Soft Skills

Posted by Tammy Andrew Jan 15, 2009

The past few workshops I've attended have emphasized the need for students to have better soft skills. Those skills, like team work and problem solving, that are difficult to give a grade to but employers say are more important than specific knowledge. Teachers already have students use these skills, but how do we highlight the importance these skills carry in the workplace?

This is a great use for analytical rubrics. Those are the rubrics that do not easily provide a grade but allow for students to see how well they do compared to what they should be able to do. Even a little exposure to the fact that these skills do matter helps students to acknowledge that they exist.