Tahoe 21st Century Education Speakers Series: Author Bernie Trilling to Speak November 8

21st Century Skills; Learning for Life in our Times, co-author Trilling will share what children need to be successful in a rapidly changing world.
 
Incline Village, NV (October 17, 2011) – Community educators are joining forces to bring another 21st Century Education Speakers Series to the Tahoe Basin. This year’s series kicks-off with author Bernie Trilling on Tuesday, November 8th from 6:30 – 9:00 pm at Sierra Nevada College in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. Trilling is a key organizer of the nation-wide Partnership for 21st Century Skills initiative - 33 organizations advocating education readiness by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community and government leaders. Trilling will talk about the profound gap between the knowledge and skills most students learn in school and what is needed for a thriving 21st century community and workplace.

For more information about the sessions and to reserve a seat visitwww.sierranevada.edu/21stCentury <http://www.sierranevada.edu/21stCentury>