Future-focused learning in

21st Century Schools

Mark Osbornemark.osborne@core-ed.org

Drivers of change

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/graph/23587/gdp-per-capita-for-selected-oecd-countries

Carl Benedikt Frey & Michael A. Osborne. The Future of Employment: How Susceptible are Jobs to Computerisation? (2013)

Vanishing jobs:

Seven Survival Skills

What skills do people need to succeed in the 21st century?1. Critical thinking and problem-solving2. Collaboration across networks and leading by

influence3. Agility and adaptability4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism5. Effective oral and written communication6. Accessing and analysing information7. Curiosity and imagination

What activities might students be engaged in if powerful learning

were taking place?

Teaching each other skills

Writing using Word

Processors

Non-computer activities

Spaced repetition

Learning at their own pace

Seeking and giving

feedback

Evaluating lesson

effectiveness

Guided and independent

practice

Creating and using worked

examples

Making choices about what to learn

next

Learning cooperatively

High effect size:

● Formative evaluation of programs (0.90)● Reciprocal teaching (0.74)● Feedback (0.73)● Spaced practice (0.71)● Self-verbalisation/questioning (0.64)● Direct instruction (0.59)● Mastery learning (0.58)● Worked examples (0.57)● Peer tutoring (0.55)● Individual instruction (0.23)

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