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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

The Centre for Global Education - Four Nations Classroom - 9 views

tcge.tiged.org/fnc

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shared by Lucy Gray on 01 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Adrienne Michetti on 01 Sep 10
     
    "The Four Nations Classroom creates a classroom of the world and brings the world into the classroom. From the months of October to December, hundreds of students from every corner of the planet connect in a series of meaningful large group and one-on-one encounters. School representing each nation meet via Video Conference and collaborate through the innovative blending of multiple technologies. Students have the opportunity to engage, learn and develop relationships that will last a lifetime."
Adrienne Michetti

Peace One Day and Skype open classroom doors to the world with launch of Global Educati... - 5 views

about.skype.com/...peace_one_day.html

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shared by Adrienne Michetti on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Adrienne Michetti on 30 Sep 10
     
    "We hope that the Global Education Resource will inspire and empower educators and students to join us and take on the challenge of helping to establish Peace Day 21 September as an annual day of global ceasefire and nonviolence."
Linda Nitsche

Voices Of The World - 0 views

onevoice.ning.com/

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shared by Linda Nitsche on 10 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Linda Nitsche on 10 Jul 08
     
    Voices of the World collaborative project connecting learners in the primary grades using a different tool each month.
  • Linda Nitsche on 10 Jul 08
     
    Voices Of The World was created by Sharon Tonner from The High School Of Dundee in Scotland to connect children from around the world using their voices rather than the standard text and images and prepare them for their globalised future.
Linda Nitsche

6 milliards d'Autres, 6 billion Others, 6 miliardi di Altri A Yann Arthus-Bertrand project - 0 views

6billionothers.org

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shared by Linda Nitsche on 30 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Linda Nitsche on 30 Oct 08
     
    Listen to the stories of 6 billion people. Hear our common humanity and be inspired to find a way to be connected.
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