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... An admittedly quirky look at what I’ve come to believe about education, schooling, teaching, and (especially) learning
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ten thingsi believe
An admi(edly quirky look at what I’ve come to believe abouteduca9on, schooling, teaching, and (especially) learning
Gary Weisserman ten things i believe
Gary Weisserman ten things i believe
understandING schools through gaming
A game is to a puzzle asa secret is to a mystery as
learning is to school
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personalization& individualization
of instructionTechnology allows us to hold learning constant
and let 9me and effort vary
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Gary Weisserman ten things i believe
WE KNOW MOREABOUT HOW PEOPLE LEARNTHAN WE EVER DID BEFORE
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What got us herewon’t get our kids there. Making sense of 21st century literacies.
TOOLS AND ENGINEERINGMastery of technical skills and the disposi9on to use them well
KNOWLEDGE BUILDINGAbility and desire to make useful contribu9ons to a learning community
ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONNot just aesthe9c apprecia9on and skill, but innova9on and design
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSSkills and sense of authority to analyze and address real issues beyond ourselves
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTTools and sense of self to engage in a life9me of personal and spiritual growth
CREATIVE SOLUTIONSEnerge9cally and thoughIully tackle ambiguous problems with unclear solu9ons
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use the dataIt’s a big confusing world out there. Facts are our best tools in naviga=ng it.
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Decision-‐making without using evidence is foolish.Instruc=on without using evidence is malprac=ce.
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LINE UP towards THE SECOND BASEMAN.
HIT THE BALL OVER THE SHORTSTOP.
“When the rate of change inside an organization is slower than the rate of change outside it, that
organization’s failure is imminent.” (Jack Welch)
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PLACE-‐BASED LEARNING
TIKKUN OLAM
CREATIVE DESIGN
IMAGINING THE FUTURE
A BIG WORLD NEEDS A BIG CLASSROOM
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RETHINKING curriculum scope and sequence?
benchmarks and standards?
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content and knowledge base?
“Creating environments--hothouses--that maximize the likelihood that students will
learn something truly valuable, then figuring out what they might have learned.”
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BRIDGE THE GAPBETWEEN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION
BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND POPULAR CULTURE
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Gary Weisserman ten things i believe
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number of careers a graduating student is expected to have in his or her lifetime (tony Wagner)
percent of college professors reporting that what is taught in high schools doesn’t prepare students for college (tony Wagner)
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millions of jobs added to the workforce from the creative class by 2018--roughly half of all projected employment growth (Richard Florida)
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number of states adopting major reform efforts focusing on design and creative problem solving
9changing a school is like moving a cemetery
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autonomy, purpose, and masteryare the three most important factors in motivating people to dream, grow, and thrive
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