The Leader's Guide to 21st Century Education

In this all-new resource, educational leaders get a 7-Steps guide to moving their schools and districts forward in the quest to prepare students for the challenges of the 21stcentury. T he Leader's Guide for 21st Century Educationinspires the leading teaching and learning of critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity and focuses on presenting an implementation-oriented resource for education leaders at all stages of implementation, from early through advanced.

Ken Kay is the Chief Executive Officer of EdLeader21, a professional learning community of education leaders committed to 21st Century Education. He co-founded the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), and served as its President for 8 years. Prior to these efforts, he served as executive director of the CEO Forum on Education and Technology. Valerie Greenhill is the Chief Learning Officer of EdLeader21. She leads the organization's efforts to integrate the 4Cs into K-12 assessment and curricula systems. From 2004-2010, she served as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for P21, where she established and led work to integrate career and college readiness skills into K-12 education.

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Preface	p. xiii
Adopt Your Vision	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Perspectives on 21st Century Life	p. 2
The Workforce	p. 3
The Flat World	p. 5
The Service Economy	p. 6
Citizenship	p. 7
Pace of Change	p. 7
Design and Innovation	p. 8
Information	p. 9
Technology	p. 10
Where to Start: The 4Cs	p. 11
Critical Thinking	p. 12
Communication	p. 13
Collaboration	p. 14
Creativity and Innovation	p. 15
What to Add: Beyond the 4Cs	p. 16
Self-Direction	p. 16
Global Competence	p. 17
Financial Literacy	p. 18
Final Thoughts	p. 20
References	p. 24
Create a Community Consensus	p. 25
Introduction	p. 25
Use the 4Cs to Lead	p. 26
Communicate the Importance of the 4Cs	p. 27
Collaborate Around the 4Cs	p. 36
Final Thoughts	p. 44
References	p. 44
Align Your System	p. 45
Alignment: Bringing the Work to Scale	p. 45
What Is 4Cs Alignment?	p. 47
How to Get Started: Using the MILE Guide	p. 53
What the MILE Guide Does Best	p. 53
How to Use the MILE Guide	p. 54
What Does the MILE Guide Self-Assessment Tool Cover?	p. 55
Final Thoughts	p. 55
References	p. 56
Build Professional Capacity	p. 57
Introduction	p. 57
The 4Cs as the Design Principles for Professional Development	p. 58
The 4Cs as the Content Focus of Professional Development	p. 61
The Resources for Professional Development	p. 63
Final Thoughts	p. 65
References	p. 67
Focus Your Curriculum and Assessment	p. 68
What Is 4Cs Curricula?	p. 69
Understanding by Design (UbD) and 4Cs Curricula	p. 71
4Cs Curricula Action Steps	p. 71
Action Step: Use 4Cs Curricula Design as Professional Development	p. 72
Action Step: Create Common 4Cs Performance Tasks	p. 72
Action Step: Focus on Project Based Learning	p. 73
Action Step: Collect and Share Student Work Examples	p. 74
Action Step: Create 4Cs-Focused Curriculum Maps, Guides, and Units	p. 74
Action Step: Use 4Cs Data and Analysis to Refine Curricula	p. 76
Final Thoughts on Curricula	p. 76
4Cs and Assessment	p. 77
The Good News About Assessment	p. 77
Assessment Action Steps	p. 78
Action Step: Pursue Benchmarking Assessments	p. 78
Action Step: Create 4Cs Rubrics for Educators	p. 79
Action Step: Create 4Cs Rubrics for Students	p. 80
Action Step: Highlight 4Cs in Grading and Reporting	p. 82
Action Step: Implement Portfolio-Based Assessments	p. 82
Action Step: Focus on Project Based Learning (PBL) Assessment Strategies	p. 87
Action Step: Implement Capstone Projects	p. 88
What's on the Horizon?	p. 90
Final Thoughts	p. 91
References	p. 92
Support Your Teachers	p. 93
Motivate Teachers	p. 93
Focus on Student Work	p. 95
Prioritize 4Cs Pedagogies	p. 98
Strengthen the 4Cs Learning Environment	p. 100
Action Step: Institute Learning Walks	p. 101
Action Step: Create Instructional Coaching Positions	p. 102
Action Step: Make Teacher Evaluations Meaningful	p. 103
Action Step: Support Teachers with the Right Infrastructure	p. 103
Final Thoughts	p. 105
Reflection	p. 105
Exercise	p. 106
References	p. 106
Improve and Innovate	p. 108
Creating a "Step 7" Organization	p. 108
Create a Culture That Supports Continuous Improvement	p. 110
Focus Your Continuous Improvement on 4Cs Teaching and Learning	p. 113
Expand Your 4Cs Continuous Improvement Strategy to Other Key Parts of Your Organization	p. 114
Final Thoughts on Continuous Improvement	p. 115
Conclusion	p. 115
Reference	p. 116
Appendices
P21 Framework Definitions	p. 119
21st Century Skills Maps	p. 128
Critical Thinking Resource Document	p. 130
Communication Resource Document	p. 136
Collaboration Resource Document	p. 142
Creativity Resource Document	p. 148
Community Groups Outreach Toolkit	p. 155
Business Community Outreach Toolkit	p. 161
School Board Memo-Stakeholder Outreach	p. 164
Student Outreach Toolkit	p. 167
21st Century Problem Solving Task (PST)	p. 174
Upper Arlington City School District Capstone Project Rubric	p. 178
High Tech High Project Tuning Protocol	p. 181
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The Leader's Guide to 21st Century Education 7 Steps for Schools and Districts

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