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Helping Iowa schools transition into the digital, global age

Helping Iowa schools transition into the digital, global age. Dr. Scott McLeod CASTLE. dangerouslyirrelevant.org/abi.html. Globalization doesn’t care about you. Iowa schools are clueless. What should you be doing?.

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Helping Iowa schools transition into the digital, global age

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  1. Helping Iowa schoolstransition into the digital, global age Dr. Scott McLeod CASTLE

  2. dangerouslyirrelevant.org/abi.html

  3. Globalization doesn’t care about you

  4. Iowa schools are clueless

  5. What should you be doing?

  6. Iowa Workforce Development. (2009, May). Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.1 Percent.www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=81

  7. Iowa Workforce Development. (2009, May). Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.1 Percent.www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=81

  8. Percentile change in importance of task type in U.S. economy Abstract Routine Manual Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008]

  9. Growth of the creative class Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.

  10. Growth of the creative class

  11. Can someone overseas do it cheaper? • Can a computer do it faster? • Is what we’re offering in demand in an age of abundance?

  12. 2.5 billion

  13. The fundamental dilemma but now areexpected to do this Schools were designedfor this …

  14. What we have right now uniqueness uniqueness one right answer

  15. While we teach whatever we teach at school, the kids go home and learn the skills they need to survive and prosper in an interconnected global economy. Clarence Fisher

  16. No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. David Warlick http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.org

  17. Insist on a different kind of curriculum

  18. global awareness effective speaking critical thinking problem solving adaptability information literacy collaboration creativity media fluency analytical skills entrepeneurialism innovation effective writing synthesis curiosity

  19. Insist on a different kind of curriculum • Insist on a different kind of instruction

  20. student engagement elementary school high school

  21. www.flickr.com/photos/jahansell/251755048 dangerouslyirrelevant.org Our kids have tasted the honey.

  22. Insist on a different kind of curriculum • Insist on a different kind of instruction • Advocate for e-learning

  23. A computer in every hand

  24. A computer in every hand • Focus on leaders, not just students and teachers

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