Here is a video from the McKinsey group, a policy firm that has gathered compelling data identifying common elements in successful education systems from around the world. This video and the related links on the page (see McKinsey on Society) frames nicely the challenge and the opportunity that lies ahead of us in the field of education. Our world is changing more rapidly than ever. Our students are more savvy and globally aware than ever. Jobs not yet created will be filled by our current students so how and what we teach must change!
In our Hawaii Catholic School system, we are taking steps to meet the challenges of educating 21st Century students. A number of our schools and personnel are participating in professional development opportunities to further their knowledge of effective instructional practice. Through schools participation in the SOTF (Schools of the Future) initiative, utilization of online Web 2.0 tools and recently the construction of a educational leader professional development cohort, HCS Laulima, our schools accept the challenges facing our education system. Throguh collaboration we can better harness the human resources in our system to improve our instructional practice and thus give our students and even better educational exxpwerience!
Please watch the video with the following question in mind: What am I going to do, no matter how difficult, to help my students prepare for the 21st Century work force?
Check back every week for a blog update about what is happening in our Hawaii Catholic Schools!
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