Each CTSO program helps students develop life – long skills such as developing interpersonal relationships, teamwork, and setting and achieving goals. Develops leadership skills. Research has shown that membership in a CTSO fosters and develops positive leadership skills.

DECA. DECA is a CTSO that helps students develop college and career readiness skills.

Career and Technical Student Organizations

Technical and vocational education and training plays an essential role in improving the wellbeing of youths and communities. It increases productivity, empowers individual to become self reliant and stimulates entrepreneurship. Businesses are more willing to invest in a community with strong human resources.

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) certificate is a classroom teaching certificate that authorizes individuals to teach a specific career and technical education subject area in grades 7-12 in a New York State public school or BOCES.

Technical education, the academic and vocational preparation of students for jobs involving applied science and modern technology. Technical education has as its objectives the preparation of graduates for occupations that are classed above the skilled crafts but below the scientific or engineering professions.

The 16 Tracks of Career & Technical Education

• Health Science.
• Business, Management, & Administration.
• Marketing, Sales, & Service.
• Finance.
• Information Technology (IT)
• Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)
• Manufacturing.
• Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics.

Overall, the four components needed to build a data-driven education system are personalization, evidence-based learning, school efficiency, and continuous innovation.

The 6 Major Skills for 21st Century Students

• 1 – Creativity and innovation.
• 2- Communication and collaboration.
• 3- Research and Information fluency.
• 4- Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making.
• 5- Digital citizenship.
• 6- Technology operations and concepts.

Past President of NAIS, Pat Bassett, identifies Five C’s – critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration and character, as the skills that will be in demand and will be rewarded in this century.

Here’s a look at a few challenges faced by teachers in the 21st century.

• Personalisation. The age old “one size fits all” teaching method has long outgrown, with the focus moving on to different styles of learners.
• Making the Right Use of Technology.
• Classroom Management.
• Curriculum.
• Global Awareness.

A 21st century education is one that responds to the economical, technological, and societal shifts that are happening at an ever-increasing pace. It’s an education that sets children up to succeed in a world where more than half of the jobs they’ll have over their careers don’t even exist yet.

Communication Creativity Critical Thinking Collaboration

1. Let Your Students Lead The Learning.
2. Create an Inquiry-Based Classroom Environment.
3. Encourage Collaboration.
4. Develop Critical Thinking Skills.
5. Encourage Creativity.
6. 11 thoughts on “5 Ways to Prepare Your Students for the 21st Century”

Twenty-first-century learning embodies an approach to teaching that marries content to skill. Without skills, students are left to memorize facts, recall details for worksheets, and relegate their educational experience to passivity.

How to Promote Student Engagement with 21st Century Learners

1. leadership.
2. ability to work in a team.
3. communication skills (written)
4. problem solving skills.
5. communication (oral)
6. strong work ethic.
7. initiative.
8. analytical/quantitative skills.

Strategies That Promote 21st Century Skills

1. critical thinking.
2. problem solving.
3. creativity and innovation.
4. adaptability.
5. collaboration.
6. communication (both written and oral)
7. self-direction and self-assessment.
8. application of technology to work flow.

The term “21st century learning” has been used to refer to abilities students must master, such as problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills, and digital literacy.