Move Over Millennials!...Born between 1995 and 2010 Formative years have just arrived Early world...
Transcript of Move Over Millennials!...Born between 1995 and 2010 Formative years have just arrived Early world...
Move Ove r M i l l enn ia l s !W E L C O M I N G G E N Z I N T O Y O U R C L A S S R O O M
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Welcome…Genera t i on Z
Gen Z
Homelanders
iGen
Screenagers
The S lash Genera t i on
Born between 1995 and 2010Formative years have just arrivedEarly world marked by terrorism and troubled economy – they are not the optimistic millennials May “hack” their way through educationGreen-based, conservation mindedValue safety and are risk averseSelf-reliant, more likely to save moneyGlobally savvy and awareUnder surveillanceConsuming media is morphing into creating mediaText messaging morphing into iconic messaging
Who Gen Z is
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E d u c a t o r ’ s r o l e m u s t
c h a n g e a s w e t e a c h
a g e n e r a t i o n o f
s t u d e n t s w h o d o n ’ t
n e e d a d u l t s t o g e t
i n f o r m a t i o n .
They can broadcast every thought and emotion in real time
Don’t think well on their own
Have external stimuli at their fingertips 24/7
Depend on a screen to push themselves
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B y t h e e n d o f t o d a y ’ s E d u c a t o r
S e r i e s yo u ’ l l …
Define Generation Z and describe their
general characteristics
Compare the major shifts that are
occurring from Millennials to Generation Z
Identify shifts we must make as educators
in order to teach and engage this
generation
Apply the information presented to
develop lessons, and motivate and grow
these students
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Characteristics of Gen Z
• First time five generations in workplace
• Globally savvy and aware
• Experts at multitasking
• Streamers, not cable watchers
• Thrifty
• Barely use email
• Self-educators
• Have a whole conversation with emojis
• Will make up 40% of consumers by 2020
• They are buying houses and founding non-profits
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Millennials Generation Z
Optimistic Realistic
Collaborative Independent
Digital Pioneers Digital Natives
Public Private
Digital Only Face to Face
Formally Educated On-Demand Learning
Job Hopping Role Hopping
Global Spectator Global Citizen
Confident Cautious
Spending Saving
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From Tradi t ional Pedagogy to
Transformational Pedagogy
Motivating Generation ZSix Levels of Motivation (Marching off the Map, Elmore)
1. I get to do something2. I get to do something interesting to me3. I get to do something interesting using my gifts4. I get to do something interesting using my gifts
with people I enjoy5. I get to do something interesting using my gifts
with people I enjoy and solve a problem6. I get to do something interesting using my gifts
with people solving a problem regarding something that matters
Connecting wi th these students
• Keep it short • Make it visual• Feed curiosity• Give them ownership• Make it interactive• Gamify your content• Offer a cause
• Project Based Learning
What does this mean in your classroom?
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Believe in Them
References• Educating Generation Z. YouTube video retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDLNRkmZXoA January 24, 2019.
• Elmore, T. (2014). Homelanders: The next generation. Retrieved from psychologytoday.com/blog/artificial-maturity.
• Elmore, T. & McPeak, M. (2017). Marching off the map: Inspire students to navigate a brand new world. Atlanta, GA: Poet Gardener Publishing.
• Generational differences in charitable giving and in motivations for giving. (2008). The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University for Campbell and Company. Retrieved on April 30, 2012 at www.philanthropy.iupui.edu.
• Generations past, present, and future. YouTube video retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfYjGxI6AJ8 October 30, 2017.
• Murray, R.M. & Rutledge, H. (2009). Generations: Bridging the gap with type. PowerPoint Presentation. Norman, OK: Performance Consulting Publishers.
• Neal, M. (2014). iGen? Homelanders? The next generation needs a name. Retrieved from motherboard.vice.com.
• Rutledge, H. (2011). Boomers, blackberries, and tweets. Training Workshop. Fairfax, VA: Otto Kroeger Associates.