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5 Things Young People Need To Be Taught To Prepare Them For The Workplace

Written by Michael Hoade on . Posted in Blog, The IDEAS Bus.

5 Things Young People Need To Be Taught To Prepare Them For The Workplace

1. Responsibility – developing trust with others. Building trust with our colleagues takes time but something all of us, including young people, can do to greatly improve our workplace relationships is hold ourselves accountable for the workload we’ve been assigned, instead of trying to shift it onto others which builds tension over time.

2. Honesty – building relationships on bricks not sand. Lying to our colleagues is the fastest route to corroding relationships that are vital to our success. Honesty is the strong bedrock we build the foundations for all successful relationships on because it ensures they stand the test of time.

IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL.

3. Empathy & tolerance – accepting and understanding the feelings & beliefs of others. In order to create synergy with our colleagues we must respect their character traits and beliefs. When we judge others for the beliefs they hold we are encouraging conflict, when we accept we are encouraging harmony.

Your freedom stops where the freedom of others begins.

4. Rapport – building relationships that last. The way we speak, the body language we express and the manner in which we conduct ourselves are ways we send messages to our colleagues. In order to build rapport with others we must be mindful of how we carry ourselves and how this affects those around us.

Everything worth having doesn’t come easy, everything that comes easy isn’t worth having.

5. Deferred gratification – working for results we can see yet. Everything worth having doesn’t come easy, everything that comes easy isn’t worth having – this is the mindset we must teach young people if they are to achieve their long-term goals. The core values this mindset instills in students are patience, resilience and diligence – add more.

The sum of the parts is greater than the whole.

Teaching these skills will create future generations of productive members of society who are actively contributing to the betterment of our economy.

Written by Rabab Z. and Sachin S.

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Technology helping teachers to inspire students

Written by admin on . Posted in The IDEAS Bus.

Do you remember that one teacher who inspired you, who you thought was really ‘cool’? Did it make the subject more enjoyable and engaging?

Attention spans are getting shorter and old-style teaching is not working and technology provides the innovation we need.

There are a lot of young teachers who have grown up with technology and these teachers can be the ones that inspire today’s students. Technology, especially used with project focused learning, can provide excellent engagement with students. Technology is the tool to bring subjects to life and embed the knowledge into their young brains.

Currently 3D printing, when understood in all its wonder, is the top resource exciting teachers and bringing their lessons to life. For a long time, price has been a big barrier to schools having their own printer but with prices having come down significantly, they are much more affordable for schools now. Websites such as Thingiverse even have full lesson plans for most subjects including history, science, art and manufacturing. Teachers can personalise these plans and bring a different dynamic to their teaching. Children can print all sorts of items that they can touch and examine in detail making the learning process much more memorable. 3D printers also bring industrial manufacturing into the classroom!

Children absolutely love robots. Getting them building a robot covers so many areas such as design, construction and of course coding and programming. Drones are also popular and what better way of introducing children to the science of how things fly.

Virtual reality is a resource that has amazing potential and gets great engagement from children. Schools could ask parents to donate old smartphones, buy some google cardboards and have the capability to deliver lessons that include VR resources for the whole class for less than £100. Just think how much fun history would be if the children could get a gladiator’s eye view of the Coliseum in Rome simply by donning their VR headsets.

The BETT Show

Written by admin on . Posted in The IDEAS Bus.

The BETT Show is a 4 day event which is held annually in ExCel, Dockland London and its the biggest educational technology event in Europe, and with a 100 acre size it gives you an idea of just the sheer scale of the event.
What’s exciting about the BETT Show is being introduced to the latest technologies for the education sector and the tools that can be used to teach students of our generation as well as looking forward to the future generation.
It can also be very exhausting and intensive going around the exhibition looking at these exhibitors for the 4 day period.

However, for the 2017 event we had the exciting privilege of showcasing the IDEAS Bus which attracted a lot of attention from visitors of all walks of life. E.g we met people from Dubai, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Sweden, Nigeria, USA and also school children.
We also had the industry partners providing their equipment stationed around the bus.
The highlight for me was actually interacting with the visitors at the show and showing them what the bus offers, plus having the opportunity for them to use the technology that’s used on our bus visits.

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