Posts tagged with: 21st-century-skills
Sparking Innovation…The Wallace & Gromit Way
Inspire inventions a la Wallace and Gromit's "cracking contraptions" more
What are 21st Century Skills?
What do phrases like "21st century skills" and "21st century learning" mean? What are these new skills? Why are they necessary? Who decides what these are and how they should be taught? more
5 Highly Overrated Skills Your Successful Child Can Do Without
Our tongue-in-cheek list of obsolete skills that your child no longer needs in order to succeed in the rat race of the new millennium. more
Redefining “Success” to Raise Healthier, Happier Kids
Sadly, "high stakes" and "high pressure" aptly describe the high school and college application/ admission experience for most teens today. more
Media multitaskers pay mental price, says Stanford study
Think you can watch videos, make cell phone calls and send e-mails all at once? Stanford experts say even trying can impair your cognitive control. more
Five Competencies for Adapting to a Changing World
— Dr. Helen Haste, visiting professor at the Harvard Grad School of Education, shares her take on 21st century "competencies". more
Social Networking Sites More Than Just A Frivolous Distraction For Teens
In a recent paper titled Old communication, new literacies: Social network sites as social learning resources, Christina Greenhow contends that contrary to popular belief (mostly among teachers and parents), social... more
Don Tapscott in conversation with students
Don Tapscott’s recent conversation at the Flat Classroom conference in Philadelphia with students from Doha, Qatar, is an engaging adjunct to an earlier article on Don Tapscott’s new... more
Concept Mapping/Mind Mapping for Information Organization
Tools to help children develop key 21st century skills like critical thinking and information organization more
Puzzles and Brainbenders
Traditionally, school curricula have favored left-brain thinking (logical, sequential, analytical and objective thinking) by placing an inordinate emphasis on science and math, and using assessment methods that focus on accuracy... more