Project 21 Presentation
Meeting Information
September 8, 2011 Meeting
October 10, 2011 Meeting
November 28, 2011 Meeting
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VISION STATEMENT
Provide 21st century skills learning opportunities for students
that are not restricted by time and location |
Project 21 is NOT about creating a year-round school schedule of the same number of days students are in school spaced throughout the year. Traditional year-round schedules like that of Lake Orion's Carpenter Elementary School merely reorganize and balance the school year across twelve months to provide more continuous learning by breaking up the long summer vacation into shorter, more frequent vacations throughout the year.
Rather, Project 21 is about creating year-long learning opportunities focusing on 21st century skill development anytime/anywhere; learning that is unrestricted by a September-June calendar within the four walls of a school building.
There are two significant reasons for expanding learning opportunities for students to be successful in this rapidly changing world:
- "3 R's" - Increased academic requirements as a result of the implementation of the common core curriculum (knowledge/skills students should have so that they will graduate high school fully prepared for college/careers.)
- "7 C's" - Need to develop broader competencies of essential 21st century skills
- Critical thinking & problem solving
- Creativity
- Communication
- Collaboration & leadership
- Cross cultural understanding
- Career learning and self reliance
- Computing and ICT literacy
3 R's x 7 C's = Project 21 - year-long learning |
