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Why CLASSROOMS need to change ?

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The CLASSROOM - as we know it today - has changed little since the Stone Age...

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The Stone Age Classroom

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The 18th Century Classroom

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The 19th Century Classroom

Image: Jacob Riis

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The 20th Century Classroom

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The Socratic method of teaching was adequate till now…

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?So, why change

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We have entered The Digital Age

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Technology proliferates rapidly

2,500,000,000 Smart Mobile Devices

by end 2014

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It’s The Age of ubiquitous ACCESS

Image: Fordham University

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New teaching models are gaining momentum

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MOOC  

Higher Education  

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K-12 education is poised for Change

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Lets look at the Great Workplace Shift

Cave Farm Factory Virtual Towards a knowledge-based Workplace

in a high-tech Global Economy

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Jobs of the Stone Age

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Primary Occupations: Locksmiths, blacksmiths, carpenters, cabinet-makers, coopers, bricklayers, drapers, weavers, hatters, tailors, shoemakers, bakers, gingerbread-makers, butchers, chimney-cleaners, ropers, soap-makers…

Jobs of the 18th Century

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Primary Occupations: Cowboy, Physician, Barber, Chambermaid, Laborer, Nurse, Waiter, Watchman, Whitewasher, Clerk, Clothier, Coachman, Conductor, Constable, Druggist, Grocier, Peddler, Porter, Tobacconist, Baker, Blacksmith, Bleacher, Bottler, Brewer, Butcher, Confectioner, Cooper, Distiller, Dressmaker, Dyer, Machinist, Mason, Mechanic, Miller, Molder, Plumber, Potter, Pressman, Tailor, Tinner…

Jobs of the 19th Century

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Jobs of the 20th Century

Doctors, Engineers, Builders, Architects, Lawyers, Bankers, Designers, Coach, Pharmacist…  

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The top jobs in the future don't exist today. Students should be prepared for:

-  jobs that don't yet exist, -  using technologies that haven't been

invented, -  in order to solve problems we don't even

know are problems yet.

Richard Riley (former U.S. Education Secretary)

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Jobs of the Future?

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Jobs of the Future

Circulation Engineers Traffic Transitionists

Inflectionists

Sharability Auditors

Bio-Waste Optimizers

Data Contexualists

Simulation Specialists

Data Actuaries

3Dimensionalists

Locationists

Augmented Reality Architects

Crypto Currency Specialists

Gene Sequencers Molecular Gastronomists

Extinction Revivalists

Vertical Farmers

Climate Change Reversal Specialist

Nano-Medic

Organ & Tissue Engineer Memory Augmentation Surgeon

Virtual Teachers

Weather Police

Impact Minimizers

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Macro Trends influence Future Jobs

Computers Machines Global

Economics

Developing Critical Thinking skills is key

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Classrooms need to gear up for Future Jobs in a Global Economy

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play. learn. thrive.

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