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Opening the Conversations

Refining Our Vision for Maine's Secondary Education: Forum on 21st Century Skills – Presentation by Commissioner Gendron - in Power Point Slideshow

Commissioner Susan A. Gendron’s PowerPoint presentation at the China Lake Conference Center, September 27, 2007.  This is the opening conversation in a lengthy conversation about Refining Our Vision for Maine’s Secondary Education.  The presentation should be viewed as an opening conversation, not as a final product.

This PowerPoint includes two videos, which can be viewed as part of the overall show, or separately here:

Pay Attention - 8 minute video about digital learning opportunities

Did You Know - eye-opening PowerPoint about our shifting world and exponential changes in technology

Framework for 21st Century Learning
This contains the rainbow chart and other graphics from the China Lake conference. (From the Partnership for 21st Century Skills)

Link to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is the nation’s leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education.  Maine became the sixth state to join the Partnership in July 2007.  Read the press release.

Maine’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program

http://www.maineafterschool.net/

Student learning doesn't stop after the final bell. Educators and policy makers have begun to show increasing interest in programs designed for non-school hours, especially those designated for after school. A lot of emphasis has been placed on after-school programs for three primary reasons. First, attendance in after-school programs can provide children with supervision during a time when many might be exposed to or engaged in more antisocial and destructive behaviors. Second, after-school programs can provide enriching experiences that broaden children's perspective and improve their socialization. Third, and a more recent emphasis, after-school programs can perhaps help improve the academic achievement of students who are not accomplishing as much as they need to during regular school hours.