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Global Citizens rials Architect.” Instead, we should ask them what problem they want to solve. We should ask them to think about what knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to address the problem they want to solve. We should ask them to think about where they can get the knowledge, skills, and abilities they will need. We should ask them to reflect on how the problem they want to solve fits into the context of the world. We need to create a generation of critically-thinking, collaborative prob- lem solvers. • Students who know and under- stand world issues. • Students who understand political and socioeconomic systems on a global scale. • Students who recognize and ap- preciate cultural diversity. If we want to face and solve the problems of this complex, multifacet- ed, diverse, and complicated world, we need a generation of students who are strong in all the C’s: communica- tion, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and global competency. Education is happening every- where and being everywhere demands n flexibility. EDspaces Education: JAIME CASAP is the plenary session speaker at EDspaces 2017. He will be speaking on “Iteration and Innovation in Education” on Thursday, October 26 at 9:30 am in Kansas City, MO. Jaime will be speaking on the topic of preparing students for global problem solving for issues that have yet to be defined yet, using technology that hasn’t been invented, in roles that do not exist. ELEVATE YOUR LEARNING SPACES JAIME CASAP is the Education Evangelist at Google. Jaime collaborates with school systems, educational organizations, and leaders to harness the power and potential of technology and the web as enabling and supporting tools in pursuit of promoting inquiry-driven project-based learning models.. In addition to his role at Google, Jaime serves on a number of boards for organizations focused on education, innovation, and equity. Jaime is also an adjunct pro- fessor at Arizona State University, where he teaches classes on policy, innovation, and leadership. “We were impressed with the modern furnishings from Projects by Design. The PbD team applied their extensive knowledge of 21st Century Learning to provide us with the right furnishings and layouts that would be most beneficial to our students and teachers.” — Melissa Grant Facilities Specialist Albuquerque Public Schools Albuquerque, New Mexico Your One Source for Every Learning Environment. When you need to outfit or modernize your learning environments, choose the only complete solution to help you get it done. School Specialty’s Projects by Design ® no-cost turnkey service provides everything you need for every area of your school – from furniture and equipment to supplies and learning materials. Let Us Help with Your Next School Project. SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH PROJECTS BY DESIGN. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ProjectsByDesign.com/Contact-Us Phone: [phone], Option 2 Email: [email protected] Web: ProjectsByDesign.com 12 essentials | fall 2017 299018 FE_EdSpaces Program Ad.indd 2 9/20/17 4:10 PM