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21st Century Skills: In 2007, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) released the outcomes and support systems needed to prepare students for 21st century life.The primary focus of the skills identified is to look forward in identifying the learning needs of the future. Today's schools must bring together rigorous content and real world relevance. They must focus on cognitive skills as well as those in affective and aesthetic domains and they must be attentive to the needs of the individual child and to society as a whole.

By visiting the 21st Century Skills website, you will be able to access the 21st Century Framework, Readings, Tools and Resources.

The "4 Cs" are an integral component of the skills students will need for success in the 21st century. They are

• Critical thinking and problem solving,
• Communication,
• Collaboration,
• Creativity and innovation.

The 4 main components of the 21st Century Skills are:

• Core Subjects and Interdisciplinary Themes,
• Learning and Innovation Skills,
• Information, Media and Technology Skills,
• Life and Career Skills.

One tool that teachers may find useful is the 21st Century Skills Checklist. This document was created to assist teachers track the 21st Century skills that they are teaching in the classroom and provide examples of where these skills are taught in their curriculum:21st CENTURY STUDENT OUTCOMES.doc

Common Core State Standards/Career and College Readiness:

Preparing students for work -Workplace Readiness Report.4.09.pdf

Entrepreneurship:

Entrepreneurship Task Force Recommendations, information and links: http://www.nationaleweek.org/ideas-and-resources/media-resources , http://www.nationaleweek.org/ ,21st Century and Entreprenuership.doc  (checklist and benchmarks), http://dpi.wi.gov/entre ,     Activities To Promote Entrepreneurship.doc,     http://www.entre-ed.org/

Financial Literacy:

• Personal Financial Literacy Standards and information:
• PBS offers great information about budgeting & financial planning: http://www.pbs.org/your-life-your-money/, 
• Take this Bank of America quiz to learn more about yourself as a spender http://learn.bankofamerica.com/quizzes/money-management/get-to-know-your-money-personality.html
• The goal of the  JumpStart Coaliation is to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making.  http://www.jumpstart.org/home.html

Work-Based Learning:

, including job shadows, internships and paid work experience programs, provide students with opportunities to:

• Learn more about a specific industry/field
• Identify interests, skills and talents
• Determine whether their interests match their skills
• Develop professionalism and experience
• Learn and improve specific skills such as communication, problem-solving, teamwork and leadership
• Increase their marketability and value to employers
• Explore a career path

Employability Skills Certificate and Standards information: http://dpi.wi.gov/cte/doc/esguide.doc

Job shadows: http://jobshadow.org/

Service Learning:

Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship programs: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/youthapprenticeship/

Youth Leadership Skill Standards and Certificate

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