knowledge society” - 2001 Report of the International ICT Literacy Panel

6. Our Vision and Framework: Tech Literacy Competency In Technology ICT Literacy Competency in 21 st Century Skills through the use of Technology ICT Literacy

8. Why are 21 st Century Skills so Critical? 5 Reasons 21 st Century Skills

10. 2. The U.S. is falling behind. 21 st Century Skills

11. Source: PISA, 2000, 2003 Courtesy of Cisco Systems 2000 2000 2000 2003 2003 2003 2003 OECD Ranking Ranking of countries: 10 th grade math & problem solving Math Science Reading Problem Solving 24 th 18 th 24 th 14 th 18 th 15 th 15 th 21 st Century Skills 30th 25th 20th 15th 10th 5th 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

12. 3. The magnitude of our competition is changing. 21 st Century Skills

13. 4. The nature of work is changing. 21 st Century Skills

14. How many of your Parents & Grandparents had only one or two jobs in their lifetimes? 21 st Century Skills

15. How many jobs will a young person have today between age 18-38? … 10.2 jobs 21 st Century Skills

16. 20 th Century 21 st Century 1 – 2 Jobs 10 – 15 Jobs Flexibility And Adaptability Integration of 21 st Century Skills into Subject Matter Mastery Mastery of One Field Subject Matter Mastery Number of Jobs: Job Requirement : Teaching Model: Subject Matter Mastery Integration of 21 st Century Skills into Subject Matter Mastery Assessment Model: 21 st Century Skills

17. 5. To help all children reach higher levels of academic achievement. 21 st Century Skills

18. What is the Framework for 21 st Century Skills?

19. 20 th Century Education Model 21 st Century Skills Framework

20. 21 st Century Skills Framework