the why, what, how, and future of education…

…in 20 minutes :)

@GrantLichtman

why and what

the future and how

MOVING

THE

ROCK

SEPT 2017

the “why”

MUTATION:

Global shift in

relationship

between

providers and

consumers

education market pre-2000

• Public neighborhood schools

• Parochial schools

• Independent day schools

• Neighborhood

• Social-Structed

• Charter

• Magnet

• Choice

• Home

• Online

• After school

• Hybrid

• Parochial

• Other faith-based

• Hacked

• Independent day

• Boarding

education market today

“Free”

Affordable to < 1%

• Freedom of customer choice

• Jobs of today and the future

• Differentiated learning strategies

• Free, open access to knowledge

• Brain research

major drivers of school change

what we want and need

the “what” today

what we teach how we learn

DEEPER LEARNING

STUDENT

ENGAGEMENT

INCREASING

CURIOSITY

STUDENT

CENTRISM

• Time

• Physical space

• Subject

• Campus boundaries

• Age of student

• Student:teacher ratio

“The Box”

WE HAVE TO BUILD A NEW OPERATING SYSTEM

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the “inevitable” future

“SCHOOL”

WELCOME TO THE COGNITOSPHERE

Technology is NOT a DRIVER of change

Technology has ALWAYS been an enabler of change

Technology flattens the world

Designer and dreamers expand the world

the “how”

the big levers

1. Creating demand

2. Learning in the community

3. Open educational resources

4. Measuring what we value

5. Modernizing schools of education

6. Leadership training for educators

7. “Flow”-based learning

MOVING

THE

ROCK

SEPT 2017

trajectory

Time

Rate of

change

Technology +

Human Adaptability

We are here

Eric Teller, in Thomas Friedman,

Thank You for Being Late