Social Studies for the 21st Century

The workshop is conducted by Khurram Ali Shafique, a scholar of international repute and a recipient of the Presidential Iqbal Award

This is an interactive workshop, incorporating learning about the 21^st Century skills through activities and group work. Printed handouts and sample lessons are used along with audio-visual aids through multimedia. The workshop comprises of 4 contact hours, divided into sessions as per the convenience of the participants.

The workshop enables the participants to see how they can empower themselves and their learners by incorporating the 21^st Century skills in the teaching of Social Studies in the Pakistani context so that they succeed individually in the Information Age and also participate in strengthening the country.

The workshop is for principals, curriculum designers, school coordinators and those teachers who are teaching this subject at any level from Class 1 to Class 8 in an English medium school.

The workshop introduces the three basic categories of the 21^st Century skills, with emphasis on contextualizing them for the Pakistani society, enhancing them with input from our own heritage, and understanding why we want these skills and what can be achieved through them. Special focus is on critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication, which are the “4 C’s” of the 21^st Century learning skills.

The workshop was first offered by Topline Publishers in Karachi on Saturday 18 January 2020. It was attended by approximately 100 teachers, heads and school administrators.

The workshop was offered for the second time by Topline Publishers in Karachi on Saturday 8 February 2020. It was attended by approximately 150 teachers, heads and school administrators.