The Future of Education: teaching social-emotional learning and 21st century skills in schools

New to HUBweek this year, the Ideas Dome Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA will feature a series of more than four dozen sessions taking place across five days, exploring how we can build a more inclusive and equitable future.

Elementary students with strong social competencies are 54 percent more likely to earn a high school diploma, twice as likely to attain a college degree, and 46 percent more likely to have a full-time job by age 25, a longitudinal study published in the American Journal of Public Health (2015) reports.

The focus of this session is on the future of education the important need to teach collaboration, communication, and problem solving to elementary students in Boston.

Speakers:

Khita Pottinger-Johnson
Executive Director, SEL Instruction & Support Services | Boston Public Schools

Jon Gay
Executive Director | Playworks New England

Karley Ausiello
Senior Vice President, Community Impact | United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley

Chris Smith
President & Executive Director | Boston After School & Beyond

Please note: all Ideas Dome sessions require a free HUBweek General Admission Pass to attend.

See a full list of all Ideas Dome sessions taking place throughout HUBweek 2018 chronologically sorted here.

As the official transportation of HUBweek 2018, Bluebikes will be offering $1 Rides throughout the festival. Bluebikes will also offer a bike valet service when you ride to The HUB at City Hall Plaza 🚲

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