December+16,+2010

2. What are the 21st Century Competencies of an Educated Albertan? How do these compare with our own beliefs?
//** Step 1: An Overview of Inspiring Action: **//

**//Step 2: Background Information on Inspiring Action - First Word, Last Word (40 minutes)//**
 * ** On your Own **
 * Read pages 5 to 8
 * highlight words, sentences, phrases that stand out for you personally
 * Put a STAR beside one or two of the parts you highlighted that you will share with your table group.


 * With your group:
 * Number yourselves off 1 to ... (around your table)
 * Person #1 - shares one of his or her highlighted items, BUT DOES NOT comment on it
 * Person #2 - find the item, makes a brief comment around what person #1shared
 * Person #3 - follows person #2 sharing their brief insights around Person #1's highlight
 * Repeat the process until you are back to Person #1
 * Person #1 - gets the LAST word
 * Repeat process, starting with Person #2 sharing one of his or her highlighted items, BUT DOES NOT comment on it
 * ** After everyone has had a chance to share an item, take 5 minutes to bring up any unexplored items you feel need mentioned. **

//** ﻿ **// //**Step 3: Understanding the Competencies (20 minutes)**//
 * Number yourselves #1...........(around your table)
 * Number off the competencies 1-7 starting with Critical Thinking and Problem Solving and Ending with Collaboration and Leadership (pages 10 and 11)


 * Each individual reads their section
 * Summarize the main ideas in your section and explain it to your group
 * Not enough people at your table? Assign the extras or read them together

**Small Group Discussion**: 1.. How do these competencies align with the list of 21st century skills presented by the admin p.d. group?

**Large group debrief**: As you compared the 2 sets of competencies/skills (leadership group and Inspiring Action):
 * what stood out for you?