National Art Education Association Museum Division Awards Luncheon March 18, 2011 Marsha Semmel Deputy Director for Museums and Director for Strategic Partnerships
Taft Museum of Art – Cincinnati, OH
Charting the Landscape, Mapping New Paths, 2004
P21 Leadership Council
P21 Leadership States Arizona Illinois Iowa Kentucky Kansas Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Nevada New Jersey North Carolina Ohio South Dakota West Virginia Wisconsin
What will learning look like in the future?
The Creative/Knowledge Economy Globalization Technology New Skills to Compete
Shifting Jobs and New Skills
Increase in Mobile Technology
Advances in Learning Science
New Research About Early Learning
Recognition of Lifelong Learning -Banks et al. “Learning in and out of school in diverse environments…” Seattle: NSF LIFE Center and University of Washington Center for Multicultural Education
Increased Dropout Rates
Growing DIY and Maker Culture
21 st Century Skills Learning & Innovation Skills Information, Media, & Technology Skills Life & Career Skills
In Other Words, the “4 C’s” Creativity Collaboration Communication Critical Thinking
21 st Century Themes Global awareness Financial, economic, business, and entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health literacy Environmental literacy
IMLS Initiative Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills report Self-assessment Tool Community Learning Scan
The 21 st Century Museum/Library Shift
Making the Learning Connection Community Workshops Baltimore Columbia San Francisco Miami Webinars Expanded Web Content Albuquerque Chicago Detroit
C Philadelphia Museum of Art m of Art Art Speaks! Initiative 21 st Century Skills Visual Literacy Cross-Disciplinary Thinking Communication and Collaboration Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Asheville Art Museum Association (NC) More Than Math program Partnership with the Knoxville Museum of Art (TN) Integrates visual arts into the 3 rd – 8 th grade math curriculum
Cleveland Museum of Art Lifelong Learning Center 425 works of art Interacting with art like museum professionals Self-directed, technology-rich visitor experiences
Columbus Museum of Art (OH) Center for Creativity Summit to create a statewide conversation about 21 st century learning
Katonah Museum of Art (NY) ArteJuntos/ArtTogether Family literacy program Partnership with school districts and the Even Start Family Health Literacy Partnership
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Interdisciplinary program of art and science focused on water conservation and environmental science for middle school students In partnership with the school district and the Upper Colorado River Authority
National Broadband Plan: Connecting America Expand digital educational content Expand online learning systems Promote digital literacy IMLS Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities
National Education Technology Plan “…a comprehensive infrastructure for learning is necessary to move us beyond the traditional model of educators and students in classrooms to a learning model that brings together teaching teams and students in classrooms, labs, libraries, museums, workplaces, and homes – anywhere in the world where people have access devices and an adequate Internet connection.” - Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology, U.S. Department of Education, November 2010
IMLS-MacArthur Foundation Partnership: Learning Labs National grant competition to fund the creation of up to 30 learning labs in libraries and museums across the country. Based on Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia Center.
Chicago Public Library: YOUmedia Center
Principles of Connected Learning
The Learner: Connected Learning “All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and out of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society.” -- Learning Powered by Technology, November /7, Anytime, Anywhere Motivation, curiosity, self-directed learning New skills and competencies New subjects
The Educator: Connected Teaching Facilitator/Coach/Collaborator/Knowledge Navigator Coherent, collaborative, continuous lifelong learning Communities of practice/online learning communities Learning about learning New skills and competencies New subjects
The “6 C’s” Collaboration Creativity Curiosity Cross-disciplinary thinking Communities of practice Camaraderie
Thank you! Marsha Semmel,