SXSW EDU 2019
World of School Is Preparing for the World of Work
Description:
The shelf life of skills is shrinking. At a time when skills developed by college graduates will be due for a re-fresh in just five years, is our emphasis on today’s technical skills fueling a race to the bottom? How should K-12 evolve to prepare today’s students for jobs--and fields--that don’t yet exist? Come discover how the “world of school” is changing to keep pace with the future of work.
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Takeaways
- Understand why employers perceive a disconnect between the outputs of our educational system and real world demands of the workplace.
- Learn how educators are cultivating traits like resilience and grit, which are among the primary demands of modern employers.
- Learn how K-12 classrooms are embracing new approaches like personalized learning to develop creativity, problem solving, and curiosity among learners
Speakers
- Phyllis Lockett, CEO, LEAP Innovations
- John Bailey, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Kristin Sharp, Director, Initiative on Work, Workers, and Technology, New America
- George Anders, Editor-at-Large, LinkedIn
Organizer
Elizabeth Boney, Associate , Whiteboard Advisors
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