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Practical book + DVD classroom examples

Practical book + DVD classroom examples. “The authors have done nothing less than provide a bold framework for designing a 21st century approach to education, an approach aimed at preparing all of our children to successfully meet the challenges of this brave, new world.”

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Practical book + DVD classroom examples

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  1. Practical book + DVD classroom examples “The authors have done nothing less than provide a bold framework for designing a 21st century approach to education, an approach aimed at preparing all of our children to successfully meet the challenges of this brave, new world.” Paul Reville, Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; former director of the Education Policy and Management Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education “It’s about time that we have such an accessible and wise book about the 21st century skills that so many companies, policymakers, and educators are talking about” Roy Pea, Professor, Education and the Learning Sciences, Stanford University http://www.21stcenturyskillsbook.com

  2. Redesigning the Curriculum Banff, Canada October 13, 2011 Charlesfadel@gmail.com

  3. We are already buffeted • Globalization • Financial Meltdown • Overconsumption • Global Warming

  4. And the stakes have never been higher George Orwell, “1984”

  5. Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous

  6. The Benefits of Learning Economic competitiveness $ € ¥ £元 Learning Lifelong personal prosperity Social & environmental wellbeing

  7. Yet,Curriculum reflects the late 1800’s

  8. And not today’s world

  9. Nor tomorrow’s

  10. In the age of exponential technologies

  11. Brave New World Human Genome mapping (2005) “Technology today can do in five minutes a decoding task that would have taken a year to complete a decade ago” Eric Lander, Founder, The Broad Institute

  12. Displacement due to Technology Ox  Harvester Horse  Automobile Lab Mice  Assays (not soon enough…) • Humans: • Scribes  printing press • Washers  washing machine • Cashiers/Attendants  bar code scanner • Healthcare/Finance/Services/Jeopardy champions  Watson • etc

  13. And more to come • iPhone: $400 price point • 40T in 2015 • 40E in 2025 } Already possible in the Cloud ! • Video record your entire life (2025) • Brain-in-computer (2030) “We are currently preparing students for jobs and technologies that don’t yet exist… in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet.” Richard Riley Former U.S. Secretary of Education

  14. The Race between Technology and Education Inspired by “The race between technology and education” Pr. Goldin & Katz (Harvard) Social pain Education Prosperity Social pain Technology Industrial Revolution Digital Revolution

  15. So what shall we teach for… …in an era of ubiquitous “Google” and “Watsons” that help us with answers ?

  16. m-shaped Individual, not just T-shaped Broad Knowledge Single vs Multiple Deep Expertise m T

  17. To address the issues we need deeper learning Character: • Adaptability • Resilience • Persistence • Ethics, etc • Skills: • Creativity • Critical thinking • Communication • Collaboration, etc • And far more relevantKnowledge in: • Languages • Humanities/Arts • Science/Technology/Engineering/Math

  18. Yet Curriculum has evolved slowly Greek, Latin Language Contemporary Languages incl. 2nd language Reading, Writing Literature Oratory Rhetoric Grammar, Handwriting, Spelling Music Art Humanities Philosophy & Ethics History Arithmetic Geometry Astronomy STEM Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus Biology, Chemistry, Physics

  19. While students beg for relevance

  20. This is not a new debate Benjamin Franklin’s Philadelphia Academy Subjects British Grammar School Subjects French German Spanish Handwriting Bookkeeping Drawing Geometry Astronomy Geography Latin Greek English* Reading* Writing* Arithmetic* Rhetoric Oratory Morality History Natural History Natural Philosophy Mechanics Gardening * These subjects were usually optional in the British Grammar Schools

  21. It is humankind’s wisdom Confucius (551-479 BC): “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand” Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592 AD): “rather a mind shaped than a head full” “plutot la tête bienfaitequebienpleine”

  22. Now Neuroscience explains why Cortical plasticity is conditional upon relevance • Doing means deeper learning, and it is a transfer mechanism

  23. So it is grand time to act unless we want a Dickensian society

  24. We are facing ourselves “We have evolved traits [such as group selfishness] that will lead to humanity's extinction – so we must learn how to overcome them” Christian de Duve Nobel prize in Medicine 1974 “Genetics of original sin”

  25. And no monolith has been found…

  26. So imagine if we rethink What is taught Character Meta-layer: Interdependencies Learning to learn Knowledge Skills

  27. Rebalance Practical Theoretical

  28. Enable students and teachers  Student voices and personalization  Teacher empowerment and renewed respect

  29. Reassess Knowledge for its relevance

  30. Learn Skills

  31. Build Character

  32. Harness interdisciplinarity

  33. We will solve societal crises

  34. We will improve economic prosperity

  35. We will provide personal fulfillment

  36. For a better world

  37. And You - Be heard and contribute Contact me: Charlesfadel@gmail.com

  38. Conclusion From an inscription used by Charles Voysey, Britain 1896

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