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A NEW HOPE: Gifted Education in the 21st Century

Brian C. Housand, PhD<br>Keynote Presentation<br>Maryland Gifted Education Conference<br>October 21, 2011<br>brianhousand.com

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A NEW HOPE: Gifted Education in the 21st Century

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  1. Gifted Education In the 21st Century a new HOPE Brian Housand, PhD brianhousand.com bit.ly/megs1000

  2. brianhousand.com

  3. Geek Gifted Educator Researcher

  4. 21st Century Skills A NEW HOPE Creativity TODAY

  5. 1977

  6. starwarsuncut.com

  7. A long time ago in a school far, far away...

  8. Benjamin Bloom 1913 - 1999

  9. E. Paul Torrance 1915 - 2003

  10. Julian Stanley 1918 - 2005

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  12. p21.org

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  14. www.p21.org Learning and Innovation Skills Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration

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  16. Creativity & Innovation 1. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. 2. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression. 3. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. 4. Identify trends and forecast possibilities.

  17. PK - 2 Identify, research, and collect data on an environmental issue using digital resources and propose a solution.

  18. 3 - 5 Produce a media-rich digital story about a significant local event based on first-person interviews.

  19. 6 - 8 Create original animations or videos documenting school, community, or local events.

  20. 9 - 12 Design, develop, and test a digital learning game to demonstrate knowledge and skills related to curriculum content.

  21. 10,000

  22. stemchallenge.org

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  24. If your students can the answer, then you may be asking the wrong question.

  25. “Intelligence in the age of the Internet Where you're as smart as how quickly you can use your smart phone.”

  26. Knowledge)alone)is)NOT)enough.)

  27. The  whole  process  of   educa0on  should   thus  be  conceived   as  the  process  of   learning  to  think   through  the   solu0on  of  real   problems. -­‐-­‐  John  Dewey,  1938

  28. “We don’t have the option of turning away from the future. No one gets to vote on whether technology is going to change our lives.” Bill Gates The Road Ahead

  29. Don’t teach the tool. Teach the thinking.

  30. http://bit.ly/megs-ibm

  31. http://bit.ly/megs-ibm

  32. Embrace Ambiguity Take Risks That Disrupt Legacy Business Leapfrog Beyond “Tried-and-True” Management Styles http://bit.ly/megs-ibm

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