Annual research and policy symposium: Skills for a changing world
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Opening presentation: Skills for a changing world

Opening presentation: Skills for a changing world

Breadth of skills in regional networks

What are these skills? Differences between skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values — and why they matter

Report launch: Skills for a Changing World: National Perspectives and the Global Movement

Reflections and perspectives on the report from national education officials

Breadth of skills: Examples and initiatives
Education systems across the world are undertaking transformations in order to develop essential skills and competencies in students to be successful in the 21st century. This global movement is reacting to and preparing for changing social, technological, and economic demands. In order to be effective, the full breadth of skills, from literacy and numeracy to creativity, collaboration, and problem solving, must be cultivated across age groups and learning environments, including school, community, home, and society at large.
On April 5, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings hosted its Annual Research and Policy Symposium, which marked the launch of “Skills for a Changing World: National Perspectives and the Global Movement,” a new report on the current global, regional, and national level movement toward recognizing breadth of skills within education systems. The report includes summary case studies from Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, and South Africa.
Through a series of public discussions, the symposium highlighted current views across curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy on including a range of skills. Policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and thought leaders discussed design and implementation practices to ensure all children have high-quality learning opportunities that build the skills necessary to create vibrant, healthy societies in a rapidly changing world.
Agenda
Welcome Remarks
Rebecca Winthrop
Director - Center for Universal Education
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Opening presentation: Skills for a changing world
Esther Care
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Breadth of skills in regional networks
Maysa Jalbout
Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Mercedes Miguel
Secretary of Innovation and Quality Education - Ministry of Education and Sports, Argentina
Darius Mogaka Ogutu
Director Policy, Partnerships and East African Community Affairs - Ministry of Education, Kenya
Ramya Vivekanandan
Senior Education Specialist, Learning Assessment Systems - GPE Secretariat
Break
What are these skills? Differences between skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values — and why they matter
Esther Care
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Sten Ludvigsen
Professor in Learning and Technology, Department of Education, The Faculty of Educational Sciences - University of Oslo
Susan Douglas
Senior Advisor, Schools - British Council
Chief Executive Officer - The Eden Academy Trust
Lunch
Report launch: Skills for a Changing World: National Perspectives and the Global Movement
Esther Care
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Reflections and perspectives on the report from national education officials
Connie Chung
Associate Director, Global Education Innovation Initiative - Harvard Graduate School of Education
Darius Mogaka Ogutu
Director Policy, Partnerships and East African Community Affairs - Ministry of Education, Kenya
Break
Breadth of skills: Examples and initiatives
Christina Kwauk
Former Brookings Expert
Head of Climate and Education - Unbounded Associates
Christopher Kyakukaisha Yalukanda
Director of Research and Information - Zambia National Union of Teachers
Sean Slade
Senior Director, Global Outreach - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Reception
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