Beyond Grades, Walls and Online LearningThe Future of Education in a Freelance World
Monday, October 6, 14
"We were promised flying cars, and instead what we got was 140 characters”
-Peter Thiel
Monday, October 6, 14
THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: SCRAPPY, CREATIVE, SKILL- BASED
• 40% freelancers in the American work place by 2020
• About 30% of companies report that a lack of skilled workers is a major barrier to growth in America in 2014
• TAO of Oregon reports that the #1 issue facing the growing Portland tech and startup scene is a lack of skilled workers
• Double digit unemployment for the Millennial Generation since the Great Recession
• 44% of Millenials are underemployed, costing America $25 Billion annually
Monday, October 6, 14
LET’S BE VISIONARY: A CALL FOR RADICAL REDESIGN IN EDUCATION
Monday, October 6, 14
“PBL” TO “SYSTEMS BASED LEARNING”
Monday, October 6, 14
“SYSTEMS BASED LEARNING” IS AN INFINITE CYCLE OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Monday, October 6, 14
THEORY/PRACTICE OR CONTEXT/ SKILLS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
Monday, October 6, 14
THEORY: CONTEXT AND CONNECTIONS IN SYSTEMS
Monday, October 6, 14
PRACTICE: SKILLS TO ENHANCE EACH SYSTEM
Monday, October 6, 14
PRACTICE: STUDENTS CRAVE EXPERIENCES
Monday, October 6, 14
LEARNING: MAGIC HAPPENS WITH MIXED ABILITIES AND AGES
Monday, October 6, 14
SKILLS: APPRENTICESHIPS WORK
Monday, October 6, 14
CLASSROOM PERMEABILITY “BETWEEN WORLDS” FOR LEARNING
Monday, October 6, 14
CLASSROOM PERMEABILITY: “REAL TIME,” LOCAL, LOCATION BASED LEARNING
Monday, October 6, 14
CLASSROOM FLEXIBILITY: SITTING IS AS LETHAL AS SMOKING
Monday, October 6, 14
CLASSROOM FLEXIBILITY: LIBERATION FROM SCHEDULES AND DESKS
Monday, October 6, 14
CLASSROOM FLEXIBILITY IS CHEAP: POP-UPS, CARTS
Monday, October 6, 14
SPACE ISSUES: HOW TO MAKE THE SHARING ECONOMY WORK BETWEEN SCHOOL
AND INDUSTRY
Monday, October 6, 14
TEACHERS WILL ALWAYS MATTER BECAUSE EDUCATION IS ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS
Monday, October 6, 14
LET’S BE OK WITH THIS: TEACHERS WILL NEVER KNOW AS MUCH AS THEIR IPHONES
Monday, October 6, 14
TEACHERS ARE EVERYWHERE
Monday, October 6, 14
TEACHERS AS AMATEURS, MASTER LEARNERS
Monday, October 6, 14
TEACHING FOR CONTEXT AND CONNECTIONS
Monday, October 6, 14
GRADES ARE SCARY
Monday, October 6, 14
SUBSTANTIVE MEANS OF EVALUATION: REFLECTIONS, GOALS, HABITS
Monday, October 6, 14
ALTERNATIVES TO GRADES: COMMUNITY BASED ASSESSMENT, LIFELONG LEARNING
RUBRICS, ALIGNED INCENTIVES
• AACU calls for assessment based on:
• curiosity
• initiative
• independence
• transfer
• reflection
Monday, October 6, 14
EVERY STUDENT SHOULD OWN THEIR DOMAIN NAME AND SHOW THEIR WORK
Monday, October 6, 14
TEACH WHAT MATTERS: WHO AM I? WHO ARE WE? WHAT IS GOOD?
Monday, October 6, 14
CHANGE AND THE FUTURE: E= MC^2, MOORE’S LAW, BRAIN PLASTICITY
Monday, October 6, 14
OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON OUR IMAGINATION AND COLLECTIVE WILL.
Monday, October 6, 14
Top Related