Research Question 1
How does the district’s vision reflect the critical skills needed for the 21 st century
workplace?
The first research question was designed to reveal how the vision of the specific
school reflects the necessary skills needed in the 21 st century workplace. To cope with the
challenges of a 21 st century workplace, students must know more than content. Focus on
skills, such as information and communication skills, global, economic and civic
awareness, self-directional skills, such as critical and abstract thinking, problem solving
and drawing conclusions, interpersonal skills such as collaboration and empathy must be
integrated into the core curriculum in order to increase the necessary competencies for
the 21 st century. In addition, there needs to be an emphasis in establishing proficiency in
technology as thinking and creating tools. These components must be taught in a 21 st
century context that includes an authentic instructional style (NCREL, 2006; Partnership
for 21 st Century Skills, 2006; Trilling and Fadel, 2010; Wagner 2007).
Although the high school recognized the critical skill of cultivating lifelong
learning within its vision statement and other school correspondence, the interviews and
informal observations discovered that teachers feel that the district’s broad vision is not
aligned with the realities in the classroom. In each case, the participants recognized that
the school’s priority was preparing students for the 21 st century, but felt that the steps in
professional development and leadership have not directly related to that goal.
Research Question 1How does the district’s vision reflect the critical skills needed for the 21 st centuryworkplace?The first research question was designed to reveal how the vision of the specificschool reflects the necessary skills needed in the 21 st century workplace. To cope with thechallenges of a 21 st century workplace, students must know more than content. Focus onskills, such as information and communication skills, global, economic and civicawareness, self-directional skills, such as critical and abstract thinking, problem solvingand drawing conclusions, interpersonal skills such as collaboration and empathy must beintegrated into the core curriculum in order to increase the necessary competencies forthe 21 st century. In addition, there needs to be an emphasis in establishing proficiency intechnology as thinking and creating tools. These components must be taught in a 21 stcentury context that includes an authentic instructional style (NCREL, 2006; Partnershipfor 21 st Century Skills, 2006; Trilling and Fadel, 2010; Wagner 2007).Although the high school recognized the critical skill of cultivating lifelonglearning within its vision statement and other school correspondence, the interviews andinformal observations discovered that teachers feel that the district’s broad vision is notaligned with the realities in the classroom. In each case, the participants recognized thatthe school’s priority was preparing students for the 21 st century, but felt that the steps inprofessional development and leadership have not directly related to that goal.
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