7 Skills Students Will Always Need

Three Tools for Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/46781/three-tools-for-teaching-critical-thinking-and-problem-solving-skills

As the world economy shifts away from manufacturing jobs and towards service industry and creative jobs, there’s a consensus among parents, educators, politicians and business leaders that it is crucial students graduate into university or the workforce with the ability to identify and solve complex problems, think critically about information, work effectively in teams and communicate clearly about their thinking.

5 Strategies to Deepen Student Collaboration

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-strategies-deepen-student-collaboration-mary-burns

5 Strategies to Deepen Student Collaboration

• Create Learning Activities That Are Complex. Students need a reason to collaborate. ...
• Prepare Students to Be Part of a Team. ...
• Minimize Opportunities for Free Riding. ...
• Build in Many Opportunities for Discussion and Consensus. ...
• Focus on Strengthening and Stretching Expertise. ...

Agility and Adaptability

https://sites.google.com/site/criticalissuesinedtech/agility-and-adaptability

Students who are agile and adaptable are able to:

• Think critically.
• Handle tough situations and find solutions to tough problems.
• Handle change well.
• Deliver results in first-time situations.
• Communicate well.
• Play many roles simultaneously.
• Understand others.
• Accept responsibility

Speaking Skills Top Employer Wish Lists. But Schools Don't Teach Them

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/26/speaking-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-but.html

They Can Text & Tweet. Can They Speak?

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/teaching-oral-communication-skills/

Initiative and Entrepreneurialism refers to an individual's ability to turn ideas into action. It involves creativity, innovation and risk-taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives.

INITIATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIALISM IN EDUCATION!

https://davedempsey.edublogs.org/2012/12/21/initiative-and-entrepreneurialism-in-education/

5 Ways Teachers Can Introduce Entrepreneurship Skills In Their Classrooms

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robynshulman/2018/04/08/5-ways-teachers-can-introduce-entrepreneurship-skills-in-their-classrooms/#59578b6d7293

Information literacy is the set of skills required to identify, retrieve, organize, and analyze information. It is something all students must learn to effectively complete research, and it's a prevalent aspect of higher education.

Teaching Students to Think and Analyze

https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/teach-students-to-think

Teaching Students to Dig Deeper

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-students-dig-deeper-ben-johnson

Curiosity and Imagination. ... Imagination is the formation of a mental image of something that is neither perceived as real nor present to the senses and it is the ability to confront and deal with reality by using the creative power of the mind; resourcefulness: handled the problems with great imagination.

Curiosity and Imagination are Survival Skills

https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2011/02/03/curiosity-and-imagination-are-survival-skills/

8 Ways to Help Older Kids Develop a Sense of Imagination

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50429/how-to-help-older-kids-develop-a-sense-of-imagination

Curiosity as the edge of knowledge phenomenon that drives learning

https://thelearnersway.net/ideas/2019/1/27/curiosity-as-the-edge-of-knowledge-phenomenon-that-drives-learning

7 Skills Students Will Always Need

https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/how-to-prepare-student-for-21st-century-survival/