118. The Collaborative Classroom: Featuring Trevor Muir

In a recent study, 3000 employers were asked, what is the #1 skill they were seeking in their future employees? I know for myself, my mind went straight to hard work, content knowledge, and honesty, which are all important characteristics and skills. However, as Trevor Muir shares, the number one desired skill is collaboration. How are we as educators creating dynamic and effective opportunities for our students to work together?

In this Episode, we discuss:

Making Learning Authentic
Soft Skills are Essential Skills
Connecting Lessons to Real World Issues
And the Collaborative Classroom


About Trevor Muir:
Trevor is a teacher, author, and international speaker. He is the author of the books The Epic Classroom and The Collaborative Classroom. Trevor is a professor at Grand Valley State University, a former faculty member for the Buck Institute for Education, and is one of the Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation speakers. His work has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Atlantic, Edutopia, EdWeek, and WeAreTeachers. He gave a TEDx Talk titled, "School Should Take Place in the Real World," at TEDxSanAntonio. Trevor’s Facebook page, The Epic Classroom, has inspiring videos that have been viewed over 29 million times. At the heart of Trevor’s work is the conviction that every student has the potential for greatness, and every teacher can be equipped to unlock that potential.

 
Follow Trevor Muir:

Website: www.trevormuir.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrevorMuir
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theepicclassroom/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epicclassroom
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-muir-645b89158/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDMMxvD8UlmTI44WKqbn1fg


 

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In a recent study, 3000 employers were asked, what is the #1 skill they were seeking in their future employees? I know for myself, my mind went straight to hard work, content knowledge, and honesty, which are all important characteristics and skills. However, as Trevor Muir shares, the number one desired skill is collaboration. How are we as educators creating dynamic and effective opportunities for our students to work together?

In this Episode, we discuss:

Making Learning Authentic
Soft Skills are Essential Skills
Connecting Lessons to Real World Issues
And the Collaborative Classroom


About Trevor Muir:
Trevor is a teacher, author, and international speaker. He is the author of the books The Epic Classroom and The Collaborative Classroom. Trevor is a professor at Grand Valley State University, a former faculty member for the Buck Institute for Education, and is one of the Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation speakers. His work has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Atlantic, Edutopia, EdWeek, and WeAreTeachers. He gave a TEDx Talk titled, "School Should Take Place in the Real World," at TEDxSanAntonio. Trevor’s Facebook page, The Epic Classroom, has inspiring videos that have been viewed over 29 million times. At the heart of Trevor’s work is the conviction that every student has the potential for greatness, and every teacher can be equipped to unlock that potential.

 
Follow Trevor Muir:

Website: www.trevormuir.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrevorMuir
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theepicclassroom/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epicclassroom
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-muir-645b89158/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDMMxvD8UlmTI44WKqbn1fg


 

New Course, “Thriving Virtual Teacher”: https://trevormuir.teachable.com/p/thriving-virtual-teacher

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1951600002/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1951600002&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=50949477dd11356d91fec765aab37daa

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