21st century skills
what it’s about
Technology, the economy, and society are changing quickly and accelerating. We are uncertain what the next 20, 50, 100 years holds or what the workplace will demand. In preparing children for a world that doesn’t even exist yet, we need to teach them how to think, rather than what to think. Even more so, we need to teach the next generation to think creatively, be problem solvers, innovators and idea generators. Find out how integrating the arts is crucial to developing these and other critical skills for success in the 21st century.
participants will learn:
ideas and tools for integrating the arts into their classroom
concrete, open-ended activities to bring back to class
confidence to explore creative and open-ended activities
who should attend:
classroom teachers
school administration
parents
anyone thats skeptical about the value of art education