Each November, NILRC hosts a preconference on a topic of broad interest to librarians and educators ahead of the Annual Conference of community college administrators (ICCCA).
The Institute's Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills initiative underscores the critical role our nation's museums and libraries play in helping citizens build such 21st century skills as information, communications and technology literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, civic literacy, and global awareness.
Don't miss this opportunity to get a handle on the 21st Century Skills movement as it impacts schools, colleges libraries and museums.
NILRC ICCCA PreconferenceThe 21stCentury Skills Movement in Secondary and Higher Education: An Overview." Keynote address presented by Sharon Comstock, Assistant Professor and Director, Post-BaccalaureateProgram in School Librarianship, Milner Library, Illinois State University.
Professor Comstock will set the tone for the afternoon. Her talk will befollowed by a panel discussion by librarian/teachers with experience in the emerging 21st Centuryskills movement.
Panelists include: Dane Ward, Associate Dean, Milner Library,ISU and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, UniversityLibrary, UIUC and ACRL President-elect.
The Context: One well-vetted and widely accepted framework that defines ?21st century skills? hasbeen offered by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), anon-profit coalition sponsored by education, business, and community organizations. See: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
The P21 framework has been adopted by 13 states (including quite recently,Illinois) and numerous organizations and associations, notably including the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).
Topics include:
* The educational agenda for 21st Century Skills in the Obama Administration;
* 21st Century Skills standards developed by educators including school and academic librarians
* Partnerships to promote 21st Century Skills in training and education;
* The P21 Agenda for Illinois.
The 21st Century Skills Framework: What are some of the skills under discussion?
LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
* Creativity and Innovation
* Communication and Collaboration
* Visual Literacy
* Scientific and Numerical Literacy
* Cross-Disciplinary Thinking
* Basic Literacy
INFORMATION, MEDIA, AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
* Information Literacy
* Media Literacy
* Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Literacy
LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS
* Flexibility and Adaptability
* Initiative and Self-Direction
* Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
* Productivity and Accountability
* Leadership and Responsibility
21ST CENTURY THEMES
* Global Awareness
* Financial, Economic, Business, and Entrepreneurial Literacy
* Civic Literacy
* Health Literacy
* Environmental Literacy
A lively discourse with the audience is anticipated and encouraged!
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM Wednesday, November 18,2009
Place: Springfield Hilton
Registration Fee: $60.00, NILRC Members;$75.00 non-NILRC members (in addition to the ICCCA Conference Fee). You do not need to attend the ICCCA Conference to attend the workshop.
Registration for non-NILRC members opens Oct.12th, so don't delay.
The 21stCentury Skills Movement in Secondary and Higher Education: An Overview. " Keynote address presented by Sharon Comstock, Assistant Professor and Director, Post-BaccalaureateProgram in School Librarianship, Milner Library, Illinois State University.
Registration is required and the fee to participate is $60 for NILRC Members, $75 for non-NILRC-Members (not included in the ICCCA conference registration fee). Registration closes November 8, 2009.
Checks should be made out to NILRC and sent to P.O. Box 120, Blanchardville, WI 53516
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