P21 is available for public speaking engagements, workshops, and seminars based on the availability of staff, strategic council members, and advisers. If you are interested in finding out more, please see the P21 Speakers Bureau brochure.

To request a speaker, complete the Speaker Request Form and e-mail it to eschmidt@eluminategroup.com.

• 21st Century Skills in Education:  What does it look like in the states? 

 EdNET 2008

• An Optimist’s View of 2014 

Testimony before Democratic Platform Hearing Committee

• Testimony for DNC Platform Hearing Committee

Republic National Platform Committee Submitted Testimony

• Testimony  for RNC Platform Committee

  ASCD, August 8, 2008 

• Preparing Every Child for the 21st Century
  

Ohio Advisory Group, August 5, 2008

• Overview: Introduction to 21st Century Skills and the Partnership
  

Nevada Department of Education Mega Conference, April 25, 2008

• Preparing every child for the new global economy: What should districts do?    
  

• Preparing every child for the new global economy: What can teachers do?  

National School Boards Association, 2008 Annual Conference, March 29-April 1, 2008

• Overview: Introduction to the P21 Framework

• Assessing 21st Century Skills

• 21st Century Skills: The Importance of Professional Development

• 21st Century Skills and Global Awareness

• Out of the Box: Creativity and Innovation in the 21st Century

• Rockefeller-Snowe Bill (S-1483)

CoSN K-12 School Networking Conference, March 10, 2008

• Spotlight on Assessment and 21st Century Skills: Moving Beyond AYP

Teaching & Learning Celebration, WNET, March 8, 2008 

• 21st Century Skills for Education Leaders: How do we prepare our students for the new global economy?

AASA National Conference on Education, February 16, 2008

• Every Child for the 21st Century

Arizona Summit on 21st Century Skills, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, October 26, 2007

• Ken Kay: 20 Questions About 21st Century Skills (audio)
  

67th Annual National School Board Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 14-17, 2007

• The Competitive Edge:  Equipping Students with 21st Century Skills

• High School Reform:  Redefining Rigor for the 21st Century

• NCLB and the New Global Economy

National Title I Conference, Long Beach, California, January 29, 2007

• Preparing Students for the 21st Century:  Weaving 21st Century Skills into K-12 Education

FETC, Orlando, Florida, January 25, 2007

• 21st Century Skills as a Vision for K-12 Education:  What Should Schools and Districts Do?
• Ken Kay:  21st Century Skills  (podcast)

Madison Public Schools, Madison, Connecticut, August 28, 2006

• Preparing Students for the 21st Century:  What Can the Madison Public Schools Do?

2006 NCSL Meeting and Exhibition, Nashville, TN, August 18, 2006 

• Educating Students for the 21st Century:  Challenges for State Policy and Policymaking