Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Skills for Success in the 21st Century

Tony Wagner, a leading educational leader, speaker, and writer, discusses in the video below the essential skills every student should acquire in order to be successful in a global economy.  The skills Wagner discusses are those same skills that we, as teachers and leaders, are pushing our students to acquire in our classrooms.  And while the environment in our classrooms must change to foster these skills, Wagner also points out that the students must take ownership of their own abilities. 

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