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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Preparing our students for a brave new world

Nearly 50% of occupations today will no longer exist in 2025. New jobs will require creative intelligence, social and emotional intelligence and ability to leverage artificial intelligence.

Workspaces with rows of desks will become completely redundant, not because they are not fit for purpose, but simply because that purpose no longer exists. Read the entire article here: http://goo.gl/1kO6sF



1,000 U.S. hiring managers revealed that eight in 10 view creativity as important to success yet they find that the majority of students are unprepared for the workplace of tomorrow. Read the entire article here: http://goo.gl/qSCn1I

Tier 1 skills needed to succeed:


Tier 2 skills needed to succeed:



Tier 3 skills needed to succeed:








Read the entire article here: 
http://goo.gl/VxrLVs

Google determined that “G.P.A.’s are worthless as a criteria for hiring, and test scores are worthless. ... "We found that they don’t predict anything." Read the entire article here: http://goo.gl/wfDuvT












So, where does your school district fit in this brave new world?

Where do the students who will graduate from your district fit in this brave new world?