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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

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

Learning 2.008

…to the connected educator

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

Build the Team

Learning Communities

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”