Saturday, December 30, 2006

Is education ready?

This is one of the trends in education for the century

An organization called the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a program designed to help educators prepare their students for the future. According to the Partnership, students need the following skills. The job of educators in the 21st century is to deliver them:

* Information and communication skills;
* Thinking and problem-solving skills;
* Interpersonal and self-direction skills;
* Global awareness;
* Financial, economic, and business skills; and
* Civic literacy.

Six trends for 2007 and the 21st century | ZDNet Education IT | Blogs, technology white papers, and RSS news

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1 comment:

Chiti said...

Estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo. Últimamente ando pensando en cómo redifinir conceptos tales como: conocimiento, inteligencia,educación aprendizaje, rol del profesor, etc., que en la era de la interacción, del aprendizaje o como vaya a llamarse, tienen significados caducos. Me gustó tu blog.