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PowerPoint Segment 1. Please Comment on First Completed Segment. Are We Prepared for the Extreme Future?. Prepared by Barbara Ritter Katina Cephus Norman Hart. 2010 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Conference on Globalization and Education . For I dipt into the future,

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  1. PowerPoint Segment 1 Please Comment on First Completed Segment

  2. Are We Prepared for the Extreme Future? Prepared by Barbara Ritter Katina Cephus Norman Hart 2010 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Conference on Globalization and Education

  3. For I dipt into the future, Far as human eye can see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ---Alfred Lord Tennyson, “Locksley Hall

  4. 21st Century Transformation:Emerging Trends The New Economy is globally integrated International Competition is Relentless Competition Requires Lifelong Learning and Skill Adaptation Technology drives Innovation and Economic Development

  5. Education is Linked to Health and Economic Prosperity Global immigration Creates Convergence of Cultures Alliances Generate Opportunities Human Talent is the Most Valuable Resource

  6. Are We Ready for Our Future Generation of Learners?

  7. Meet Generation Z

  8. Generation Z Learners Participate in Complex Social Networks Ae Digital Natives

  9. The Workplace Requires a New Skill Set Widening Global Achievement Gap The highest performing U.S. students are outperformed by their International Peers U.S. Population is Becoming Diversified…. By 2050, minorities will be the majority Students must prepare for jobs that have yet to exist

  10. Our President’s Call to Action “In a 21st-century world where jobs can be shipped wherever there's an Internet connection, where a child born in Dallas is now competing with a child in New Delhi, where your best job qualification is not what you do, but what you know -- education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it's a prerequisite for success.” President BarackObama • Speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce • Tuesday March 10th, 2009

  11. Our President’s Call to Action The relative decline of American education is untenable for our economy, it's unsustainable for our democracy, it's unacceptable for our children -- and we can't afford to let it continue.” “It's time to prepare every child, everywhere in America, to out-compete any worker, anywhere in the world.” President BarackObama Speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Tuesday March 10th, 2009

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