21 st Century Learning and Skills FASA: A Vision for Our Future… Jim Warford
Lessons Learned The story of Florida’s public schools is NOT a story of failure! You educate more students today to a higher standard than ever before in our history! But the world is changing even faster than we are. And today’s students are wired differently!
It’s a Changing World…
It’s a Changing World…
Science / Engineering 60 % of Degrees – Asia 5 % of Degrees – U.S. 350,000 per Year in China
U.S. % of World Scientists / Engineers
It’s a Changing World… Here’s What We’re Up Against
It’s a Changing World…
Kids live in an iPhone World !
School is a chalkboard world
It’s a Changing World…
Disrupting Class: How Technology Will Change the Way America Learns by Clayton Christensen
,000 Students Taking Courses On-Line
, ,000,000 Students Taking Courses On-Line
, ,000, ,200,000 Students Taking Courses On-Line
Virtual School Enrollment Has Doubled in the Past 3 Years.
Florida Virtual School Enrollment 1997….. 1, ….. 83, ….. 100,000+
What Do Virtual School Students Say They Like Best About It?
Some Good News: They Want to Come to Your School….
Some Good News: They Want to Come to Your School…. But They Want It To Be Very Different!
“The World Is Flat”
“How we educate our children in the future will be more important than how much we educate them.” - Thomas Friedman World is Flat 2006 Lessons Learned
The Kindle
How Do Today’s Students Feel About School?
Teacher – Student Comparisons T – Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives. 93% S – I can apply what I learn to my everyday life. 57%
Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I make learning exciting for my students. 88% S – My teachers make learning fun. 42%
Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school. 85% S – My teachers know my interests outside of school. 28%
HOW we teach is just as important as HOW MUCH we teach
Lessons Learned CIM
CREATIVITY The ability to produce something original and useful
The Torrance Test for Creativity 50 Years of Data
Since 1990… Creativity Scores Have Declined… Significantly!
1,500 CEOs Recently Identified Creativity as the Number 1 Leadership Skill of the Future
A survey of 400 Global CEOs ranked innovation as #1 determinate of competitive success
" A society's competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic tables, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity." - Albert Einstein
Competitive Advantage “The only sustainable competitive advantage is the ability to be able to learn faster than your competition.” - Peter Senge
Not just STEM but STEAM
We can’t forget the ARTS
The Rigor/Relevance Framework Is critical For 21 st Century Students
12345 Application Knowledge Rigor/Relevance Framework
1.Awareness 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy Knowledge Taxonomy
Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations
Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB Bloom’s Application
RIGORRIGOR RELEVANCE A B D C TeacherWork Teacher/Student Roles StudentThinkStudent Think & Work StudentWork High Low
FASA A Vision for Our Future
In Closing…