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THEIR FUTURE
OR OUR PASTINSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST CONFERENCE
DODEA
SEPTEMBER 23-25 , 2008
As society embraces the tools of the age
our past
farmers~craftsmen~manufacturers~white-collar~service~professionals~creators
Agricultural Industrial Information Conceptual
Eighteen-hundreds
1900.1900.1900.1900.1900.1900.1900.1900.1900.1900.
2000
ADAPTIVE EXPERTISE knowledge seeker~problem-solver
…a profound gap…
between the knowledge and skills students learn in school…
…and the skills needed in the workplace.
Today’s school system faces irrelevance...
unless we bridge the gap…
between how students live…
…and how they learn.
A NATION AT RISK
1983National Commission on Excellence in Education.
a rising tide of mediocrity…
FIVE NEW BASICS
English, mathematics, science, social studies, and computer science…
National Commission on Excellence in Education.
WHAT WORK
REQUIRES OF
SCHOOLS
1991 Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
basic literacycomputational skillsthinking skills: knowledge to workpersonal qualities: dedicated, trustworthy
A SOLID FOUNDATION
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge
1996
FOUR GOALS
training for teachersclassroom computers Internet connectivitysoftware & online resources
U.S. Department of Education
NO CHILD Left Behind 2001
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Learning for the 21st Century
2002Partnership for 21st Century Skills
MORE THAN CORE SUBJECTS critical thinking apply knowledge analyze information comprehend new ideas communicate collaborate problem solve making decisions
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
2007
World market professionals
available in a wide range of fields for a fraction of what U.S. professionals charge
Our young adults
score at “mediocre” levels on the best
international measure ofperformance
Tough Choices or Tough Times
Will the world’s employers pick U.S. graduates?
only… 1.) if compete academically2.) if exceed in creativity,
innovative capacity and ability to learn quickly
“Tough Choices or Tough Times” 2006
top academic performance,creative and innovative.
able to learn very quickly…
PROFILE OF SUCCESSFUL WORKERS
Tough Choices or Tough Times
workplace needs
GAP what school deliver
the fundamental
question
For what worldwill today's
schools prepare our students?
That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It, Ian Jukes
theagricultural age?
18th century…shaped our current school schedules
theindustrial age?
19th century…shaped our current instructional design
theinformation age?
20th century
VOKI
…shaped a demand for reform
economic function is to create new ideas, new technology, or new content
educators
conceptual age?entertainersmusiciansartistsdesignersarchitectsengineersscientistsfinancelawhealthcare
creative class
from the stand alone teacher
Tom Carroll, Teaching and America’s Future, 2006
19502008Good
The Read/Write Web
Participation Culture
Listening Spaces
Viewing Spaces
Reading Writing Spaces
Polling Spaces
Sharing Spaces
What is it that I am doing right now to
help students connect to their
world?Sheryl Nussbaum Beach, 2008
Critical ThinkersCritical Thinkers
Problem SolversProblem Solvers
InnovatorsInnovators
CommunicatorsCommunicators
CollaboratorsCollaborators
Self-Directed LearnersSelf-Directed Learners
Information and Media Information and Media LiterateLiterate
Globally AwareGlobally Aware
Model the Way
Lead the Learning
Face-to FaceFace-to Face
Virtual SynchronousVirtual Synchronous
Virtual AsynchronousVirtual Asynchronous
“Learning is what most adults will do for a living in
the 21st century."
Jim Carroll, “What Comes Next? A Trends Perspective 2008”