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Engaging, Empowering, Educating and Preparing all students for the 21 st Century.

Learn about the challenges hindering the transformation of education and the shift needed for a one-world classroom. Explore insights from thought leaders, educators, and business leaders advocating for 21st-century skills integration in education.

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Engaging, Empowering, Educating and Preparing all students for the 21 st Century.

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  1. Engaging, Empowering, Educating and Preparing all students for the 21st Century.

  2. What is holding back the “transformation” of education? "The legacy of the one room school house is holding back the potential of the one-world classroom” Reference – Report of the Web-Based Education Commission to the President and the US Congress

  3. They said it………. "The U.S. Classroom is a 150 year-old, relatively low-cost technology, worn out by changed conditions for meeting these requirements." -- The Power of Internet Learning, A Report of the Web-Based Education Commission to the President and the US Congress. “Educators, policymakers and business leaders need to embrace a vision that embeds 21st century skills into every aspect of education.” --- Source: Partnership of 21st Century Skills Dept. of US Education

  4. Project Light Speed They said it………. Alvin Tofler Author and Futurist “We are living through the deepest upheaval in the world knowledge system since our species started to think. Until we digest that point our best laid plans in the future will misfire.” “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those that not read and write but those who can not learn and unlearn.” -----Alvin Toffler is a writer and futurist known for his works discussing the digital revolution, and is a former associate editor of Fortune magazine.

  5. Project Light Speed They said it………. Marc Prensky Thought Leader in EducationMasters in Teaching, Yale / MBA Harvard University “Today’s learners are not the ones our systems (and teachers) were designed and trained to teach.““For the first time in history, learners are no longer limited by their teachers’ ability and knowledge.” “Learners are looking for 21st century skills and knowledge and our teachers don’t have them.” -----Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, and designer in the critical areas of education and learning. He is a former high school teacher.

  6. Project Light Speed They said it………. Bill Gates Microsoft Founder "What good is it for kids to graduate in 2006 from a school system that was designed for 1956?" ----- Bill Gates is determined to use his fortune to change the crisis in American schools.

  7. They said it………. Dr. Larry Smarr Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology UCSD “Education must move toward real-time. Kids don't understand sitting in classrooms, looking at books written 20 years ago." ----- Dr. Smarr is a pioneer in prototyping a national information infrastructure to support academic research, governmental functions, and industrial competitiveness.

  8. They said it………. At Philly 'Future' School, Books Are So 20th Century Shirley Grover, Principal, aka Chief LearnerFormer Principal, Philadelphia's High School of the Future “While the school of the future’s environment is continuous, relevant, and adaptive, relevant is the real linchpin.” Many teachers bristle when students ask them the time-honored question, “Why do we need to know this?” But from her point of view, if a teacher can't answer that question the lesson plan is underdeveloped.”

  9. Project Light Speed They said it………. Michal Furdyk Founder of Taking IT Global "Why is the educational system failing? Lack of engaging, relevant content and context.” -----Michael Furdyk is a consultant and speaker. He is passionate about helping to raise awareness of how organizations can engage and motivate the next generation of students, employees, and entrepreneurs.

  10. Robert Tapscott, Author, Futurist……. The Net Geners: The first global generation and smartest ever. Empowered young people are beginning to transform every institution of modern life. The average 20 year old has spent 20,000 hours on the internet and 10,000 hours playing video games. The problem is not the net generation but befuddled baby-boomers, that are clueless about the revolutionary changes taking place among the young.

  11. Best Practices Asia Tour • Tokyo • Seoul • Beijing • Hong Kong • Shanghai • Singapore • Kuala Lumpur • Incheon 5 Countries, 8 Cities, 38 Buildings & 2 schools…. China is the most vibrant place on the planet…. more urgency, more speed.

  12. China is not content to serve as factory to the globe. A dynamic business savvy and digitally literate generation is poised to redefine China. A country where everything is happening at warp speed, there is a sense of urgency - waiting around isn't an option. “I told our kids, you are not competing with the student down the hall, the street or across the country”.

  13. A Love For Learning AmericanSchool Asian % Harvard 18% Columbia 25% UC Berkley 42% Stanford 25% American Asians make up 4% of the US population and 20% of the Ivy League.

  14. Mandarin Chinese – The # 1 Language In the World • Language Total / Million • Mandarin Chinese 875 MM • Hindi (India) 366 MM • English 341 MM • Spanish 325 MM • Bengali 207 MM What language is your child learning? Mandarin Chinese is already the most popular first language on the planet, beating out English by 500 million speakers….and is now being taught in San Diego Public Schools

  15. The worker of the future……. That will be able to compete in a connected world. is a passionate lifelong learner!

  16. When everything is connected!

  17. Point Loma High School – Web Site Stats

  18. Do students have 21st Century skills? Source - Partnership For 21st Century Skills

  19. Project Light Speed Why Do We Need Innovation In Education?

  20. “Whenever I go to school I have to power down” – a High School Student

  21. Kids view school as a Qantas Flight. • Sit down • Face forward • Strap yourself in • Turn off your electronic devices…… • and be bored for several hours. If you are lucky the trip will be relevant, if not you can resume your life in 4 or 5 hours. Reference Stephanie Powers, Apple/Director of Mobile Learning

  22. Project Light Speed Reading Rank Math Rank Science Rank Finland 1 Hong Kong 1 Finland 1 South Korea 2 Finland 1 Japan 1 Canada 2 South Korea 1 Hong Kong 2 Australia 3 Netherlands 2 South Korea 2 Liechtenstein 2 Liechtenstein 2 iechtenstein 5 New Zealand 4 Japan 3 Australia 5 Ireland 6 Canada 5 Macao (China) 5 Sweden 7 Belgium 5 Netherlands 5 Netherlands 7 Macao (China) 6 Czech Republic 5 Hong Kong 7 Switzerland 6 New Zealand 6 Belgium 9 Australia 9 Canada 8 Norway 11 New Zealand 9 Switzerland 10 Switzerland 12 Czech Republic 12 France 12 Japan 12 Iceland 13 Belgium 12 Macao (China) 12 Denmark 13 Sweden 13 Poland 12 France 14 Ireland 13 France 12 Sweden 15 Hungary 14 United States 12 Austria 16 Germany 14 Denmark 15 Germany 17 Poland 17 Iceland 17 Ireland 17 Slovak Rep 18 Germany 15 Slovak Rep 19 Iceland 19 Austria 14 Norway 21 United States 20 Latvia 14 Luxembourg 22 Austria 19 Czech Rep 17 Poland 22 Russian Fed 20 Hungary 24 Hungary 22 Latvia 20 Spain 24 Spain 25 Spain 22 Luxembourg 25 Latvia 25 Italy 22 Portugal 25 United States 25 Norway 24 Italy 26 Russian Fed 29 Luxembourg 26 Greece 27 Portugal 29 Greece 25 Slovak Rep 29 Italy 29 Denmark 30 Russian Fed 32 Greece 32 Portugal 31 Turkey 32 Serbia 32 Uruguay 33 Uruguay 33 Turkey 33 Serbia 33 Thailand 35 Uruguay 34 Turkey 33 Serbia 35 Thailand 34 Thailand 34 Brazil 36 Mexico 37 Mexico 37 Mexico 37 Indonesia 38 Indonesia 38 Indonesia 39 Tunisia 38 Brazil 38 Tunisia 39 Brazil 38 Tunisia 39 America is Flunking!! International Comparison - 250,000 Students Tested (2003) Math, Reading & Science - 41 Countries 15 Year Most Industrialized Countries (Britain Not Available

  23. Project Light Speed And Dropping Out! • 30% of High School students dropout- one every 26 seconds. • 50% of Latinos and African Americans • 68% of 4th graders perform at below proficiency levels for their grade. • 50% of High School Graduates not prepared for college • Despite reforms, numbers remain unchanged for over 2 decades • Kids are bored (#1 reason for dropping out) • Old delivery, dated content/irrelevant content.

  24. Why do kids dropping out? • 47% say class not interesting • 69% say they were not motivated • 38% said too much freedom • 81% want opportunity for “real world” • experience. • Over 80% have passing grades when • they drop out.

  25. It Pays To Be A College Graduate! Unemployment Rates Overall High School Graduates (17%) College Graduates (6.1%) High School Graduates By EthnicityAfrican American (35%) Hispanic (24.8%) Whites (14.9%) College Students By Ethnicity African American (10.5%) Hispanic and (5.9%) White (5.7%) Asian (4.6%) Reference Link Reference Link

  26. Old Delivery – “Answers/Factoids” New Delivery – “Questions/Critical Thinking” Text message “Google” at 46645……. Question 1 - Population of China? Question 2 - Square root of 1064? Question 3 - How many kilobytes in a megabyte?

  27. The Power of a Connected World! Encyclopedia Britannica Wikipedia • Dated the day printed • One dimensional • Not collaborative • 75,000 active contributors • 5,300,000 articles • more than 100 languages • 5 full time employees Wikipedia is 10x bigger than Britannica and roughly the same accuracy – and it is collaborative!

  28. Michael Lesk • Thought Leader in EducationComputer Scientist ,US National Science Center, and Rutgers Professor • We can store everything digitally • A person remembers about 187 Kilobytes (KB) per person.” (a $10 memory stick) • In 70 years of life, we are exposed to about 6 Gigabytes (GB) of information.” (a $40 memory stick) • There is 10x more data on earth than in the minds of the world’s population. • Information has a short shelve life – knowledge and critical thinking are the key.

  29. Real Knowledge in the Google Era • America's bloated textbooks gallop students through mind-numbing topics • Student will need “portable skills"--critical thinking, making connections between ideas and knowing how to keep on learning. • What It Means to Be a Global Student • Jobs in the new economy - ones that won't get outsourced or automated put an enormous premium on creative and innovative skills. • Learning 2.0 and New Kind of Literacy • Only 50% of High School Seniors could judge the objectivity of a website - few know the federal deficit could describe a debit or credit.

  30. Digital Immigrants(Us) Digital Natives(Our Kids) Physical World Physical / Virtual World Same Conventional Speed Twitch Speed Step-by-Step Random Access Linear Processing Parallel Processing Conventional Speed Text First Graphics First Work-Oriented Play Oriented Stand-Alone Connected The conflict….can we adjust? Source: Marc Prensky

  31. The Transition To Student Centric Learning Old Delivery – Teacher Centric Having To Learn! 4 Corners of Classroom Student Rigor Students Bored Teachers Teaching Teachers is Sage on Stage Teachers Lecture Step by Step Linear Processing Book Based Curriculum Static / Stand Alone / Manual Assessment Books Text First Knowing Answer – Memorization 1 Dimensional - Text Digital Age Skills Not Required For Teachers New Delivery - Student Centric Wanting To Learn! 4 Corners of the World Student Engagement Students Excited Students Learning Teacher is Guide on Side Teachers Listen Random Access Parallel Processing Web Based Curriculum Connected / Real Time / Automated Assessment Personal Learning Devices (1 to 1) Graphics First Knowing Question - Critical Thinking 4 Dimensional - Audio, Video, Interactive, Linked Digital Age Skills Required For Teachers / Admin. Conventional Speed

  32. Old (20th Century) Delivery$785 Per Student Per Year New (21st Century) Delivery$533 Per Student Per Year • Old Books • One Off Lesson Plans • Static Content • Not Scalable • Manual Assessment • Static Content • Lectures • Inefficient Delivery • Students - No Laptop • Students - No Internet • Teacher Sage on Stage • Real time Online Curriculum • Scaled Lesson Plans • Dynamic Content • Scalable • Automated Assessment • Dynamic Content • Podcasts • Efficient Delivery • Students – Laptop • Students - Internet • Teacher Guide on Side • Delivery Tools • - Applications • Broadband • Curriculum (web) • Devices (laptop) • Education Delivery Tools - Books

  33. Transforming the 150 year old delivery system Enablers and Barriers to change…….

  34. “Reforming” to “Transforming” education…. Project Light SpeedDigital age reform that will transform education and engage students. Vision: Create a community of passionate lifelong learners. Mission: Engage, Empower, Educate and Prepare ALL students for the 21st Century and global economy. Values:Foster an engaging learning experience to meet the diverse needs of all students.

  35. Clayton Christensen is a Professor of Business Administration Harvard University Read this book!

  36. Read these books!

  37. The Transition To Student Centric Learning

  38. Old Delivery – “Teacher Centric” • Current Classrooms -- Teacher Centric: • Standardization, which replaced personalization as public school enrollment rose in the late 1800s, still dictates the way subjects are taught. • A teacher rules the classroom roost, using a prescribed approach to teach a generic curriculum to everyone in the classroom at the same time.

  39. Old Delivery – “Teacher Centric” • Current Classrooms -- Teacher Centric: • Technology used as supplement is not transformative .

  40. New Delivery – “Student Centric” • Future Classrooms -- Student Centric: • Utilizes the teacher as mentor, problem solver, and support person. • Focus for this "floating" teacher is on serving individual students who are learning at their own pace. • Shift not easy, but rewarding.

  41. Student Centric Learning 5th Grade Math Class - Dana Middle School • Web enabled curriculum & assessment • No text books / Teacher Facilitator • Every student has a laptop • Real time results for students / teachers • Paced and Personalized • Interactive, bilingual Credit Recovery – Point Loma High School

  42. Student Centric Learning • Future Classrooms -- Student Centric: • University of California Berkley created its own You Tube channel • Uses You Tube for “lectures” • Point Loma High School Podcasts

  43. Project Light Speed Initiatives That Helped Create a Digital Age Culture Digital ClassroomsLCD Projector, Laptop & Internet for every classroom. Digital LockersWeb based storage for all students access from anywhere. School Web SitesReal time communication, teachers posting homework , podcasting. Parent ConnectionOnline access to check student grades, homework and information. Online Tutoring—FreeStudents connect to a live online tutor for real time help. Library’s to “ibrary’s” Convergence of text and digital information literacy.

  44. Tutor is in India • Unlimited $75 per month • Tutors have Masters or above • 10 years of experience

  45. A thru E……The Digital Toolkit That Enables 21st Century Learning Applications: Rich applications to enhance learning. Broadband: High speed internet to every student home. Solve the digital divide! Curriculum: Web based curriculum and assessment – real time , hyperlinked, student centric and personalized. Devices: A laptop for every student. Education: Retrain and retool teachers, parents and community.

  46. A thru E…the digital toolkit for transformation Applications for all students • Microsoft • Open Office • Google • PC and Web Based • Every student

  47. A thru E…the digital toolkit for transformation Broadband….. to every student’s home now!! US falling way behind! Schools pay for lunch to feed the belly……. But don’t pay for broadband to feed the mind. Seoul South Korea, 10 times faster for $7 per month

  48. A thru E…the digital toolkit for transformation Curriculum…. Web enabled curriculum & assessment We must deliver engaging, relevant content and context Book Based Passive Meager Representation Expensive Dated / Not Relevant Standardized / Teacher Centric Manuel Assessment Web Based Interactive Content Unlimited Inexpensive Real Time / Relevant Personalized / Student CentricAutomated Assessment

  49. A thru E…the digital toolkit for transformation Devices……from books to personal learning devices….. BooksConnected to the cover Content Limited Text Static / Dated Passive Manuel Assessment Personal Learning Device Connected to the world Content Unlimited Text, Multimedia Real Time InteractiveAutomated Assessment

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