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Region 11 Education Service Center Rigor & Relevance for School Improvement March 29-30, 2006. International Center for Leadership in Education. Dr. Willard R. Daggett. Skills Gap. Rigor/Relevance - All. Application Model. 1. Knowledge in one discipline
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Region 11 Education Service Center Rigor & Relevance for School Improvement March 29-30, 2006 International Center for Leadership in Education Dr. Willard R. Daggett
Application Model 1.Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations
Challenges • Globalization • Demographics • Values / Beliefs • Technology
Globalization • 9/11 • 11/9 • Information Tech (Work to Worker)
Globalization • Tax Returns • MRIs • Reuters • McDonalds • A- Level
World Leaders • 1600s Spanish • 1700 Dutch • 1800s British • 1900s United States • 2000s ?? ?? ??
China • Clothes / Shoes • Furniture • Consumer Electronics • Computers • Bio Technology
China • World Class for 10% • K – 12 Universal by 2020 • 100 World Class Universities • 30 World Class Research Universities • Math /Science Focus (Specialist – 3rd Grade on) • International Orientation (110 Million – English) • “Not Invented Here” • Coherent Teacher Preparation • Early Childhood (3 year old – universal by 2015) • Career Focus Source: Education in China: Lessons for U.S. Educators, Asia Society – Business Roundtable, CCSSO
Challenges • Globalization • Demographics • Values / Beliefs • Technology
Start Working End Working Longevity 107 77 62 62 47 21 14 18 1900 2000 2100
Demographics / Economic • 1910 3.0 / 100 • 1946 4.6 / 100 • 2000 1.4 – 1.8 / 100
Medicare • 2004 9 % • 2020 25 % • 2040 50 %
Retirement and Health Care Auto Airlines General Motors Ford • Delta • Northwest • United • US Air Overall 1985 – 112, 200 2005 - 29, 700 2115 - ? Source: Time Magazine October 31, 2005
As the largest buyer of U.S. Treasury securities, China is never far removed from U.S. Markets Source: Chicago Tribune 1.26.06
Pensions in Peril In billions …the amount companies are short-changing their plans is climbing… $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 0 ’95 ’97 ’99 ’01 ‘03 Source: Time Magazine October 31, 2005
Public – Employee Pension FundShortfall $ 700 Billion Source: Barclay Global Investment October, 2005
Public Pension Shortfall • Illinois Teachers 62% • Illinois State Employees 54.2% • Mississippi State Employees 53.4% • Nationwide 87.8% Source: The Associated Press
Registered VotersSchool Age Children • 1960 50 % • 2005 18 %
Challenges • Globalization • Demographics • Values / Beliefs • Technology
Larger Context • 1901 – 24 G.I. • 1925 – 45 Silent • 1946 – 60 Boomers • 1961 – 81 Gen X • 1982 - Millennial
Challenges • Globalization • Demographics • Values / Beliefs • Technology
Information Technology • Processing • Communications
1964 IBM System / 360 Mainframe Central Units’ Memory = 8 MB 2004 iPod = 4 GB 2005 iPod = 20 GB 2006 iPod = 80 GB
Nano Technology • Atom Up
SPOT • Microsoft • Citizen • Fossil • Suunco
SPOT • Integrated Projection • Projection Keyboard
Computing Speed Binary Computing Storage
Why - What - How DNA Computing • Millions times faster • Million times more storage • Parallel computing
Why - What - How Quantum Computing • Faster • Storage • Multiple Computing
Computing Quantum Speed DNA Binary Storage
Information Technology • Processing • Communications
Bio Technology • Biological Science • Practical Application
Information Technology • Processing • Communications
Bio Technology • Biological Science • Practical Application
Nano Technology • Atom Up
2000 Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech
2006 Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech
2010 Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech
Bio / Nano / Info Capacity Applications Size ‘68 ‘78 ‘88 ‘98 ‘08