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21 Century Core Skills Workshop
Description : “The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills. Everything else will become obsolete over time.”- Peter Drucker
A workshop on 21st Century Core Skills was organised by Jaagrat Sahodaya Schools at Kanyakubja Public School. Ms. Geetika Ahuja- counsellor, motivational speaker and certified career coach was the resource person for the same. The principal of the school Ms. Pooja Sehgal welcomed the resource person by presenting the token of gratitude to her.
Ms. Ahuja asked the teachers about the changes that they witness today as compared to their school days. The responses were encouraged and directed to the topic that the time has changed and so has the learner and learner needs.
This workshop scaffolded the honing of required teacher-led skills in the participants. It encompassed student-centric teaching and learning along with empowered teaching and emotional intelligence.
Various activities were ushered to make the session provocative.
The teachers enquired how theories can be connected to real life, how knowledge can be incorporated into wide competencies, as well as what “competence” should mean in the educational domain. They also explored features, examples, pros, and cons of various teaching methodologies.
The concept of 'bagless days' in schools was also introduced among the teachers which is a fun-filled way of introducing vocational education right from the school level.
The principal of the school stated that such workshops are a way forward in about creating an encouraging environment in the (online/offline/hybrid) classrooms that is exploratory, discussion based, experiential and engaging.
The workshop can be summed up in the following lines
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”