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At the heart of all that we do as teachers lies the act of learning. Our hope is that our actions inspire our students to engage in a process that results in their acquisition of new knowledge, mastery of new skills and the development of capacities and dispositions which will prepare them for life beyond our classrooms. Increasingly our focus is on developing the skills and dispositions our students require to become life-long learners. We recognise that in a rapidly changing world, the capacity to take charge of your personal learning journey, to become self-navigating learners is essential. 

Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one.

Communication skills are critical for today's students. Reading, writing and the ability to tell a story set the stage for success. The Hub, a new TV destination dedicated to bringing kids and families together, is partnering with Discovery Education to support teachers in this important endeavor. Here you'll find inspiration to engage and inspire your budding writers. Meet the artists, editors and writers that bring good stories to life-and watch your students' communication skills soar!

Every working person's dream is to have a career as if you're not working. Earning money while playing games is the most literal way to make money without feeling like you are at work. You can go live a fantasy life and go on exciting adventures, fight mobs, spiff up your gear and earn money while you're at it! Here's how you can start making money by playing games: Live Streaming You can earn money by playing in real time in front of an audience. There are always new games coming out and some people might not have the resources or time to play them. These people often go to livestreams to watch other people play the game they are interested in, sometimes while multitasking. Here's how you can start livestreaming your gameplays: Set up an account. You will need to find a streaming website of course. There are plenty out there but the biggest names in the livestreaming business at present is Twitch and YouTube Gaming. It's useful to research about which company caters to creators better and once you've made your choice, go ahead and set up your account. Gain a following. This is probably the hardest part of making money off of playing games. As with every media platform, a good following is always useful. You can either create a huge following, profit from them by having them view ads from your stream or, you can build a loyal following and profit from them via donations. Search for popular games. If you're not getting enough followers on your preferred site then you are probably playing the wrong game. Do your research and check which games people are most interested in playing and play it as well! Creating Game Guides People get into new games all the time and a lot of them turn to guides when they are stuck in a particular level or instance. If you are a seasoned gamer, you can definitely write guides based on your gameplay and earn money from it. Learn how to write creatively. In order for you to actually be able t

Recently I have found a number of ideas on the web that were particularly interesting and together paint a compelling picture of education's future. Each fits into a model where the focus is on developing skills, dispositions and habits that will last into the future - long life skills.

DS Training Academy course series is targeted at both beginning and intermediate Designers, who want to acquire Designing skills. DS Training Academy gives the Website Designer real time software-Designing experience through Software Life Cycle to making him/her a complete Website Professional.

Career Cruising is an internet-based career exploration and planning tool used by students in grades 7-12. Established in 1997, Career Cruising is currently used by over eight thousand institutions across North America, including schools, employment agencies, libraries, colleges and universities This tool supports career education courses and programs at the senior high level (grades 10-12) as well as the Life Learning Choices strand in the intermediate (grades 7-9) health curriculum. It assists students in the collection of data for their personal portfolio. Student logins are generated at Career Cruising, and students have the option to change their passwords to secure their own personal information. As students plan, develop, and document their pathway to a successful career, they are able to use Career Cruising to explore careers that are related to their skills and interests. For further information, please contact the Board Career Education Consultants. Western School Board at 438-4017 Eastern School District at 368-6963

How we define success may vary -- building 21st-century learning skills, closing the achievement gap, reinventing the learning process. But the tonic effect of success on teachers does not change. Everywhere we go, we hear it: There is no greater reward than knowing you have enhanced a child's chances of succeeding in life.

There is a great deal that I like about this description of humanity at its best from Ryan & Deci. It is both a goal to be achieved and an indicator of conditions which are required for us to fulfil our potential. While the focus of this statement is on the actions of the individual we can see how society might act to deny individuals the opportunities to lead such an inspired and agentic life. I like to imagine what a school might be like if every individual who plays a part in its functioning strove to extend themselves, master new skills and apply their talents responsibly.  Maybe schools would be like the 'learning organisations' described by Peter Senge. 

The evidence is mounting and the narrative around education is shifting towards a story centred on long-life skills, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication. Success in the future seems to be connected closely to one's capacity to innovate, to problem find and to make strategic decisions when confronted by unique situations for which we have not been specifically prepared. 

President Obama's first address on educational reform.