The authors have done nothing less than provide a bold framework for designing a 21st century approach to education, an approach aimed at preparing all of our children to successfully meet the challenges of this brave, new world.
Charles Fadel
21st Century Skills Expert and Education Thought Leader
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Charles Fadel
Biography
Charles Fadel is a global education thought leader and expert, author, and inventor, with several affiliations:
Visiting Practitioner at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. Visiting Lecturer at MIT IAP program and Wharton/UPenn 's CLO program. Member of the President's Council at Olin College. Senior Fellow, Human Capital at The Conference Board.
Vice-chair of the Education committee of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Formerly Global Education Lead at Cisco Systems, and its liaison with UNESCO and the World Bank.
Board member at Innovate/Educate. Former board member at the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and Change the Equation.
Co-author of a best-selling book titled "21st Century Skills" now being translated into mandarin Chinese, Russian and Korean
Angel investor with Beacon Angels
He has worked on education projects with more than thirty countries and states, both developed and developing. His work spans Schools, Higher Education, and Workforce Development. He has been featured by National Public Radio, the CBC, Huffington Post, and many other media.
Charles has been awarded five patents, and worked in the ICT industry (semiconductors, and systems) for 20+ years in his career. He holds a BS in electronics/physics with a minor in neuroscience, and a MBA in international marketing.
Charles Fadel
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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.
