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Planning Meeting on 21st Century Competencies

February 1, 2010

The Keck Center of the National Academies

500 Fifth St., NW, Room 110

Washington, D.C.

         

10:00

Introductions and Workshop Framework (breakfast meeting)

 
 

Introductions of all participants

     
         
 

Welcoming Remarks

     
 

Stuart Elliott, Center for Education

   
 

Barbara Chow, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

   
 

James Pellegrino, University of Illinois at Chicago, Meeting Chair

   
     

Workshop Framework

1. Research about how 21st century competencies relate to important workplace, educational, civic, and personal outcomes

2. Research about how the development of 21st century competencies relates to the development of basic skills and core content knowledge

3. Research about the relationship between 21st century competencies and the educational needs of disadvantaged populations

         

10: 30

Workplace Outcomes

     
         
 

Economics and Sociology Research

     
 

David Finegold, Rutgers University

     
         
 

Management and Employee Selection Research

   
 

Wayne Cascio, University of Colorado

     
         

10:50

General discussion of Workplace and Educational Outcomes

   
 

Moderator: James Pellegrino

     
         

11:30

Discussion of Outcomes for Disadvantaged Populations

   
 

Moderator: James Pellegrino

     
         

11:50

Lunch

     
         

12: 50

Civic, Developmental, and Other Outcomes

   
         
 

Research on Civic Participation

     
 

Lisa Garcia-Bedolla, UC-Berkeley (by videoconference)

   
         
 

Developmental Research

     
 

Douglas Coatsworth, Pennsylvania State University

   
         
 

Economics Research

     
 

Sergio Urzua, Northwestern University

     
         

1:20

General Discussion of Civic and Other Outcomes

   
 

Moderator: James Pellegrino

     
         

1:40

Discussion of Outcomes for disadvantaged populations

   
 

Moderator: James Pellegrino

     
         

2:00

21st Century Competencies and Learning

   
         
 

Basic Skills and 21st Century Competencies

   
 

Patricia Alexander, University of Maryland

   
         
 

Science Learning and 21st Century Competencies

   
 

LeeAnn Sutherland, University of Michigan

   
         
 

Self-Regulated Learning and Content Learning

   
 

Christopher Wolters, University of Houston

   
         

2:30

General Discussion of 21st Century Competencies and Learning

   
 

Moderator: James Pellegrino

     
         

3:15

Break

     
         

3:30

Discussion of 21st Century Competencies and Learning in Disadvantaged Populations

   
 

Moderator: James Pellegrino

     
         

4:15

Concluding Remarks from Participants

     
         

Guiding Questions

• What key messages about 21st century competencies are strongly supported by the available research?

• What gaps in the research should be addressed in future research?

         
 

James Pellegrino, Chair

     
 

Hewlett Foundation Staff

     
 

Final Comments and Questions from Presenters and Attendees

 
         

5:00

Adjourn

     
         

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