How Do We Prepare Students for a Global Knowledge Economy?

With highly technical jobs vanishing overseas, and manufacturing jobs that once dominated our economy now but a vague memory, we're left to wonder what today's students will find when they enter the job market. The answer: They will find a knowledge economy in which creativity and ingenuity reign supreme. Off-shoring programming and development is easy and often makes economic sense; off-shoring innovation isn't easy and is where our students will need to shine.

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• Learn what students can expect when they enter the job market
• Find out what the most important skills are, including soft skills
• Understand how to inspire our students' creativity, drive, and brilliance as they face incredibly stiff competition in a global marketplace.

View for ZDNet's Hot Topics: How do we prepare students for a global knowledge economy? 21st Century Learning isn't about making better PowerPoints or knowing how to program a Cisco router (although technically skilled individuals will certainly have a place in the job market). Rather, it's about being able to collaborate, make decisions with vast and disparate data streams, manage global teams, lead complex projects, and communicate effectively.