"One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know."

John Kenneth Galbraith, economist

Learning to Learn

What did we have to learn when we first started school? Were we immediately students? Or did we have to learn how to

What are other skills we had to learn to learn?

• manage our time?
• organize information?
• research?
• ask questions?
• understand and use concepts?
• multi-task?
• analyze?
• evaluate?
• problem solve?

Skills: Instructor Notes

Give Me an Example!

• Brainstorm the skills that learners think are needed in today’s workplaces
• Explain that the skills could be divided into 3 groups: Academic Skills, Personal Management Skills, and Teamwork Skills
• Explain these terms
• Ask learners to put the skills they brainstormed into one of the three groups
• Share the chart titled, “Who is saying what about the skills needed in today’s workplaces”
• Match the learners’ brainstorm list with the chart
• Read and explain any new vocabulary
• Use the blank chart provided to have learners write specific examples for some of the skills listed in the chart; share examples
• Ask learners to list reasons why the skills are important to employers
• Ask learners to identify what could result because an employee does not have a critical skill
• Ask learners to identify which skills they need to improve or acquire by completing the form, “My Skills Improvement Plan”