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EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLDTHE EMERGING VISION OF A NEW K-12 EDUCATION
FOR THE EMPOWERED KIDS OF TOMORROW
IB Asia-Pacific Annual Conference, Hyderabad, India, March, 2016
LET ME BEGIN WITHWHAT’S REALLY ON YOUR MINDS…
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Are we creating our children like this?
Respect for elders
PARENTING STYLE
or IndependenceObedience or Self-relianceGood manners or CuriosityWell-behaved or Considerate
“AUTHORITARIAN” TRUMP© 2016 Marc Prensky
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PYP cl. of 2028MYP cl. of 2032
DIPLOMA cl. of 2035
STAN/VARD cl. of 2040
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HOW MUCH WILL HIS WORLDHAVE CHANGED IN 20 YEARS?for some reason
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In the remainder of
the 21st century and beyond…
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What we call “education” will be very different
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• BETTER ENDS• BETTER MEANS
• BETTER CURRICULUM• BETTER TEACHING
• BETTER TECHNOLOGY USE
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FROM:
ATTENDING A GREAT SCHOOL
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TO
“AN APPRENTICESHIPTO THE WORLD”
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WE ALREADY LIVE IN A WORLDEVOLVING INCREDIBLY RAPIDLY, WITH …
IncreasedVOLATILITY
IncreasedUNCERTAINTY
IncreasedCOMPLEXITY
IncreasedAMBIGUITYVUCA © 2016 Marc Prensky
accelerating
accelerating
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TODAY, WHAT WE ASK OF OUR KIDS IN THIS WORLD IS…for some reason
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Academic AchievementSuccess in the current system
Knowledge of subjectsCollege readiness
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“We will graduate students who are accomplished in the academic skills one
would expect…(blah, blah, blah)
Mission statement
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WHAT SHOULD WE ASK
OF OUR KIDS TOMORROW?
for some reason
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IMPROVE YOUR WORLD!
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“At our heart we are motivated by a mission to create a better
world through education.”
IBO Statement
IBO WEBSITE2006
IBO WEBSITE2016
“EDUCATION FOR LIFE”
“EDUCATION FORA BETTER WORLD”
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ACHIEVEMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT
Individuals
Grades & rankings
Personal success
Teams
Projects thatimprove their world
Real-world results
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We’re looking for smart, team-oriented people
WHO CAN GET THINGS DONE
KIDS +CONTENT
LEARNING“IMPROVED”
PEOPLE(intellectually)
IMPROVEDWORLD
(maybe, someday)
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YESTERDAY AND TODAY’S PARADIGM
IMPROVING THE WORLD
KIDS + REALPROBLEMS
KIDS’ SOLUTIONS(+ LEARNING)
IMPROVEDWORLD
(NOW)
“EMPOWERED”PEOPLE(FOREVER)
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TOMORROW’S PARADIGM
IMPROVING THE WORLD
What the world now wants and needs is
REAL-WORLDACCOMPLISHMENT
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OUR KIDS ARE ALREADYSTARTING TO ACCOMPLISHAND WANT TO DO MORE!
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WHAT THEY NOW NEED FROM US ISfor some reason
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• HELP IN APPLYING THEIR PASSION TO IMPROVING THE WORLD
• RESPECT AND TRUST
• INDEPENDENCE
• FOR US TO BELIEVE IN THEM
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“She showed me I could take my dreams as
seriously as I wanted”
James Franco
WE COME FROM AGREAT TRADITIONOF EDUCATION…
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…BUT THERE ARE, REALLY,
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TWOGREAT TRADITIONS
OF EDUCATION
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“ACADEMIC” TRADITION
“ACCOMPLISHMENT” TRADITION
THINKINGACTION
RELATIONSHIPSACCOMPLISHMENT
SCHOOLSBUSINESSES
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WE HAVE TO PUT THE TWOTRADITIONS BACK TOGETHER
for some reason
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“AN APPRENTICESHIPTO THE WORLD”
for some reason
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KIDS HAVE ALWAYS …
LEARNED MORE…
AND BEEN MOST MOTIVATED…
WHEN DOING REAL PROJECTS…
IN THE REAL WORLD…
FOR REAL AUDIENCES…
THAT PREPARE THEM FORTHE WORLD THEY WILL LIVE IN!
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NOW, WITH…
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OUR KIDS ARE NO LONGER THEPEOPLE WE WERE IN SCHOOL
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THEY ARE NOW PEOPLE WITH
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E X T E N D E D BRAINS…
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…ALL NETWORKED TOGETHER
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TODAY’S KIDS ARE FAR MOREEMPOWERED
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THEY CAN DO INFINITELY MORE!
AND COLLABORATE IN TOTALLY NEW WAYS!
THEY’REALREADY EMPOWERED
TO…
ACTACCOMPLISH
BECOMEBUILD
CREATEFIX
HELP
IMPROVEINSPIRE
JOIN TOGETHERPRESERVE
SHARETEACHLEARN
IN NEW AND BETTER WAYS© 2016 Marc Prensky
Examples…
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Primary school kids mapping the brain with Eyewire
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS USING TECHNOLOGY POWERFULLY
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High school kids building super-computers
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS USING TECHNOLOGY POWERFULLY
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12-year-old girls 3D-printingcustom prosthetic hands, using
theInternet to find kids who need
them
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS HELPING FELLOW CITIZENS
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9-year-olds designing a new water park with local architects
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITIES
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11-year-olds doing government-mandated environmental reports,
formerly done by consultants
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS HELPING DO THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT
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An 11-year-old becoming one of the world’s top cryptographers
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS USING TECHNOLOGY POWERFULLY
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High school kids testing local water quality and improving it
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS HELPING DO THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT
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Teens restoringhistoric ships and artifacts
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS PRESERVING AND RESTORING OUR
HERITAGE
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Primary and middle school kids starting and growing companies(“Ryan's Well,” “Color My World”)
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS BECOMING ENTREPRENEURS
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HEALTH CARE
HISTORIC PRESERVATIONINFRASTRUCTURE
HELPING GOVERNMENT AND PEERS
TO SERVE THESE KIDS…
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WE NEED TOFUNDAMENTALLY
CHANGETHE IDEA OF WHAT GLOBAL EDUCATION
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EDUCATION CAN NO LONGER BEJUST AN ACADEMIC PROCESS
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WE NEED TO BEEMPOWERING OUR KIDS FURTHER…
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TO USE THEIR NEW ABILITIES….
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TO ADD VALUE ANDIMPROVE THEIR PERSONAL, LOCAL AND
GLOBAL COMMUNITIES…
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THROUGHREAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENT!
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WE ALREADY DO “A BIT”:E.G.
- LONG-TERM PROJECTS- SERVICE PROJECTS
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…BUT WE NEED TO DO MUCH MORE!
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WE’RE HEADED TOWARD A NEW EDUCATION MATRIX
WITHGlobal & Local Awareness
EffectiveThinking
EffectiveAction
EffectiveRelationships
STEM
HUMANITES
ARTS
REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENTIndividual & team solutions
based onPassions & Local / Global Needs
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AT ITS CORE, BECAUSE
REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENTIS WHAT WILL ENABLE OUR FUTURE KIDS
TO SUCCEED!
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PEOPLE WHO CAN
GET THINGS DONE
TODAY WE ARESHORTCHANGING
BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND OURSELVES…
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BY DEEPLY UNDERESTIMATING WHAT OUR KIDS ARE NOW CAPABLE OF,
AND THE VALUE THEY CAN NOW ADD TO THE WORLD
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ACADEMIC EDUCATION ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH
BECAUSE…
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IT SO DEEPLYUNDERESTIMATES
WHAT OUR KIDS CAN NOW DO
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IT IS AFUNDAMENTAL ERROR
TO THINK THAT IF WE JUST IMPROVE“ACADEMIC EDUCATION”
(AND PERHAPS ADD A FEW MORE SKILLS)ALL WILL BE WELL
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SO IT’S TIME FOR A
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NEW
PERSPECTIVE
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OUR TIMES DEMAND
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AN EDUCATION THAT GOES
BEYOND“ACADEMIC” EDUCATION TO
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AN “EDUCATION TO
BETTER THEIR WORLD”
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• BETTER ENDS• BETTER MEANS
• BETTER CURRICULUM• BETTER TEACHING
• BETTER TECHNOLOGY USE
1. A BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR ALL OF US
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT
BEYOND
TO
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A BETTERWORLD
and aA BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR STUDENTS
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“LEARNING” TO
BEYOND
BECOMINGGood, effective, world-improving
people
“LEARNING” IS A MEANS TO BETTERING THE WORLD AND BECOMING GOOD, EFFECTIVE WORLD-IMPROVING PEOPLE,
BUT“LEARNING” IS NOT THE GOAL
OF EDUCATING OUR KIDS
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BETTERING THEIR WORLDand
BECOMING GOOD, EFFECTIVE,WORLD-IMPROVING PEOPLE
IS THE GOAL OF EDUCATING OUR KIDS
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2.A BETTER MEANS
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LECTURINGDISCUSSION
TESTINGTO
BEYOND REAL-WORLDACCOMPLISH
-MENT
A BETTER MEANS
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“MADE-UPPROBLEMS” TO
BEYONDREAL-WORLD
PROJECTS THAT SOLVE
REAL PROBLEMS
A BETTER MEANS
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THE NEEDS OF THE TEACHER AND CLASS TO
BEYOND
THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL WORLD
A BETTER MEANS
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CLASS PROJECTS AND PROBLEMS TO
BEYOND “APPLIED PASSIONS”
OF INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS
2.A BETTER MEANS
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A TRANSCRIPT OF GRADES AND
PRIZES TO
BEYONDA RESUME OF
REALACCOMPLISH-
MENTS
SO OUR KIDS BECOME
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“SOLUTIONARIES”
Zoe Weil
OUR KIDS ARE ALREADYSTARTING TO DO THIS ON THEIR
OWN:
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OUR JOB IS TO MAKE THEMEVEN MORE POWERFUL!
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3.A FAR BETTER “SUPPORTING” CURRICULUM
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TRADITIONALSUBJECTS TO
BEYONDTHINKINGACTION
RELATIONSHIPSACCOMPLISHMENT
WE NEED TO GET BEYOND…
“THE MESS”
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MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES
This is what we have been through. Is this what we are creating?
TO A SUPPORTING CURRICULUM OF
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Effective THINKING
Effective ACTION
Effective RELATIONSHIP
SEffective, Real-World
ACCOMPLISHMENTAnd especially
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BECAUSE…
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“SUBJECTS”are needed in different amounts
by each student
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“GENERALIZED SKILLS”are needed as much as possible
by EVERY student
IT’S IMPORTANTTO UNDERSTAND THAT,
IN TERMS OF SKILLS TAUGHT…
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Reading Mathematical Thinking
Understanding written communication
Writing
Research
(Critical Thinking)
(Scientific Thinking)
(Citizenship?)
TAUGHT SYSTEMATICALLY
TODAY
TODAY’S GLOBAL K-12 CURRICULUM ISINCREDIBLY NARROW
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THE RANGE OF SKILLS ALLKIDS REALLY NEED IS
FAR BROADER
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NOT TAUGHT SYSTEMATICALLY TODAY:
we
NOT TAUGHT SYSTEMATICALLY TODAY:
Problem-Solving - individual- collaborativeCuriosity & QuestioningCreative ThinkingDesign ThinkingIntegrative ThinkingSystems ThinkingFinancial ThinkingInquiry/ArgumentJudgmentTransferAestheticsHabits of MindPositive MindsetSelf-knowledge of- Passions- StrengthsStress controlFocusContemplation & Meditation
Habits of Highly Effective PeopleAgilityAdaptabilityLeadership & followershipDecision Making under uncertaintyExperimentationPrudent Risk-takingReality testing / feedbackPatienceResilience“Grit”EntrepreneurshipInnovationImprovisation & IngenuityStrategy & TacticsBreaking barriersProject managementProgramming machinesVideo making Innovating w/future tech
Communication andCollaborating - One-on-one - in teams - in families - in communities - at work - online - in virtual communitiesListeningNetworkingRelationship buildingEmpathyCourageCompassionToleranceEthicsPoliticsConflict ResolutionNegotiationCoaching/being coachedPeer-to-peer
Effective ACTION
Effective THINKING
Effective RELATIONSHIPS
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EFFECTIVETHINKING
SKILLS
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Problem solving(collaborative & individual)
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Curiosity and questioning
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Creative Thinking
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Design Thinking
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Integrative Thinking
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Systems Thinking
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Financial Thinking
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Inquiry / Argument
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Judgment
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Transfer
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Aesthetics
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Habits and biases of the mind
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Positive Mindset
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Stress Control
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Focus
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Contemplation &Meditation
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Self-Knowledge of one’s- Passions
- Strengths
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EFFECTIVEACTION
SKILLS
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Habits of Highly Effective People
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Agility
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Adaptability
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Leadership
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Followership
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Experimentation
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Decision-makingunder uncertainty
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Prudent risk-taking
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Reality testing /feedback
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Patience
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Resilience
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“Grit”
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Entrepreneurship
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Innovation
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Improvisation
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Ingenuity
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Strategy & Tactics
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Breaking barriers
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Project management
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Programming Machines
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Video making
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Innovating withFuture Technologies
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EFFECTIVERELATIONSHIP
SKILLS
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Collaborating & CommunicatingOne-on-one
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Collaborating & CommunicatingIn teams
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Collaborating & CommunicatingIn communities
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Collaborating & CommunicatingIn families
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Collaborating & CommunicatingAt work
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Collaborating & CommunicatingOnline
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Collaborating & CommunicatingIn virtual worlds
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Collaborating & CommunicatingWith machines
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Listening
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Networking
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Relationship building
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Empathy
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Courage
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Compassion
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Tolerance
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Ethics
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Politics
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Conflict Resolution
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Negotiation
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Peer-to-peerhelping
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Coaching & being coached
SHOULD ANY OF THOSE SKILLSNOT BE PART
OF OUR CURRICULUM?
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BUT TO ACQUIRE THE CURRICULUMWE NEED TO GO
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Learning “subjects” TO
BEYOND
ACQUIRING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
AS NEEDED FOR PROJECTS
4.A FAR BETTER KIND OF “TEACHING”
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Content delivery TO
BEYONDCOACHING
andEMPOWER-
MENT
5.A FAR BETTER USE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Old things donein new ways TO
BEYOND
NEW AND POWERFUL
THINGS
Searching
USES OF TECHNOLOGY
Real-time connectionWriting Creating AppsResearch Complex analysesCalculating Simulation
“TRIVIAL”
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POWERFUL
Watching video Making videoRobotics
“EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR
WORLD”
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• BETTER ENDS• BETTER MEANS
• BETTER CURRICULUM• BETTER TEACHING
• BETTER TECHNOLOGY USE
IS STARTING TO EMERGEAROUND THE GLOBE
IN OUR BEST SCHOOLS
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WITH A NEW EDUCATION MATRIXWHOSE CORE FOCUS IS
REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENT
Global & Local Awareness
EffectiveThinking
EffectiveAction
EffectiveRelationships
STEM
HUMANITES
ARTS
New Core, Needed by all
Need
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divi
dual
s in
var
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am
ount
s
REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENTIndividual & team solutions
based onPassions & Local / Global Needs
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IT DOES NOT MEAN REMOVING MATH, LANGUAGE, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES FROM OUR EDUCATION,
BUT, RATHER, INDIVIDUALIZING THOSE SUBJECTSTO FIT STUDENTS’ APPLIED PASSIONS AND
TO HELP OUR KIDS IMPROVE THE WORLD THROUGH REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENTS
IT DOES NOT MEAN MORE CLASSES,BUT RATHER
SKILLS LEARNED AS NEEDEDTHROUGH THE INDIVIDUALIZED PROJECTS
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MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
— INCLUDING THE LEADERS OF THE IBO —
ARE NOW REALIZING THAT…
OUR NEW WORLD AND EMPOWERED KIDS
REQUIRE A DIFFERENT EDUCATION:
“AN EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLD”
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• PARENTS• TEACHERS
• OUR COMMUNITIES
WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW IS TO CONVINCE
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TO FIND WHAT WORKS BESTIN EACH SCHOOL AND FOR EACH KID…
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WE NEED TOEXPERIMENT !
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“Don’texperiment
with MY kid!”
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SORRY, BUTWE HAVE TO!
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IN FACT,IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE
OF US NOT TO!...
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BECAUSE OUR KIDSLIVE IN A…
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NEVER-BEFORE-SEENCONTEXT
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THAT ISVERY DIFFERENT
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…FROM THE WORLD IN WHICH WE — TODAY’S ADULTS — GREW UP
…AND WE DON’T YET REALLY KNOWHOW TO PREPARE PEOPLE
FOR THAT CONTEXT!
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SO WE MUSTALL EXPERIMENT TOGETHER!
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TO CREATE A NEW EDUCATION THAT IS
BETTER FOR OUR KIDS
BETTER FOR US
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EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLDIS BETTER FOR OUR KIDS
because it provides them with
• INDEPENDENCE• APPLIED PASSION
• A STRONG RESUME OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS• A STRONG SENSE OF HOW
THEY FIT INTO THE FUTURE WORLD© 2016 Marc Prensky
EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLDIS BETTER FOR ALL OF US
BECAUSE IT LIBERATES HUGE AMOUNTSOF UNUSED STUDENT POTENTIAL
TO IMPROVE OURCOMMUNITIES AND OUR WORLD
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WE ARE, TODAY, ON THE
GROUND FLOOR
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OF A VERY NEW WORLDTO COME!
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IMAGINATION
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CREATIVITY
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INNOVATION
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ENTREPRENEUIALSPIRIT
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I’M A HUGE OPTIMIST ABOUT THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION…
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BECAUSE I’M A HUGE OPTIMIST ABOUT TODAY’S KIDS!
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ALL KIDS EVERYWHERE !
THEY NEED ANEDUCATION THAT MORE DEEPLY COMBINES THE ACADEMIC AND
ACCOMPLISHMENT TRADITIONS OF EDUCATION
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Effective THINKING
Effective ACTION
Effective RELATIONSHIP
SEffective, Real-World
ACCOMPLISHMENTAnd especially
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+
THEY NEED AN EDUCATION THAT MORE DEEPLY
INTEGRATES OUR KIDS INTOHELPING THEIR
LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES
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THEY NEED AN EDUCATIONAND TEACHING THAT
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EMPOWERSTHEM
FURTHER
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WITH
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• INDEPENDENCE
• APPLIED PASSION
• A STRONG SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
• A STRONG SENSE OF HOW THEY FIT INTO THE FUTURE WORLD
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WE NEED TO HELP THE PARENTS UNDERSTAND
HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR KIDSAS THEY BECOME EMPOWERED
AND GO DOWN NEW PATHS!© 2016 Marc Prensky
Respect for elders
PARENTING STYLE
IndependenceObedience Self-relianceGood manners CuriosityWell-behaved Considerate
“AUTHORITARIAN” TRUMP© 2016 Marc Prensky
THE EDUCATION OUR KIDS NEEDDOESN’T FULLY EXIST ANYWHERE
TODAY…
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BUT WE CAN CREATE IT!
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…IF WE REMIND OURSELVES THATTHE TWO MOST IMPORTANT WORDS
ANY EDUCATOR CAN SAY TO ANY STUDENTARE THESE:
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“Surprise me.”
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SO LET’S ALL WORK HARD TOMAKE OUR EDUCATION ABOUT
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REAL-WORLDACCOMPLISHMENT
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EDUCATIONTOBETTERTHEIR WORLD
Thank you!
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