Senior High School

Summit
2024
 21st

Century
Skills
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Centuryskills (the four C’s) teach YOU

Learning
about the
Skills mental processes required to
adapt and improve upon a modern work
environment.
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R one the most important qualities for
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In business settings, critical thinking is essential
S for improvement. It’s the mechanism that
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I eliminates obstacles and replaces them with
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fruitful endeavors.
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R This skill empowers you to see
N concepts in a different light,
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N which leads to innovation.
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S In any field, innovation is key to the adaptability and

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I overall success of a company.
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A means getting
R people to work
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I together, achieve
N compromises, and get the best possible
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results from solving a problem.
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The key element of collaboration is willingness. All
I participants have to be willing to sacrifice parts of their
L ideas and adopt others to get results for the company.
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E is a requirement for any
A company to maintain
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N profitability. It’s crucial for
I everyone to learn how to
N effectively convey ideas among different
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personality types.
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K When employees communicate poorly, whole projects fall
I apart. No one can see the objectives they want to achieve.
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No one can take responsibility because nobody’s claimed
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Literacy skills (IMT) focuses on how YOU can
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discern facts, publishing outlets,
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and the technology behind you.
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There’s a strong focus on determining
trustworthy sources and factual information to
separate it from the misinformation that floods
the Internet.
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I Information Literacy: Understanding facts, figures,
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E statistics, and data
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A In an age of chronic misinformation,
C finding truth online has become a job all
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on its own. It’s crucial that everyone can
S identify honesty on their own. Otherwise,
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they can fall prey to myths,
L misconceptions, and outright lies.
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I Media literacy: Understanding the methods
T and outlets in which information is published
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R is the practice of identifying publishing
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C methods, outlets, and sources while distinguishing
Y between the  can discern which media
S credible ones outlets or formats to ignore.
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 learn which ones to embrace
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that aren’t. which is equally important.
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I Technology literacy: Understanding the machines that mak
T the Information Age possible
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R Technology literacy gives people the basic information the
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C need to understand what
Y gadgets perform what  can adapt to
S tasks and why. This the world more
K understanding removes effectively.
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the intimidating feeling
L that technology tends
S to have.
Life skills
21 st (FLIPS) take a look at intangible
elements of YOUR everyday life. These
Century
intangibles focus on both personal and
Skills qualities.
professional
L  is the expression of someone’s ability to adapt to
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F changing circumstances.
E  requires them to show humility and accept that
S they’ll always have a lot to learn — even when
K they’re experienced.
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L Knowing when to change, how to change, and
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S how to react to change is a skill that’ll pay
dividends for someone’s entire life.
L  motivating a team to accomplish a goal
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F  is someone’s penchant for setting goals, walking a
E team through the steps required, and achieving those
S goals collaboratively.
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I Entry-level workers need leadership skills for
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L several reasons. The most important is that it helps
S them understand the
decisions that managers and
business leaders make.
L  Starting projects, strategies, and plans on one’s own
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F  is an attribute that earns rewards. It’s especially
E indicative of someone’s character in terms of work
S ethic and professional progress.
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L Initiative often means
S working on projects
outside of regular working
hours.
L  maintaining efficiency in an age of distractions
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F  ability to complete work in an appropriate amount of
E time.
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In business terms, it’s called “efficiency.” The
L common goal of any professional — from an entry-
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level employee to a CEO — is to get more done
in less time.
L  meeting and networking with others for mutual
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F benefit
E  crucial to the ongoing success of a professional.
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Etiquette, manners, politeness, and small talk still
L play major roles in today’s world. That means you
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need to learn them in an educational setting instead
of a social setting.
“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will
not be those who cannot read and write, but
those who
cannot learn, unlearn,
and relearn.”

Alvin Toffler (1928-2016)

Thank you… 21st Century
Skills