Personal Skill Development.ppt

personalskilldevelopment,christinelaroccointernationalcentereducationalconsultantclarocco,newinternationalcenterproduct:,resourcekit:personalskilldevelopmentingrades6-12:enhancinglearningfor21stcenturysuccess,fourlearningcriteria,coreacademiclearningachievementinthecoresubjectsofenglishlanguagearts,mathandscienceandothersidentifiedbytheschool.stretchlearningdemonstrationofrigorousandrelevantlearningbeyondminimumrequirements,studentengagement,theextenttowhichstudentsaremotivatedandcommittedtolearninghaveasenseofbelongingandaccomplishmenthaverelationshipswithadults,peersandparentsthatsupportlearning.,personalskilldevelopment,measuresofpersonal,social,service,andleadershipskillsdemonstrationsofpositivebehaviorsandattitudes.,tableofcontents,chapter1:necessarypersonalskillsforachangingworldchapter2:character-centeredlearningasthebasisforlifelongskillschapter3:softskillsforsuccessinschoolandintheworkplacechapter4:communicationskillsfortheworkplacechapter5:groupcommunicationskillsforthe21stcentury,tableofcontents,chapter6:self-managementskillsforsuccessinlifeandworkchapter7:problemsolvinganddecisionmakingskillschapter8:trainingstudentsinleadershipskillschapter9:skillsforcivicandfinancialliteracyappendixayouthemploymentcentersliteracyprogramsforadults,immigrantsneedforanemtunitintown,leadershipskillstraining,accordingtohowardgardner(multipleintelligences)“aleaderisanindividualwhosignificantlyaffectsthethoughts,feelings,and/orbehaviorsofasignificantnumberofindividuals.”,weallknowstudentswhose“leadership”involvespersuasivetechniquestoconvinceotherstojointhemincuttingclasses,usingdrugs,orcommittingcrimes.,leadership,leadershipinvolvesinspiring,motivating,directing,andsharingavisionwithothers.aleadermustbeastrongcommunicator,adecision-maker,amotivator,arisktaker,andadelegator.,leadershiptrainingresearch,personalself-confidence,cooperation,andcitizenshiparecharacteristicsofstudentsinvolvedinstudentorganizationswhereleadershipskillsarepracticed.,recommendations,schoolsshouldinvolvemorestudentsinactivitiesthatexpectthemtoleadaschairsofcommittees.schoolsneedtodevelopmaterialstogivestudentsopportunitiestopracticeleadershipskills.studentsneedmoreactivitiesandexperiencesingroupachievementandproductivity.(carterandspotanski).,waystotrainstudentsinleadership,involvestudentsin:servicelearningcivicliteracyprojectsfinancialliteracyprojects,servicelearning:1999survey,thenationalcenterforeducationstatistics83percentofpublichighschoolshavestudentsinvolvedincommunityservice57percentofallpublicschoolshaveorganizedcommunityserviceactivitiesfortheirstudents.32percentofallschoolshaveservicelearningincorporatedintothecurriculum.servicelearningispartofthecurriculuminnearlyhalfofallhighschools.,benefitsofservicelearning,increasedpersonalandsocialresponsibility.greaterself-awarenessandself-esteemfewerbehavioralproblemsandreferralsfordisciplinemoretrustingandreliableattitudes;greaterempathyincreasedcivicresponsibilityhighergradesonstatetestsofbasicskillsimprovedgradepointaveragesimprovedmotivationandinitiativebetterschoolattendancerates,civicliteracyskills,schoolsarethebreedinggroundforcitizenswhovote,whobecomeinvolved,andwhostrengthenthefoundationsofdemocracybytheircommunityparticipation.schoolsneedtoencouragepro-socialbehaviorandtheinternalizationofcivicnormsappropriatetoasocietythatisbothdemocraticandcaring(stimmannbranson1).”,naep2006testincivics,topics:civiclife,politics,andgovernmentfoundationsoftheamericanpoliticalsystemtheconstitutionalgovernmentdemocracyspurposes,values,andprinciplestherelationshipoftheu.s.toothernationsrolesofcitizensinamericandemocracy,thenationscivicsreportcard,resultsofnaep2006testincivics4thgrade:73percentbasic24percentproficient1percentadvanced8thgrade70percentbasic22percentproficient2percentadvanced,highschoolnaep,12thgrade66percentbasic27percentproficient5percentadvancedtheseare18yearoldswhocanandshouldvote.,3-partmodelofgoodcitizenship,part1:thepersonallyresponsiblecitizen:assiststhosewhoneedhelp,followsrulesandlaws,iswillingtohelpwithouttakingpayment,iskind,andtellsthetruth.,part2:,participatorycitizens:areactivelyinvolvedincommunityissues,concernedaboutstateandlocalissues,andbelievetheycanmakeadifferenceinthecommunitybyworkingwithothers.,part3:,justice-orientedcitizens:believeinworkingwithotherstochangeunjustlaws.whenthereisaneedforsocietalchange,theybelieveinthestrengthofpublicprotest,andtheywillworktochallengeinequalitiesinsociety(flanagan,etal).,thenationalconferenceofstatelegislatures,surveyin2003:studentswhohaveparticipatedinciviceducationare2-3timesmorelikely:-tovote-tocontacttheirleaders-tobeconcernedaboutissues-tofollowtheworkingsofthegovernment.,studentstrainedincivicliteracy,becomeadultswhoareengagedandcontributetothehealthyfunctioningoftheu.s.politicalsystem,planningcivicliteracytraining,-determinewhenandhowlongstudentswillstudycivics-cannotbeaone-shoteffort.-shouldstartinelementaryschoolandbeprogressive.-shouldbeintegratedintothewhole-schoolcurriculum.,todaysteenstoys:$carsandtrucksipodscellphon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