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At the Henry Ford, we have fully embraced
21st century skills in theory and in practice,

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so as to speak.

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Our new strategic plan, which was revised
in 2010, was definitely informed and inspired

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by IMLS’s 21st Century Skills report.

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We have now overtly called out a few of these
skills in our strategic plan that we feel

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we can offer as an institution.

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To deliver on the promise, we’ve consciously
worked on developing and re-aligning products,

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programs, and experiences, with which we can
engage various stakeholders in 21st century

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skills development.

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We’ve created a paradigm-shifting digital
educational tool, called Innovation 101, which

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leverages 21st century content from the interviews
available on our website called On Innovation

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of current day innovators like Bill Gates,
Steve Wozniac, Bill Allen, Richard Baker.

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The teacher is expected to be a facilitator
and students are expected to learn in a self-directed

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manner, using digital technology.

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So we’re using 21st century content, combining
it with 21st century teaching methodology,

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and eventually helping in the development
of 21st century skills.

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In collaboration with Make Magazine, we are
hosting the annual Detroit Maker Faire, which

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is all about grassroots innovation and creativity,
one of the essential 21st century skills.

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The interpretation of our upcoming 80,000
square foot exhibition, Driving America, is

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being explicitly informed and guided by the
need for 21st century skills.

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We’re asking our visitors to critically
think, critically problem-solve, dialogue,

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and reflect in a multi-layered way.

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All our self-guided itineraries for Girl Scouts
and students have 21st century probes embedded

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in them, so we are engaging visitors more
in inquiry and reflection, than just telling

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them facts and stories.

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We are creating environments to ignite creativity
and innovation, critical thinking and problem-solving.

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And we are doing continuous staff and volunteer
training and giving our staff tips and tools

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of how they can translate this into their
own work with visitors and constituents that

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we serve.
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