State-level international benchmarking actions for 21st century readiness¶

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Description¶

Citing the 2008 "Benchmarking for Success" report, the chapter recommends five actions: adopting internationally benchmarked common core standards in math and language arts; leveraging collective influence to align textbooks, digital media, curricula, and assessments to those standards; revising teacher and leader policies to reflect top-performing nations' human capital practices; holding schools accountable through monitoring, interventions, and support; and measuring state performance globally against international achievement and attainment.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires valid assessments of 21st century skills to support international comparison

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• US K-12 students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Globally competitive knowledge and skills

Related Strategies¶

• Align high school graduation standards, assessments, and course requirements with college readiness so a diploma signals preparation for credit-bearing college work
• Structure reform analyses so each chapter presents original analysis, discusses implications for practice, and ends with recommendations for community colleges

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Dede, C. (2009). Comparing Frameworks for "21st Century Skills". Harvard Graduate School of Education. https://eric.ed.gov