By the Author of WANTED: Eight Critical Skills You Need To Succeed
Making a list of what skills are needed to succeed seems to be a hot topic these days. The University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business joined the parade recently by publishing their “6 Critical Management Skills Every Business Leader Must Master.” Click HERE to access the article. It’s no major discovery, to be […]
Read More…Competency-Based Learning transitions students away from seat time in favor of a structure that creates flexibility, allowing them to progress as they demonstrate mastery of academic content, regardless of time, place, or pace of learning. Competency-based strategies provide flexibility in the way that credit can be earned or awarded, and provide students with personalized learning […]
Read More…This is worth a read . . . . and some thought. Has your mind been hijacked by your political convictions, i.e., you’re prone to rationalization, or do you fail to exercise your critical faculties, i.e., are you mentally lazy? Or is it something else?? Think about it! Gordon Pennycook and David Rand penned an interesting article in the New York Times. You can read the article by clicking HERE.
Read More…In this episode, Charlie Jett discusses Field Studies in depth. Field Studies were highlighted by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report, “Teaching the SCANS Competencies” as an effective means of teaching the Critical skills. Field Studies are conducted by a team of students and focus on issues identified by local area businesses […]
Read More…This article by C. Kirabo Jackson that appears in the Winter 2019 edition of EDUCATION NEXT. Click HERE to read the full article. He finds that, while teachers have notable effects on both test scores and non-cognitive skills, their impact on non-cognitive skills is 10 times more predictive of students’ longer-term success in high school […]
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