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EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLDTHE EMERGING VISION OF A NEW K-12 EDUCATION

FOR THE EMPOWERED KIDS OF TOMORROW

IB Asia-Pacific Annual Conference, Hyderabad, India, March, 2016

LET ME BEGIN WITHWHAT’S REALLY ON YOUR MINDS…

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Respect for elders

PARENTING STYLE

or IndependenceObedience or Self-relianceGood manners or CuriosityWell-behaved or Considerate

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PYP cl. of 2028MYP cl. of 2032

DIPLOMA cl. of 2035

STAN/VARD cl. of 2040

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HOW MUCH WILL HIS WORLDHAVE CHANGED IN 20 YEARS?for some reason 

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• BETTER ENDS• BETTER MEANS

• BETTER CURRICULUM• BETTER TEACHING

• BETTER TECHNOLOGY USE

FROM:

ATTENDING A GREAT SCHOOL

TO

“AN APPRENTICESHIPTO THE WORLD”

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TODAY, WHAT WE ASK OF OUR KIDS IN THIS WORLD IS…for some reason 

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“AN APPRENTICESHIPTO THE WORLD”

for some reason 

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KIDS HAVE ALWAYS …

LEARNED MORE…

AND BEEN MOST MOTIVATED…

WHEN DOING REAL PROJECTS…

IN THE REAL WORLD…

WE NEED TOFUNDAMENTALLY

CHANGETHE IDEA OF WHAT GLOBAL EDUCATION

SHOULD BE© 2016 Marc Prensky

EDUCATION CAN NO LONGER BEJUST AN ACADEMIC PROCESS

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WE NEED TO BEEMPOWERING OUR KIDS FURTHER…

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…ALL NETWORKED TOGETHER

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TODAY’S KIDS ARE FAR MOREEMPOWERED

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THEY CAN DO INFINITELY MORE!

AND COLLABORATE IN TOTALLY NEW WAYS!

3.A FAR BETTER “SUPPORTING” CURRICULUM

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TRADITIONALSUBJECTS TO

BEYONDTHINKINGACTION

RELATIONSHIPSACCOMPLISHMENT

WE NEED TO GET BEYOND…

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“THE MESS”

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MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES

NOW, WITH…

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OUR KIDS ARE NO LONGER THEPEOPLE WE WERE IN SCHOOL

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THEY ARE NOW PEOPLE WITH

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E X T E N D E D BRAINS…

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THEY’REALREADY EMPOWERED

TO…

ACTACCOMPLISH

BECOMEBUILD

CREATEFIX

HELP

IMPROVEINSPIRE

JOIN TOGETHERPRESERVE

SHARETEACHLEARN

IN NEW AND BETTER WAYS© 2016 Marc Prensky

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PEOPLE WHO CAN

GET THINGS DONE

ACADEMIC EDUCATION ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH

BECAUSE…

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IT SO DEEPLYUNDERESTIMATES

WHAT OUR KIDS CAN NOW DO

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IT IS AFUNDAMENTAL ERROR

TO THINK THAT IF WE JUST IMPROVE“ACADEMIC EDUCATION”

(AND PERHAPS ADD A FEW MORE SKILLS)ALL WILL BE WELL

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SO IT’S TIME FOR A

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NEW

PERSPECTIVE

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OUR TIMES DEMAND

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AN EDUCATION THAT GOES

BEYOND“ACADEMIC” EDUCATION TO

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AN “EDUCATION TO

BETTER THEIR WORLD”

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• BETTER ENDS• BETTER MEANS

• BETTER CURRICULUM• BETTER TEACHING

• BETTER TECHNOLOGY USE

1. A BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR ALL OF US

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT

BEYOND

TO

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A BETTERWORLD

and aA BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR STUDENTS

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“LEARNING” TO

BEYOND

BECOMINGGood, effective, world-improving

people

SO OUR KIDS BECOME

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“SOLUTIONARIES”

Zoe Weil

IT’S IMPORTANTTO UNDERSTAND THAT,

IN TERMS OF SKILLS TAUGHT…

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Reading Mathematical Thinking

Understanding written communication

Writing

Research

(Critical Thinking)

(Scientific Thinking)

(Citizenship?)

TAUGHT SYSTEMATICALLY

TODAY

TODAY’S GLOBAL K-12 CURRICULUM ISINCREDIBLY NARROW

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Respect for elders

PARENTING STYLE

IndependenceObedience Self-relianceGood manners CuriosityWell-behaved Considerate

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THE EDUCATION OUR KIDS NEEDDOESN’T FULLY EXIST ANYWHERE

TODAY…

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BUT WE CAN CREATE IT!

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