A Changing World: Helping students prepare for life in a world that we know little about'

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A Changing WorldHelping students prepare for
life in a world that we know little about.

• Chris Droessler
• School-to-Career Coordinator
• Wake County Public School System
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• www.wcpss.net/school_to_career/resources

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If we really want to prepare our students for
successful careers, we need to know all we can
about the rapidly changing job market.
C. Droessler
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Economic Epochs

• Agricultural economy (school calendar)
• Industrial economy (bell schedule)
• Post-Industrial economy
• Service economy
• Information economy
• Knowledge economy
• Digital economy

Susan McLester and Todd McIntire. The Workforce
Readiness Crisis. Technology Learning. Nov 15,
2006.
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The enGauge 21st Century Skills
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21stcenturyskills.org/
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Secretarys Commission for Achieving Necessary
Skills (SCANS)

• Basic Skills
• Reading and Writing
• Mathematics
• Communication
• Thinking Skills
• Decision-making
• Creative Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Learning How to Learn

• Personal Qualities
• Responsibility
• Self-Confidence
• Social Skills
• Honesty

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SCANS Competencies

• Ability to Manage Personal Time and Resources
• Use of Effective Interpersonal and Leadership
  Skills
• Ability to Gather and Manage Information
• Understanding of Interrelatedness of Various
  Systems
• Effective Use of Technology

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The enGauge 21st Century Skills should be
considered within the context of rigorous
academic standards. They are a bridge to
authentic, intellectually challenging work by
students.
The sheer magnitude of human knowledge, world
globalization, and the accelerating rate of
change due to technology necessitates a shift in
our children's educationfrom plateaus of knowing
to continuous cycles of learning.
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Local Company Feedback
Wake County Economic Development Program A
program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

• High school diploma
• Clean criminal background
• Willingness and aptitude for lifelong training
• Ability to do multiple jobs
• Defined pipeline to reach students

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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• NC employers believe high schools are too
  focused on preparing graduates for college and
  believe that not enough emphasis is placed on
  preparing graduates to go to work.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• Every high school graduate needs to be
  job-ready.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• Parents, who for the most part have one vision
  for career and financial success which is
  attainment of a four-year degree, also need to be
  exposed to career information and opportunities
  to help their children make good career choices.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• Additionally, some employers do not think
  students are being exposed to opportunities in
  skilled trades where many jobs are high-paying
  and offer advancement opportunities. Most decry
  the deterioration of vocational training in high
  schools and said educators are out of touch with
  economic realities.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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We must continue to reform our public school
system to meet the growing demands of the new
global economy. The new Center for 21st Century
Skills will ensure that students graduate from
our educational institutions with the skills they
need to compete and succeed in the workplace. I
am proud that North Carolina is a national leader
in education progress. Mike Easley Governor of
North Carolina 
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John Wilson - Vice Chair of the Partnership for
21st Century Skills and Executive Director of the
National Education Association Karen Bruett -
Chair of the Partnership and Director of
Education and Community Initiatives for Dell,
Inc. Mike Easley - North Carolina Governor
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Pride of the Carolinas (1987)
Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLCin Raleigh 3rd
largest Pepsi bottler in the US Owned by
Suntory Japanese beverage company
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The Center for 21st Century Skills is focused on
better preparing students for the high-skilled
jobs of the new economy by redesigning PreK-14
curriculum, updating educator training and
providing improved student assessments in North
Carolina.
www.21stcenturyskills.org
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We are currentlypreparing students for jobs that
dont yet exist
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using technologies that havent yet been
invented
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in order to solve problems we dont even know
are problems yet.
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Emerging Careers video goes here
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1 Everything you say and do will be recorded by
2030. 2 Bioviolence will become a greater
threat as the technology becomes more
accessible. 3 The car's days as king of the
road will soon be over. 4 Careers, and the
college majors for preparing for them, are
becoming more specialized. 5 There may not be
world law in the foreseeable future, but the
world's legal systems will be networked.
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6 The race for biomedical and genetic
enhancement willin the twenty-first centurybe
what the space race was in the previous century.
7 Professional knowledge will become obsolete
almost as quickly as it's acquired. 8
Urbanization will hit 60 by 2030. 9 The Middle
East will become more secular while religious
influence in China will grow. 10 Access to
electricity will reach 83 of the world by 2030.
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• Nanotechnology Breakthroughs of the Next 15 Years
• Two to five years from now
• Car tires that need air only once a year.
• Complete medical diagnostics on a single computer
  chip.
• Go-anywhere concentrators that produce drinkable
  water from air.
• Five to 10 years
• Powerful computers you can wear or fold into your
  wallet.
• Drugs that turn AIDS and cancer into manageable
  conditions.
• Smart buildings that self-stabilize during
  earthquakes or bombings.
• 10 to 15 years
• Artificial intelligence so sophisticated you
  can't tell if you're talking on the phone with a
  human or a machine.
• Paint-on computer and entertainment video
  displays.
• Elimination of invasive surgery, since bodies can
  be monitored and repaired almost totally from
  within.

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Who predicted these?

• Cell phones for everyone
• Cameras on cell phones
• iPod - portable music and videos
• Hand-held GPS
• Text messaging
• Blogs
• Soybean powered automobiles

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Old technologies makinga comeback

• Vegetable powered-Diesel engines
• Wind power
• Rain barrels
• Recycling building materials

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High Demand - High Skill in USA(Annual Average
Openings 2006-2016)

• 587,349 Registered nurses
• 545,161 Customer service representatives
• 382,248 Postsecondary teachers
• 263,535 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
  clerks
• 239,053 Executive secretaries and administrative
  assistants
• 225,759 Computer software engineers,
  applications
• 225,575 Accountants and auditors
• 218,243 Business operation specialists, all
  other
• 209,173 Elementary school teachers
• 193,012 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
• 150,530 Sales representatives, services, all
  other
• 150,000 Carpenters
• 148,651 Management analysts
• 147,675 Medical assistants

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2014 Projected NC EmploymentMinimum Education
Required
work exp.
Bachelors degree
long OJT
Bachelor work exp.
Masters degree
Doctorate degree
Professional
1,2 year college
mod. OJT
Associate degree
short OJT
NC Employment Security Commission
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2005 NC High School Graduate Intentions
Other
Employment
Military
Trade and Business Schools
Private Junior Colleges
Public Senior Institutions
Community and Technical Colleges
Private Senior Institutions
NC Public Schools Statistical Profile 2006
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Postsecondary Intentions vs. Reality
Graduate Intentions
Education Required
OJT
4 year
12.1
19.2
10
4 year
1-2 year
48.0
1-2 year
OJT
36.6
62.4
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• Begin with the
• end in mind.

Does education prepare for a career, or the next
level of education?
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Whos Writing the Curriculum?

• Educators?
• Business Persons?
• Politicians?

What are we preparing students for?

• More Education?
• Entry-Level Career?
• Life?

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NC Board of Education Mission

• Every public school student will graduate from
  high school, globally competitive for work and
  postsecondary education and prepared for life in
  the 21st Century.

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Critical Skills for Today and Tomorrow

• A combination of basic knowledge and applied
  skills
• Professionalism/work ethic, teamwork/
  collaboration, and oral communications
• Knowledge of foreign languages, an area that will
  increase in importance in the next five years
• Creativity/innovation, which is projected to
  increase in importance for future workforce
  entrants

Susan McLester and Todd McIntire. The Workforce
Readiness Crisis. Technology Learning. Nov 15,
2006.
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Critical Skills for Today and Tomorrow

• Employers place much greater value on the applied
  skills of leadership, critical thinking, and
  problem-solving than on more traditional basic
  skills such as reading comprehension or
  mathematics.
• While the three Rs are still fundamental to any
  new workforce entrants ability to do the job,
  employers emphasize that applied skills are very
  important to success at work.

Susan McLester and Todd McIntire. The Workforce
Readiness Crisis. Technology Learning. Nov 15,
2006.
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Basic Knowledge Skills

• English Language (spoken)
• Reading Comprehension (in English)
• Writing in English (grammar, spelling, etc.)
• Mathematics
• Science
• Government/Economics
• Humanities/Arts
• Foreign Languages
• History/Geography

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Readiness Crisis. Technology Learning. Nov 15,
2006.
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Applied Skills

• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
• Oral Communications
• Written Communications
• Teamwork, Collaboration
• Diversity
• Information Technology Application
• Leadership
• Creativity, Innovation
• Lifelong Learning, Self Direction
• Professionalism, Work Ethic
• Ethics, Social Responsibility

Susan McLester and Todd McIntire. The Workforce
Readiness Crisis. Technology Learning. Nov 15,
2006.
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Workplace Professionalism

• Punctuality, courtesy, and manners are among the
  qualities many employers see as having fallen
  through the cracks between the Baby Boomer
  generation and succeeding ones.

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When funds are short we cut

• Art, Music, Dance, Theater, Computers, Athletics,
  Career and Technical Education
• These are the programs where students are asked
  to apply the skills they learn in core courses
• Electives are now essentials !!

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The Solutions

• First, schools must find ways to teach applied
  skills integrated with core academic subjects.
• Curriculum Integration.
• Core collaboration with electives.
• Brings relevance to learning!
• Career Academies

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The Solutions

• Second, the business community must be more
  active in defining the skills they need from
  their new employees and then partner with schools
  to create opportunities for students to obtain
  them.
• Ongoing discussion among all stakeholders -
  education, business, and government.

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Readiness Crisis. Technology Learning. Nov 15,
2006.
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Virtual Businesses

• Adidas/Reebok
• American Apparel
• American Cancer Society
• Dell
• IBM
• Reuters

• SL Business Magazine
• Starwood Hotels
• TELUS Mobility
• Toyota/Scion
• 20th Century Fox
• University of Southern California
• Many musicians

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Our Mission

• Help our students find the right career
• High demand occupations in growing industries
• ROI - Education vs. Salary
• Jobs with potential for advancement
• Future-proof occupations
• Transferable skills
• Job satisfaction

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Everybodys Working For The Weekend
(Loverboy) Take This Job And Shove It (Johnny
Paycheck) Rainy Days And Mondays Always Get Me
Down (Carpenters) I Dont Like Mondays (Boomtown
Rats) Dont Talk To Me About Work (Lou Reed ) The
Work Song (Billy Squier) Goin To Work (Martina
McBride ) Off To Work (Chicago) Ive Been Working
On The Railroad (John Denver) I Dont Wanna Work
That Hard (Blaine Larsen) Seven Day Weekend
(Abc) The Weekend Song (Alanis Morissette) Living
For The Weekend (Hard-Fi)
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Passion and Purpose
Thriving in your work, not just
surviving. Leaving the world a little better off
because you cared to make a difference in your
work. Regard every person you meet as possessing
a special gift to give which, if fulfilled, will
make the world a better place in which to live.
- Earl Droessler
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Passion and Purpose
a passionate conservationist
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Thanks for coming!

• Chris Droessler
• School-to-Career Coordinator
• Wake County Public School System
• Raleigh, North Carolina

www.wcpss.net/school_to_career/resources
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Confucius Said . . .
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I
do and I understand. (Confucius, ?500 BC)
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Educational Testing Service, 2006