21st Century Skills: Learning for the Life in Our Times
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About the Workshop
The landscape of education is changing at a rapid pace. 21st Century skills abbreviated as the “4 C’s” of Creativity, Critical thinking, Collaboration, and Communication are essential in preparing our students for the workplace of tomorrow. During this workshop we will investigate the importance of these skills for today’s students and how our schools can adapt in today’s changing world. Mr. Fadel’s presentation will focus on global dynamics and the need for creativity and innovation in learning, the role of skills based learning, project based learning, and the importance of STEM, among other areas.
Mr. Fadel’s presentation will follow his presentation by facilitating an interactive dialogueto discuss vision, strategy, and execution of 21
About the Presenter
Charles Fadel, co-author of
21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times, is the Global Education Lead at Cisco Systems, and the Cisco board member at the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and Innovate/Educate (an organization dedicated to the advocacy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). He serves on a number of additional boards and committees dedicated to school reform. Mr. Fadel has consulted for a number of school boards/ministries including Massachussetts, France, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Tunisia, and the Dominican Republic. He has worked on additional educational projects in over 30 countries.