World Economic Forum – 16 Skills for the 21st Century
Children need to learn social and emotional skills if they are to thrive in the workplace of the future, a World Economic Forum report has found. See attachment.
What are we waiting for?
We urgently need unfettered thinking, creativity and fearlessness to take on the challenges and opportunities in a global, hyper-connected world. Read the attached article from Jan Owen (FYA)
Online Learning – Lessons to Learn
Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free — not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn – what lessons can we learn from this for our schools? Check out her TED Talk on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6FvJ6jMGHU
The Testing Emperor Finally Has No Clothes
The overemphasis on testing has led many teachers to eliminate projects and activities that provide students with an opportunity to be creative and imaginative, and scripted curriculum has become the norm in many classrooms. See attached article for more.
Make School relevant to Students’ Lives
Students are the power tools of change in education. They are the most ignored and they have the most at stake.
Education 3.0
Our goal should not be to ensure that young people are simply finishing school but to make certain that every student has built a ‘portfolio’ of skills and capabilities with which to thrive in the new economy.