1. What are
educational
standards?
. . . and what do they have to do with
21st century learning?

2. What are standards?
• What are educational standards?
– Educational standards help teachers ensure their
students have the skills and knowledge they need
to be successful by providing clear goals for
student learning.
• Frequently Asked Questions
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3. Another definition
http://www.4-h.org/Resource-Library/Curriculum/Resources-
Archives/TonyCookStandardsPractice.dwn
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4. Why standards-based education?
http://www.ascd.org/publications/
educational_leadership/mar99/vol
56/num06/Realizing_the_Promise_
of_Standards-
Based_Education.aspx
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5. What are educational standards good for?
• As a roadmap for teachers, parents and students
– Standards do not tell teachers how to teach, but they do help
teachers figure out the knowledge and skills their students
should have so that teachers can build the best lessons and
environments for their classrooms. Standards also help students
and parents by setting clear and realistic goals for success.
Standards are a first step – a key building block – in providing
our young people with a high-quality education that will prepare
them for success in college and work. Of course, standards are
not the only thing that is needed for our children’s success, but
they provide an accessible roadmap for our teachers, parents,
and students.
• About ReadyKentucky » FAQ
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http://www.prichardcommittee.org/our-advocacy-
focus/collegecareer-ready/readykentucky/faq

6. The roadmap in Kentucky
http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/pages/kentucky-
core-academic-standards---new.aspx
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7. Kentucky’s Standards for Teachers7
http://www.kyepsb.net/teacherprep/standards.asp
Kentucky Performance Standards

8. National Standards in Technology8
http://www.iste.org/standards

9. Significance of ISTE Standards?
• Important for life skills
– The NETS can serve to not only focus attention on
the importance of 21st century skills, but to also
help educational constituents understand the
specific skills as well as dispositions which learners
today should possess in our digitally networked
information society.
• Raising Awareness About ISTE NETS
Thursday, June 4th 2009 by Wes Fryer
Apparently no longer available online
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10. 21st Century Skills?
http://www.atc21s.org/index.html
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http://www.fablevision.com/
posters/21_century_kid.pdf
21st Century Kid
What does a 21st Century Kid
look like? What qualities and
values make him or her
unique?
Downloadable Posters by
Peter H. Reynolds!

12. 21st Century Skills in Kentucky
Learn more about the Partnership and the
Framework for 21st Century Learning.
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http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/pages/ky-model-curriculum-framework.aspx
How to Use
the KY Model
Curriculum
Framework

13. It’s a P21 thing!
• P21?
– Partnership for 21st Century Skills
– What is the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21)?
• P21 is a national organization that advocates for 21st
century readiness for every student. As the United
States continues to compete in a global economy that
demands innovation, P21 and its members provide
tools and resources to help the U.S. education system
keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical
thinking and problem solving, communication,
collaboration, and creativity and innovation).
• Meet our Strategic Council, as well as the list of organizations
comprising our membership.
Kentucky
Becomes
the 15th
State to
Join P21
June 30,
2010
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14. Kentucky recognized by P21
• 21st Century Learning Exemplar Program
– Case Study: Highlands High School
• Host Kris Kurtenbach was joined by a team of educators from
Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky including
Superintendent Gene Kirchner, Assistant Superintendents Ginger
Webb and Rita Byrd, Broadcast Journalism Teacher Bill Poff and
students Wonder Wachara and Michael Ayers. Listen as they share
their perspectives on the 21st century learning programs at
Highland High School that include an extracurricular robotics
initiative and a hands-on broadcast journalism course.
– Read more »
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15. Related 21st Century-type standards15
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-
guidelines/learning-standards

16. A Companion to 21st Century Learner Standards16
http://www.ala.org/aasl/
standards-guidelines/in-
action

17. More 21st Century Skills in Kentucky