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Lucy Gray

OECD Better Life Index - 2 views

www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/responses

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shared by Lucy Gray on 13 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Lucy Gray on 13 Aug 14
     
    "More than 60 000 users of the Better Life Index around the world have shared their views on what makes for a better life. Explore the interactive map and find out what well-being topics are rated highest and where. Of course this is a small share of the world's population - so why not share your vision of a better life and help us reach 100 000 (or even more) by the end of 2014. "
Linda Nitsche

Global SchoolNet: Home - 2 views

www.globalschoolnet.org/index.cfm

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shared by Linda Nitsche on 10 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Linda Nitsche on 10 Jul 08
     
    Global SchoolNet's mission is to support 21st century learning. We engage teachers and students in meaningful project learning exchanges with people around the world to develop literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding.
Henry Liebling

Teachers sharing with teachers - Education for Sustainable Development | Education and ... - 2 views

www.unesco.org/...index.php

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shared by Henry Liebling on 27 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Henry Liebling on 27 Jun 12
     
    SandWatch project with primary aged children in Grenada "House Assembly Project" with secondary students in Canada The teachers describe their ways of teaching sustainability & the students' give their reactions. "
Lucy Gray

Factories Ready to Hire, but Skilled Workers Scarce - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...02manufacturing.html

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shared by Lucy Gray on 02 Jul 10 - Cached
  • In a survey last year of 779 industrial companies by the National Association of Manufacturers, the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, the accounting and consulting firm, 32 percent of companies reported “moderate to serious” skills shortages. Sixty-three percent of life science companies, and 45 percent of energy firms cited such shortages.
  • Employers say they are looking for aptitude as much as specific skills. “We are trying to find people with the right mindset and intelligence,” said Mr. Murphy.
  • Local leaders worry that the skills shortage now will be exacerbated once baby boomers start retiring. In Ohio, officials project that about 30 percent of the state’s manufacturing workers will be eligible for retirement by 2016.
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  • The jobs, which would pay $18 to $23 an hour, require considerable technical skill.
  • anonymous on 02 Jul 10
     
    Is assessing basic skills enough in a global economy?
  • anonymous on 02 Jul 10
     
    Yong Zaho is right, the US will loose by teaching to and assessing for basic skills. As Richard Florida and Dan Pink write about it is the Creative Class where there is real growth.
Lucy Gray

Flexibility/Languages - 2 views

www.p21.org/...index.php

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shared by Lucy Gray on 14 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Barbara Lindsey on 14 Sep 10
     
    From the P21 21st Century Skills Site: How Can Flexibility and Adaptability Skills Support Multiple Language Learning at the K-5 level?
Lucy Gray

BigPictureSmallWorld Programs - 0 views

www.bigpicturesmallworld.com/...index.shtml

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shared by Lucy Gray on 07 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Lucy Gray on 07 Mar 09
     
    Check out the videos on this page!
Jeff Johnson

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - ICT Literacy Maps - 0 views

www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 31 May 08 - Cached
  • In collaboration with several content area organizations, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed a series of ICT Literacy Maps illustrating the intersection between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy and core academic subjects including English, mathematics, science and social studies (civics/government, geography, economics, history). The maps enable educators to gain concrete examples of how ICT Literacy can be integrated into core subjects, while making the teaching and learning of core subjects more relevant to the demands of the 21st century.
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