As we continue to talk about what is best for students in the Storm Lake District, it is good for us to be in touch with other educators in the field and what they are thinking regarding best practices. Tony Wagoner spoke to the Iowa Association of School Boards two weeks ago and told attendees that in education we are between a rock and a hard place for practices in education. The "rock" is that there are new skills that have not been taught that are necessary for developing skills in a knowledge society for all students. The "hard place" is that the students of today who have been dubbed the "net generation" are differently motived to learn and need different resources in classrooms than before.
He outlined 7 Survival Skills that research says will be needed for Career, College and Citizenship in future:
- Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
- Collaboration across organization networks of people
- Agility and adaptability to new situations
- Initiative and Entrpreneurialism
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Accessing and analyzing information
- Economy and Innovation in work practices
Not all of these skills are apparent in our course requirements in schools and schools need to look at substantially changing practices in memorization of content and focus on digital capabilities to prepare students for what the world will be --not what we know today.
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