Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
What we are all about:Mission
Work with inner city youth through a y y gnumber of community collaborations, to improve their academic performance in improve their academic performance in mathematics, science and technology, in order to insure higher levels of Access order to insure higher levels of Access, Achievement and Success in the most
i i ll d i i i prestigious colleges and universities through our country. g y
What we are all about:Vision
To see dramatic improvements in the number of underrepresented college number of underrepresented college students who pursue careers in science and technology We want to build and technology. We want to build transformational images in the mindset of
th th t t d our youth, that promote and encourage a tactical shift beyond being mere technology consumers, to being technology creators, facilitators, and technology creators, facilitators, and shareholders.
What we are all about
Each One – Teach One
AcademicAchievement
AcademicAccess
Success
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
In this workshop parents, teachers and caregivers explore and share perspectives relevant to the new science of the
brain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop isbrain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop is on how classroom instruction can be strategically aligned, at home, with how iGeneration students learn. Participants
are presented with ground breaking research that challengeare presented with ground breaking research that challenge traditional notions of how students spend their (multi-tasking) time, direct their (creative) attention, and are
inspired (motivated) to learn Specific attention is given toinspired (motivated) to learn. Specific attention is given to how the staggering global proliferation of cell phones,
IPads, digital social networks, eBooks, video games, Wikis, Wiis email texting IMing MP3 players IPods PS3sWiis, email, texting, IMing, MP3 players, IPods, PS3s,
personal computers, Xboxes, etc., are affecting the nature and cognitive process of learning.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
In this workshop parents, teachers and caregivers explore and share perspectives relevant to the new science of the
brain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop isbrain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop is on how classroom instruction can be strategically aligned, at home, with how iGeneration students learn. Participants
are presented with ground breaking research that challengeare presented with ground breaking research that challenge traditional notions of how students spend their (multi-tasking) time, direct their (creative) attention, and are
inspired (motivated) to learn Specific attention is given toinspired (motivated) to learn. Specific attention is given to how the staggering global proliferation of cell phones,
IPads, digital social networks, eBooks, video games, Wikis, Wiis email texting IMing MP3 players IPods PS3sWiis, email, texting, IMing, MP3 players, IPods, PS3s,
personal computers, Xboxes, etc., are affecting the nature and cognitive process of learning.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
In this workshop parents, teachers and caregivers explore and share perspectives relevant to the new science of the
brain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop isbrain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop is on how classroom instruction can be strategically aligned, at home, with how iGeneration students learn. Participants
are presented with ground breaking research that challengeare presented with ground breaking research that challenge traditional notions of how students spend their (multi-tasking) time, direct their (creative) attention, and are
inspired (motivated) to learn Specific attention is given toinspired (motivated) to learn. Specific attention is given to how the staggering global proliferation of cell phones,
IPads, digital social networks, eBooks, video games, Wikis, Wiis email texting IMing MP3 players IPods PS3sWiis, email, texting, IMing, MP3 players, IPods, PS3s,
personal computers, Xboxes, etc., are affecting the nature and cognitive process of learning.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
In this workshop parents, teachers and caregivers explore and share perspectives relevant to the new science of the
brain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop isbrain, learning and cognition. The focus of this workshop is on how classroom instruction can be strategically aligned, at home, with how iGeneration students learn. Participants
are presented with ground breaking research that challengeare presented with ground breaking research that challenge traditional notions of how students spend their (multi-tasking) time, direct their (creative) attention, and are
inspired (motivated) to learn Specific attention is given toinspired (motivated) to learn. Specific attention is given to how the staggering global proliferation of cell phones,
IPads, digital social networks, eBooks, video games, Wikis, Wiis email texting IMing MP3 players IPods PS3sWiis, email, texting, IMing, MP3 players, IPods, PS3s,
personal computers, Xboxes, etc., are affecting the nature and cognitive process of learning.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
WHO IS THEWHO IS THE IGENERATION?IGENERATION?
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
“In his 1974 book, The Third Wave [Alvin Toffler] describesWave, [Alvin Toffler] describes an age when each successive gwave of technological innovation would emerge faster and faster ”would emerge faster and faster.
Rosen, Larry (2007). Me, MySpace, and I
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
It took the radio thirty-eight years to reachyears to reach and audience ofand audience of fifty million people.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
It took the telephone twenty years totwenty years to reach andreach and audience of fifty million people.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
It took the t l i itelevision thirteen years tothirteen years to reach an
f f faudience of fifty million peoplemillion people. Primarily driven by adultsPrimarily driven by adults
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Internet, IM, iPods four yearsyears.
Cable TV seven years.
Blogs three years.
YouTube 1 year.
Cell Phone twelve
Facebook 50 million in 3 years; 500years. years; 500 million in 6 years.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Over 1 million twitter followers in 1 day
Twitter 44.5 million in 3 in 1 day.years.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
According to Dr. Rosen, “…they are the fi t hild t d t h first children, tweens, and teens who have grown up in a technological world where nearly everything is computerized…this generation does not computerized…this generation does not use technology, they live it…it is simply part of their world a virtual world that part of their world…a virtual world that exists inside of a box, and in their
i d ”minds.”
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Internet / Blogs / Wikis
Facebook / Twitter
IPhones / IPads / Video Games
YouTube
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
WHAT IS THEWHAT IS THE IGENERATIONIGENERATION
THINKING?THINKING?
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
“Because of constant digital bombardment…children today are ygrowing up digitally enhanced…because they have grown up in a digital
i t h i i f ienvironment, new research is inferring that the brains of the digital generation have and continue to change physicallyhave and continue to change physically and chemically-our children…are actually neurologically wired differently ”neurologically wired differently...
Jukes Ian (2010) Understanding the Digital GenerationJukes, Ian (2010). Understanding the Digital Generation.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
“Neuroplasticity is the process of ongoing reorganization and restructuring g g g gof the brain in response to intensive inputs and constant stimulation…the
t tlneurons constantly rearrange themselves, making new connections and pruning unnecessary neurons to speedpruning unnecessary neurons to speed and reroute the flow of thought.”
Jukes, Ian (2010). Understanding the Digital Generation.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
“Therefore, contrary to long standing assumptions, the brain restructures neural pathways on an ongoing basis throughout our lives. It makes new cells,
t ti tcreates new connections, sets up new circuitry, and as a result, constantly creates new thinking patterns ”creates new thinking patterns.
Jukes, Ian (2010). Understanding the Digital Generation.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
SO, HOW DOESSO, HOW DOES THETHE
IGENERATIONIGENERATION LEARN?
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
In the book, A New Culture of Learning (Thomas & Brown 2011),Learning (Thomas & Brown 2011), They describe the difference between the teaching-basedbetween the teaching based approach to education in contrast to the learning-based approach.the learning based approach.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
• The Culture Emerges from the Environment –and grows along with it.g g
• Learning is facilitated through engagement g g g gwithin the world environment.
• Students embrace what they don’t know, come up with better questions, and continue to ask question in order to learn more andto ask question in order to learn more and more.
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
Digital Learners Prefer:• Receiving information quickly from multipleReceiving information quickly from multiple
multimedia sources.• Processing pictures, sounds, colors, and video before
text.• Random access to hyperlinked multimedia
informationinformation.• Network simultaneously with many others.• Learning “just in time ”Learning just in time.• Instant gratification and immediate rewards.• Learning that is relevant, active, instantly useful, andLearning that is relevant, active, instantly useful, and• FUN
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
• What Parents and Teachers can do.– A shift to Whole-Mind Instruction.– Move Off the Stage.g– Let Students Access Information Natively.
Let Students Collaborate– Let Students Collaborate.– Teach Students Visually.– Re-evaluate Evaluation.– Leadership.p
Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
• On-line Resources.– Weblogg-ed.Weblogg ed.– Educational Wikis.– Really Simple Syndication (RSS).– Aggregators.– Social Bookmarking.
Online Photo Galleries– Online Photo Galleries.– Audio/Video Casting.– Twitter.Twitter.– Social Networking Sites.– Elementary School Resources.– Free Technology for Teachers.
Putting it all Together g g
Multimedia Technology
GBrain BasediGeneration
Global InteractionBrain BasedEpistemology
Student CenteredLearning Environments
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Understanding the iGeneration: The NewiGeneration: The New Science of Learning
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