* Critical thinking and problem-solving
* Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
* Agility and adaptability
* Initiative and entrepreneurialism
* Effective oral and written communication
* Accessing and analyzing information
* Curiosity and imagination
http://youtu.be/NS2PqTTxFFc
He defines the "Global learning gap"
Are we just teaching student's how to take test and promote memorization for test
The millennium generation are differently motivated!
- They are tethered to the internet - Where having a bad day is having a slow internet connection.
THEY ARE USING THE INTERNET TO
- to socialize and extend friendships and learn from each other
- self directed exploratory learning
- tool for self expression- upload video, blogs, photos etc
Outside of school they are constantly connected-collaborative-creative- multi tasked and motivated. Inside school their content is delivered through lectures and handouts. The traditional strategy of "sit and get" only engages 5% of their brains.
They have a different attitude toward authority - less fear and respect for adult authority-learn more form friends- they crave coaching and mentoring from adults who do not talk down to them or talk at them -but engage them with a more mutual bases.
They need to make a difference- and intolerant of busy work.
How do we change?
1. Hold ourselves accountable for what matters most
-- College and work readiness assessment assesses - 4 skills - reading, writing, analytical reasoning, and critical thinking
--Conduct video taped focus groups- ask students and graduates "In what ways were you most and least prepared? "share with faculty- incorporate the change
2. Do the new work (The paradigm Shift)
-- informational content is important but not enough
-- teach skills that matter most
-- use content to teach core competencies
-- identify how you are going to assess it
3. Do the work in new ways
-- Isolation is the enemy of improvement -- collaborate with other teachers other university to problem solve
* Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
* Agility and adaptability
* Initiative and entrepreneurialism
* Effective oral and written communication
* Accessing and analyzing information
* Curiosity and imagination
http://youtu.be/NS2PqTTxFFc
He defines the "Global learning gap"
Are we just teaching student's how to take test and promote memorization for test
The millennium generation are differently motivated!
- They are tethered to the internet - Where having a bad day is having a slow internet connection.
THEY ARE USING THE INTERNET TO
- to socialize and extend friendships and learn from each other
- self directed exploratory learning
- tool for self expression- upload video, blogs, photos etc
Outside of school they are constantly connected-collaborative-creative- multi tasked and motivated. Inside school their content is delivered through lectures and handouts. The traditional strategy of "sit and get" only engages 5% of their brains.
They have a different attitude toward authority - less fear and respect for adult authority-learn more form friends- they crave coaching and mentoring from adults who do not talk down to them or talk at them -but engage them with a more mutual bases.
They need to make a difference- and intolerant of busy work.
How do we change?
1. Hold ourselves accountable for what matters most
-- College and work readiness assessment assesses - 4 skills - reading, writing, analytical reasoning, and critical thinking
--Conduct video taped focus groups- ask students and graduates "In what ways were you most and least prepared? "share with faculty- incorporate the change
2. Do the new work (The paradigm Shift)
-- informational content is important but not enough
-- teach skills that matter most
-- use content to teach core competencies
-- identify how you are going to assess it
3. Do the work in new ways
-- Isolation is the enemy of improvement -- collaborate with other teachers other university to problem solve
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