PLP/Homebase's 21St Century Skills

PLP/Homebase's 21st Century Skills

1. Global Awareness:

A student who has global awareness can

  Understand other nations and cultures

  Appreciate the different beliefs and opinions of people from other nations and cultures

  Use non-English languages

A student with global awareness can use this ability to understand, think about, and deal with global issues.

Sources of artifacts:

Class experiences: Global Village, Foreign Language class, Science class, etc.

Foreign travel experience: Canada, Mexico, Spain, etc. Use pictures, sourvenirs, etc. as evidence.

Club experience: Amnesty International, Model UN, Civil Rights, etc.

Questions:

  In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you understand another nation or culture, appreciate another culture’s perspective, or use a non-English language?

  How have you shown your ability to use this understanding or appreciation to deal with a global issue? If you haven’t, choose a global issue and reflect on it.

2. Financial, economic, business or entrepreneurial literacy:

A student who has financial literacy can

  Make informed personal economic choices

  Understand the role of the economy in their life and society

  Use entrepreneurial skills to improve workplace productivity

  Make decisions to open their own career options

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experiences: On Your Own, Math, Business, Economics, Co-Op, etc.

Life Experience: Major purchases you’ve made; economic experiences your family has had, etc.

Club Experience: FBLA, club/class treasurer, fundraising activities, etc.

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  make informed decisions about your personal economy/

  understand the role of the economy in your life or society,

  improve your or workplace productivity, or

  open career options for yourself?

3. Civic Literacy

A student who has civic literacy can

  Participate effectively in civic life

  Stay informed about goings-on in their community, state, nation and the world

  Stay informed about governmental activities at the local, state, national and international levels

  Understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens at the local, state, national and global levels

  Understand the impact of government decisions on their own life, the community, state, nation and planet

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Social studies, freshman focus, world of children, etc.

Life Experience: Volunteer work, political campaigns, driver’s education, etc.

Club Experience: Student council, Boy/Girl scouts, Key Club, etc.

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  participate in public events,

  stay informed about local, state, national and international affairs,

  understand your rights and responsibilities as a citizen at these levels, and/or

  understand how governments can impact your life, your community, the state, nation or planet?

4. Health Literacy

A student who has health literacy can

  Get and understand information about things that affect your health (i.e., the things you eat, drink; the things do—texting while driving, etc)

  Get and understand information about health services (i.e., doctor's offices, ERs, health insurance, etc)

  Use the information you get to improve their health

  Use information to manage illness

  Understand how to prevent bad mental and physical health by having a nutritious diet, exercising, avoiding risky behaviors, and handling stress.

  Make and watch personal and family health goals

  Understand local, national, and international public health and safety issues

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Health class, Foods for Wellness, World of Children

Life Experience: Family, media

Club Experience:

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  maintain your health

  manage illness,

  stay informed about local, state, national and international health issues,

  participate in local, state, national and international health issues

5. Environmental Literacy

A student with environmental literacy can

  get information about the environment, including the air, climate, land, food, energy, water, ecosystems

  understand how people affect the environment (through population grown, pollution, land development, consumption), including how people's activities affect air quality, climate change, land use, the quality of food available, how we get energy, water quality, and the balance of ecosystems

  investigate and think critically about issues related to the environment

  make accurate conclusions based on your research

  come up with effective solutions to problems related to the environment

  make plans that balance human wants and needs while protecting the environment

  take individual action and/or action as a group to address environmental issues (participate in global actions, design and/or inspire actions).

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Social studies, freshman focus, world of children, etc.

Life Experience: Volunteer work, political campaigns, driver’s education, etc.

Club Experience: Student council, Boy/Girl scouts, Key Club, etc.

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  get information about the environment

  understand how people affect the environment, especially yourself

  investigate and think critically about environmental issues

  come up with solutions to problems with the environment

  take action.

6. Creativity and Innovation

A student with creativity and innovation can think creatively, work creatively with others, and implement innovations. They can

  use different ways of being coming up with ideas (i.e., brainstorming, free writing, doodling)

  come up with new and valuable ideas (either by changing existing ideas or coming up with something completely new)

  improve your creative works by thinking about them (analyzing), building on them (elaborating), and reworking (refining) them

  share their ideas with other people effectively (such that others understand them)

  take in feedback and understand other people's way of seeing things; use feedback to make their work better

  use their creativity in their work while understanding that not all creative ideas can be adopted: there are limits

  learn from mistakes, and understand that small successes can add up to big changes

  make mistakes...often

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Art, Math, Science, Culinary arts, metals, woods, any class really

Life Experience: Play, Grade reflections, hobbies, etc.

Club Experience: Drama, robotics, Eagle Times, etc.

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  be creative (use different strategies to let your creativity out)

  come up with ideas, share them, improve them, and do something with them

  improve your ideas based on other people's responses

  make and learn from mistakes

7. Critical thinking and problem solving

A student with critical thinking and problem solving abilities can

  use different types of reasoning (i.e., inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, etc.) based on what problem you're trying to solve

  thinking about how parts of a larger system work together to reach an outcome

  think about and judge evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs

  think about and evaluate different points of view

  synthesize (combine) and make connections between pieces of information and different arguments

  interpret information and reach conclusions based on your thinking and evaluation of the ideas

  reflect on learning experiences and processes and learn lessons

  come up with solutions to unfamiliar problems based on traditional reasoning and innovative reasoning

  come up with significant questions that clarify an argument, identify errors in an argument, or point to solutions to errors/problems

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Fashion and Fabrics, word problems, language classes, Science island, etc)

Life Experience: Career exploration, hobbies, playing with your electronics)

Club Experience: Math team, mock trial athletics, etc.

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  take a rule or guidelines and apply them (deductive reasoning) or identify cause and effect

  take pieces of information and develop rules or patterns from the information you're given (inductive reasoning)

  see the way things in your life interact

  analyze and judge other people's statements and opinions

  reach conclusions based on information

  reflect on what happens to you and what you learn

  solve problems

  ask questions

8. Communication and Collaboration

A student who can communicate and collaborate can:

  share their ideas effectively through speech, writing, and non-verbal language

  share their ideas effectively in different contexts (i.e., school work, conversations with peers and adults, presentations, etc.)

  listen to others to understand knowledge; and identify values, attitudes and intentions.

  communicate for different purposes including informing, instructing, motivating, and persuading

  use different media and technologies (i.e., print, spoken word; computers, projectors, video, etc.)

  judge the effectiveness of media use and evaluate the impact of their use

  communicate with diverse groups of people (i.e., rural, urban, older, younger, multi-lingual)

  work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams (i.e., members do not share each other's backgrounds, including native language)

  be flexible and willing to compromise to meet group goals

  take shared responsibility for shared work, and value the contributions of each team member.

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Group presentation or project, lab report, team sport, persuasive essay, etc.

Life Experience: Extra-curricular activity, experience with siblings, work experiences

Club Experience: Any club experience

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  share ideas in different ways (speech, writing, non-verbal language)

  share ideas in different situations

  listen deeply to what others are saying—with their words, their actions—as well as understanding their motivations, values, attitudes.

  share ideas using different media (print, presentations, computers, cellphone, etc)

  judge the effectiveness and impact of your sharing

  share ideas and work with diverse people and teams

  be flexible and make compromises to achieve goals

  take shared responsibility and give individual credit.

9. Information Literacy

A person who is literate in the use of information can

  get information efficiently (i.e., quickly) and effectively (i.e., use reliable sources)

  think critically about the information to reach valid conclusion

  use information accurately and creatively to work on a solution to a problem

  keep track of information coming from a lot of different sources (i.e., websites, print, TV, people, books, etc.)

  understand the ethical and legal issues around the use of information (i.e., no plagiarism, cite sources, don't lie)

Sources of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Lab experiments, English class papers, etc.

Life Experience: Social networking, web literacy, use of the library, etc.

Club Experience: Mock Trial, Model UN, etc.

Questions:

In what ways does your artifact show that you can

  get information efficiently (i.e., without spending a lot of extra time)?

  get information effectively (i.e., finding information that is relevant and from reliable sources)?

  solve problems with information you got for yourself?

  use information from many sources without getting all mixed up?

  use information ethically and legally?

10. Media Literacy

A person who is literate in the use of media can

  understand how a media message is constructed (i.e., what does the message say, what does it assume, what does it argue)

  understand why a media message is constructed the way it is (i.e., to sell you something, to convince you of something, to trick you into believing something

  think about how different people understand messages differently

  think about how people's values (what they think is important) and points of view are included or excluded from a message

  think about how media can influence beliefs and behavior (i.e., how showing people doing things on TV can make people think that these things happen often in real life)

  control you beliefs and behavior despite media influences

  act in ethical and legal ways when using media (i.e., downloading music without paying)

  understand and use common media creation tools (including correct use of conventions)

  effectively use appropriate expressions when in a multicultural/diverse environment

  appropriately interpret expressions made in a multicultural/diverse environment

Source of Artifacts:

Class Experience: Video production, social studies, class projects, etc.

Life Experience: Social networking, web literacy, use of the library, etc.

Club Experience: BETV, Eagle times, Amnesty International, etc.

Questions:

In what ways does this artifact and the related experience show that you can

  understand how a media message is constructed

  understand why a media message is constructed the way it is

  understand and value other people's interpretations of a message

  understand how media can influence belief and behavior

  manage your beliefs and behavior despite media influence

  use media in ethical and legal ways

  use common media creation tools

  interact appropriately in a multicultural/diverse environment.

11. Information, Communication and Technology Literacy (ICT Literacy)

A person who is literate in the use of communication, and the use of information and technology can

  use technology to research, organize, manage and evaluate information

  use technology to create and share information

  use technology appropriately to function effectively in the workforce

  understand and act on the ethical and legal issues related to the use of technology (i.e., issues like plagiarism, cyberbullying, sexting).

Sources of Artificats:

Class Experience: Video production, social studies, class projects, engineering design, etc.

Life Experience: Social networking, web literacy, library use, etc.

Club Experience: BETV, Eagle Times, Robotics, Yearbook, etc.

Questions: In what ways does this artifact show that you can

  use technology to research information (i.e., show that you can answer a question that you have with reliable, credible sources)

  use technology to organize and manage information (i.e., keep track of information related to a large research project)

  use technology to evaluate information

  use technology to create and share information (i.e. create videos, written work, spoken work, photos, songs, etc. that you share via the internet)