1. 2 big shifts and 1 big problem Dr. Scott McLeod CASTLE

2. Socially functional Mastery of information landscape Economically productive

3. Big shift 1

17. New information landscape

22. We are hyper- connected

31. We all now have a voice (and can find each other, share, connect, collaborate)

32. Anytime/anywhere content production, connection, collaboration…

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35. newspapers, magazines

36. music

37. radio

38. television

39. movies

40. books, reading

41. maps, travel, travel agencies

42. business, personal finance, money management

43. medicine, health

44. postal service

45. real estate

46. politics

47. universities

48. Information- oriented

49. P-12 schools

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51. Big shift 2

52. Percentile change in importance of task type in U.S. economy Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008] Abstract Routine Manual

53. critical thinking problem solving collaboration adaptability entrepeneurialism creativity effective speaking effective writinginnovation information literacy media fluency synthesis analytical skills curiosity global awareness

54. Growth of the creative class Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.

55. Growth of the creative class Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.

56. MANUFACTURING IN IOWA % of all Iowa jobs in May ‘08 % of overall job losses by Sep ‘09

59. Globalization of economy

60. Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Can a computer do it faster?

62. Hyperconnected global economy Offshoring Replacement of jobs with software

63. Characteristics of the job NOT Characteristics of the person

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65. 1 big problem

66. Socially functional Mastery of information landscape Economically productive

68. The fundamental dilemma Schools were designed for this … but now are expected to do this

69. uniqueness one right answer What we have right now

74. No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. David Warlick http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.org

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76. Takeaways

77. K-12 education is facing multiple disruptive innovations.

78. The existing educational model is not a given.

79. This is sneaking up on most school organizations.

85. critical thinking problem solving collaboration adaptability entrepeneurialism creativity effective speaking effective writinginnovation information literacy media fluency synthesis analytical skills curiosity global awareness

87. No one will thank you for taking care of today if you have failed to take care of tomorrow. Joel Barker

89. Thank you! Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D. Director, CASTLE dangerouslyirrelevant.org/futureschools

90. critical thinking problem solving collaboration adaptability entrepeneurialism creativity effective speaking effective writinginnovation information literacy media fluency synthesis analytical skills curiosity global awareness

91. www.flickr.com/photos/jahansell/251755048dangerouslyirrelevant.org Our kids have tasted the honey.

94. open

95. more transparent

96. more accessible

97. more convenient

98. more immediate / real time

99. networked

100. connected

101. shared

102. collaborative

103. interactive

104. individualized

105. empowering

106. flexible

107. adaptive

108. less dependent on ‘experts’

109. rapidly-changing

110. more comprehensive

111. searchable

112. often ‘crowdsourced’

113. creative

114. multimodal / multimedia

115. more efficient

116. often less expensive

117. global

118. less dependent on geography

119. less dependent on physical media

120. technology-suffused