Thursday, July 26, 2018

skills to focus on

For all of us teachers that work on vocational guidance and counselling of students, it's essential that we use the latest resources concerning skill needed in a fast changing world.


Truly worrying about how fast school curriculum changes to adapt to these needs and how well teachers are trained to teach these skills, I'm publishing the infographic of Guthrie Jenssen, as mentioned in the World Economic Forum post on the 10 skills you'll need to survive the rise of automation.

  1. complex problem solving
  2. critical thinking
  3. creativity
  4. people management
  5. coordinating with others
  6. emotional intelligence
  7. judgment and decision making
  8. service orientation
  9. negotiation
  10. cognitive flexibility

Reverse thinking: How could we block students from gaining these skills?
By continue teaching independent subjects, in competitive instead of collaborating classrooms, without art that ignites creativity, without social and emotional intelligence courses to develop empathy, without keeping in mind sustainability.

Questions to feed our thoughts, now that we're on holidays and have time for something new to learn:
How much updated do we keep ourselves to new trends in education?
What is our personal Continuous Learning Development?

Thursday, July 19, 2018

educational innovation

Today I discovered this publication of the European Schoolnet
Open Book of Educational Innovation



It's a collection of 115 educational innovations in Europe, in an attempt to make these innovations visible.

Starting reading this booklet, 3 things came in my mind and I highlight them:

1. The importance that the European Schoolnet initiatives have in my own professional development

2. The importance of Personal Learning Networks, twitter in my case. I find amazingly interesting things from my contacts, to learn and to share

3. The importance of innovation in schools that actually derive from innovative minds and collaborations, from individuals that had "A ha!" moments of inspiration and shared them successfully with like-minded people.

Investing in quality education for all European youth is vital for the future of Europe. No matter how deep technology will be embedded in educational practices, the human factor, teachers, will always play the most important role in motivating students and developing their social skills. Investing in empowering teachers to give their best in the classroom will be the crucial factor for successful education in the future. That's where European Schoolnet seems to have succeeded.