Charles Fadel
21st Century Skills Expert and Education Thought Leader
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Charles Fadel
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21st Century Skills
Why, What and How
Explains the rationale behind the emphasis on 21st Century Skills, the description of what the skills are, and gives practical advice at policymaker, administrator, and teacher levels
STEM and 21st Century Skills
Describes how to rethink Science/Technology/Engineering/Math curricula in the context of 21st century skills, with a special emphasis on Creativity and Critical Thinking. Explores under appreciated topics such as statistics, discusses the need to seek non-canonical answers from students, while stressing the importance of re-balancing curriculum towards more Technology and Engineering.
Education Technology
Honestly assesses, without hype, where Technology has been proven to work/not work in Education, so as to direct efforts into the more promising uses of EdTech. The survey ranges from calculators and television all the way to 1-1 laptops and immersive technologies.
Financial Literacy and 21st Century Skills
Financial Literacy is a key 21st century skill theme, and this presentation describes novel mechanisms to implement it in three possible ways: embedded in existing topics, as a summer camp; and as a standalone strand. The goal is not merely knowledge, but deep behavior modification.
Teaching Creativity
Creativity is the most important 21st century skill, because it contains the germs of personal growth and self-employability (whether solo or is organizations). The presentation debunks myths and misconceptions about creativity, and uses examples from the corporate world, before delving in the reality of how to nurture it at classroom levels.
Neuroscience of Skills
Tackling the false dichotomy of Skills or Knowledge, this talk makes the neuroscience case for how deep Knowledge acquisition (generalization) actually benefits from a Skills-centered approach. Skills and knowledge are intertwined in a feedback loop that benefits both.
Learning Environments for Skills
Learning environments are often neglected as a potent expression of implementation. Building architecture and classroom setups need to be considered for a fully successful implementation of 21st century skills, alongside standards, assessments, curriculum and instruction, and professional development.