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The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck Building – Room 101
Washington, DC
Center for Education Board Meeting
May 3, 2005
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Identifying and Developing 21st Century Skills
Findings, Future Research Needs and Implications for CFE
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Please note that the presentations below may be subject to
copyright restrictions of the individual presenters.
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8:30-8:45
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Welcome and overview of agenda
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Richard Murnane, Chair
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Martin Orland, Director
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8:45-9:00
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Recent Research on 21st Century Skills
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Richard Murnane, Harvard University
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Presentation
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• Findings from The New Division of Labor about the importance of expert thinking (problem-solving) and complex communications skills. |
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• These 21st century skills could potentially be developed through several different academic subjects in the K-12 curriculum. Today, we will focus on science education as an example of how the skills might be developed through existing academic subjects. We will then turn to the challenge of assessing those skills, both in education and in employment testing. |
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• The CFE Board on Science Education is currently conducting a study of student science learning in grades K-8 that will explore some of the questions we will discuss today. A description of that study is in your briefing books. |
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9:00-9:20
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Supporting Student Learning of 21st Century Skills
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John Bransford, University of Washington
(by speakerphone)
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Presentation
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9:20-9:45
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Reactions and Discussion with the Board
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• Reactions from CFE Board members
(Robert Schwartz, Denis Doyle) |
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9:45-10:00
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Break
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10:00-11:15
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Science Curriculum and Instruction for 21st Century Skills: Panel Discussion of Obstacles, Challenges, and New Approaches
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Moderator: Richard Murnane
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• How might efforts to develop problem-solving and complex communications skills intersect with current efforts to reform science education? |
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What are the obstacles and challenges to developing complex communications and problem-solving skills within the context of science education? |
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• What kinds of promising approaches can address these obstacles and challenges? |
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Betty Carvellas, teacher, co-chair of science department, Essex Junction High School, Vermont, member of the CFE Teacher Advisory Council
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Presentation
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Richard Lehrer, Vanderbilt University
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Presentation
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Response to Panel:
Carl Wieman, Chair, Board on Science Education
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CFE Board Discussants:
Cary Sneider, Louis Gomez, Suzanne Wilson
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General Discussion
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11:15-12:15
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Challenges of Assessing 21st Century Skills: Panel Discussion
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Moderator: Robert Linn
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• What types of assessments are capable of measuring expert thinking and complex communications skills? |
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• What are the costs, benefits, and practical constraints on developing and implementing such tests? |
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Steve Ferrara, American Institutes for Research
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Presentation
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Neal Schmitt, Michigan State University
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Presentation
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James Outtz, Outtz & Associates
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Presentation
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CFE Board Discussants:
Steve Raudenbush, Peter McWalters
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General Discussion
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12:15-1:30
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Working Lunch
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Summary from Judith Ramaley, NRC Visiting Scholar
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Key Issues for CFE and Implications for a Planning Meeting on 21st Century Skills
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