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Education in a Changing World
What‘s coming and what we need to do about it
Ted Spear & Jennifer Henrichsen
# 2 Questions
# “You Are Here”
# How, What, Who, Why
# 2 Questions Revisited
# Observations and Questions
Education in a Changing World
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2 Questions
2 Questions
# What keeps us awake at night?
# How do I set my kid up for success in a rapidly changing world?
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You Are Here
The Normalcy Bias To expect the future to be the same as the past.
Improvement vs. Innovation
Innovation # Changing what you do
Improvement # Doing what you do more effectively
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Changing Job Profiles
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Changing Student Profile
Average screen time of 8-18 year old > 7 hours + 38 minutes per day > 53 hours per week Source: Kaiser Foundation, Jan 20, 2010
Child & Teen Obesity
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ChangingEducational Pathways
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A Zeitgeist Question
The rise of individual choice Greek democracy
Roman Republic Roman Emperors
Vandals & Barbarians
Divine Right of Kings Catholic Church
Renaissance Protestant Reformation
Kings & Queens battling it out Enlightenment
Revolutions (British, American, French) Scientific Revolution
Industrial Revolution Communism vs. Capitalism
Cold War
Internet
Universal Declaration of Human Rights YOU ARE
HERE
WW I & II
$ 2 Questions
$ “You Are Here”
# How, What, Who, Why
# 2 Questions Revisited
# Observations and Questions
Education in a Changing World
Outline
Why? What is the purpose of education?!
Who? Who are the people being taught?!
What? What needs to be taught?!
How? What are the “delivery methods”!" "or instructional practices?!
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How?
Education is not the filling of a vessel, but the lighting of a fire. Plutarch
Ways of Learning
Old School!
Information Cramming !
# “the filling of a vessel”!
# drill & kill !
# teach & test (and accredit)!
New School!
Active Learning !
# “the lighting of a fire”!
# personal explorations (projects)!
# investigate & reflect (and improve)!
Instructional Techniques
Old School!
# Unisensory approach!
# lecture & notes (only)!
# “Sage on the stage”!
New School!
# Multisensory approach!
# visual, auditory, kinetic !
# “Sage on the stage” PLUS “Guide on the side”!
Student Profile/Learning Support
Old School!
# normal/abnormal distinction!
# segregated learning support!
New School!
# unique learning profiles!
# broad-based learning support!
Technology
Old School!
# Chalkboards!
# Mimeographs!
# Overhead projectors!
# Slide rules!
New School!# Whiteboards, Smartboards, LCD
projectors!
# Chromebooks!
# Turn-it-In!
# YouTube Presentations!
# Graphic calculators, !
# Google Docs, Doctopus!
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How? IPS Case Study!
Practical Application
# New school trends in instructional techniques, learning support, technology!
# AND… we are small by design.!
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What?
What’s taught in schools?
Knowledge
Skills
Dispositions
Expectation
Traditional Ascendant (v1) Essential (v2)
Status quo
Skills favoured above all
Explanatory frameworks Great conversations
Drill & kill
Collaboration, critical thinking, leadership
Baseline competencies to operate within a form of knowledge
Celebrate individual expression
Intellectual Humility Attention to detail Commitment to truth
Memorization Cultural literacy
Emerging economy citizens
Self-actualized, self-affirmed, flexible learner
Capacity & inclination to thrive in a changing world
16 Key Dispositions of “successful” people
# Persisting!
# Managing impulsivity!
# Listening with understanding & empathy!
# Thinking flexibly!
# Thinking about thinking (meta-cognition)!
# Striving for accuracy!
# Questioning & posing problems!
# Applying past knowledge to new situations!
# Thinking & communicating with clarity & precision!
# Gathering data through all senses!
# Creating. imagining. innovating.!
# Responding with wonderment & awe!
# Taking responsible risks!
# Finding humour!
# Thinking interdependently!
# Remaining open to continuous learning!
If life were perfect…
We would all be!
# Inquirers!
# Thinkers!
# Communicators!
# Risk-Takers!
Who are!
# Balanced!
# Caring!
# Reflective!
# Knowledgeable!
# Principled!
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What? IPS Case Study!
Dispositions/historical context
Practitioner Dispositions
Science Attention to detail in observation; test hypotheses
Art Courage to explore
Humanities Ability to see things from a different cultural point of view
English Clarity of thought in writing
Math Perseverance in looking for patterns
French Active listening for pronunciation
Phys Ed Attention to body
Design Tech Creativity … and critical reflection
Practical Reasoning
Value of good reasons
Virtues
Core Value!
# Wisdom!
# Courage!
# Integrity!
Kid-friendly term!
# Knowledgeable!
# Warranted Confidence!
# Decent Human Being!
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Who?
Different EducationalExperiences
Elementary Middle Secondary
Guided exploration & extension
Consolidation
K-7 (Elementary
6-9 (Middle)
8 – 12 (Secondary)
Foundation
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Who? IPS Case Study!
Family
IPS 2nd Curriculum
2nd
2nd Curriculum Development of personhood 1st
1st Curriculum Academic program
IPS 2nd Curriculum
# Pastoral Care!
# Homeroom!
Engineered Experiences
# Extend Comfort Zone!
# Take Responsibility!
# Contributing to Others!
# Individual Challenges!
# Recognitions!
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Why?
Go to school
Get good grades
Get into university
Get a good job
Become a contributing member of
society
Default Progression
On Purpose
The Worry
Contributing Member of Society”
Purpose
Traditional Ascendant (v1) Essential (v2)
Cogs in a machine
View is too narrow
Entitlement, unrealistic Self-perception
The perfect consumer
Warranted confidence, individual curiosity, passion
Citizens in emerging economy
Self-actualized, flexible learner
Capacity & inclination to thrive in a changing world
What the liberally educated person is released for is a kind of intellectual and moral autonomy, the capacity to become a free chooser of what is to be believed and what is to be done, a free chooser of beliefs and actions – in a word, a free moral agent, the kind of entity a fully-fledged human being is supposed to be and which all too few are! Charles Bailey Beyond the Present & Particular: A Theory of Liberal Education
Our job as educators
# To equip and inspire students to cultivate their humanity.!
# To equip and inspire students to express the very best of who they are.!
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Why? IPS Case Study!
Why?
# Julian analogy!
# Rites of Passage!
$ 2 Questions
$ “You Are Here”
$ How, What, Who, Why
# 2 Questions Revisited
# Observations and Questions
Education in a Changing World
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What keeps us awake at night?
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How do I set my kid up for success (fulfillment)?
Or... How do I help my kid to be a “kayaker,” rather than a “floater”?!
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Ted’s Advice
What Kids Need
# A contextual understanding of what is happening in the world!
If you have no sense of historical context, then you will have no capacity or inclination to actively construct the future. The future will just happen to you. Ted Spear, 2013
What Kids Need
# A contextual understanding of what is happening in the world!
# A set of basic core competencies to communicate and interact with the world!
# A set of dispositions that will enable him or her to navigate as yet unknown challenges & opportunities!
What you can do as a parent
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# Don’t take this for granted; be intentional about your child’s “total” education!
# Engineer opportunities to cultivate dispositions!
# Be explicit about the virtues you want your child to cultivate and express (and tell them why)!
# Complement what your school is doing!
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Jen’s Advice
Don’t underestimate what teenagers are capable of. Jennifer Henrichsen, 2013
We need to do everything we can to create the deepest, broadest, richest foundation for our kids.!!The rest is up to them.!
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Observations and Questions
Thank-You Ted Spear Jen Henrichsen www.islandpacific.org
“Become what you are.” Pindar
