Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

Description: 
Cheryl Lemke, President and CEO of the Metiri Group and former Executive Director of the Milken Exchange on Education for the Milken Family Foundation, talks about 21st Century Skills.  Cheryl ask and then discusses, “What skills will students need to thrive in a digital age, and what are the strategies teachers need to help students develop these skills?”

NSDC Standards for Staff Development

Context Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement. (Leadership)

Process Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. (Evaluation)
• Prepares educators to apply research to decision making. (Research-Based)
• Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design)
• Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (Learning)
• Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. (Collaboration)

Content Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (Equity)
• Deepens educators' content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (Quality Teaching)

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