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Critical Skills Program
The Critical Skills Program offers educators a set of powerful learning experiences in support of classroom and school change initiatives.
Through the model of the Critical Skills Classroom, we help you to develop a cohesive approach to address many of the challenges faced by educators today:
- aligning curricula with state and district learning frameworks
- designing real-world, problem-based learning experiences
- shaping safe, collaborative classroom and school cultures
- integrating critical skill development with content learning
- implementing competency-based assessment practices
- achieving substantive and compelling learning for students
Our program faculty and staff are experienced master teachers and leaders who have significant experience and success implementing this Critical Skills Classroom model and have completed advanced Critical Skills and leadership training. This program has been bringing the Critical Skills Classroom to schools throughout New England and elsewhere for more than twenty years.
The Critical Skills
The Critical Skills were identified through an extensive and unique collaboration among educators, business people, government officials, and community leaders. The work of this taskforce was to examine and articulate the skills critical for success to meet the many demands in today’s complex and everchanging world. These are the skills needed by all graduates from our schools and should be a classroom focus, alongside the subject matter, at all grade levels.
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Communication
Organization
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Collaboration
Leadership
Resources
The Critical Skills Program aligns with the National Staff Development Council’s standards for professional learning. Download the standards and a description of the alignment here.
The Critical Skills Program also aligns with the Common Principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools. Download the principles here.
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