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Soft Skills Students Desperately Need
Effective Oral and Written Communication
What it is?
- Clear and concise
- Focus, energy, and passion
- Reason and persuade
- Write with voice
What it's NOT?
- Focus on grammar, punctuation, and spelling
- Worksheets
Ideas for the Classroom
- Reporting
- Newspapers - Writing and Speaking Activities using Newspapers
- Blogging - EDUblog.org & 33 Ways to Use Blogs
- Websites - Weebly (free website builder for students)
- Presentations - Prezi
Accessing and Analyzing Information
What it is?
- Evaluating information from a variety of sources
- Synthesize findings
- Always changing
What it's NOT?
- Definitions
- Sole sources (text book)
- One answer
Ideas for the Classroom
- Research
- Use of varied sources
- Technology infusion
- Multiple approaches