2. A Once In A Century Opportunity to Reimagine American Education

3. We are living in the Learning Age New Learning Organizations

4.  Schools will be transformed from teaching organizations into learning organizations.  Schools will no longer be “The” learning place … they will become hubs in a network of learning organizations, places, and spaces.  Afterschool programs will no longer be “After” … they will be fully integrated into the learning network.

5. I. Learning-Age Competencies  Core Competencies: in language arts, reasoning, information literacy, mathematics, sciences, and social sciences necessary for college and workforce success;  Creative Competencies: including creative expression in the arts, critical thinking, innovative and collaborative problem solving, and resourcefulness;  Communication Competencies: with languages, digital media, social networking, and content creation technologies; and  Cultural Competencies: including cultural understanding, personal and communal responsibility, adaptability and resilience, an ability to engage in productive teamwork, and active citizen participation.

6. II. An Open Learning Economy  User-driven and user-created learning environments.  Co-created learning content and learning spaces (smart networking).  Deep personalization in participatory learning communities.  New education roles, learning relationships, and multiple career paths emerge – Learning Teams. KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Map of Future Forces www.kwfdn.org/map

7. III. A Learning-Age Workforce Millennials are Leaving Schools

8. Millenials are Leaving Schools Generation XGeneration Y

9. Age Distribution of U.S. Teachers # of Teachers Age: Baby Boomers, born between 1945 and 1964, were between 40 and 59 when the most recent national teacher survey was done. These Boomers, who now constitute 53% of the U.S. teaching workforce are be between 45 and 63 during this school year. Source: U.S. Ed. NCES Schools and Staffing Survey for 2003-2004 Baby Boomers

10. Baby Boomer Educators  53% of teachers – 1.7 million – are Boomers.  Average age of principals is 56.  Average teacher retirement age is 59.  In 19 states more than 50% of the teachers are already over fifty.

12. Who Will Work in 21 st Century Schools?  Digital-Age teachers and youth are eager to work in collaborative learning spaces.  70% of the 1.7 Million Boomer teachers would stay engaged in education – as coaches and mentors in a collaborative learning culture.  20 million Boomers want to work in encore careers in education or youth service – as lifelong learners. Learning Teams

13. IV. Learning – Age Change Process  From Managed Reform  To Communal Responsibility for 21 st Century Learning Organizations, Places, and Spaces. Remake American Education

14. Over 70% of teachers and principals report that they are interested in using Learning Teams to transform their schools into learning organizations. The rest of the world is already doing it!

15. From Perry Mason….to Legal Teams

16. From Dr. Kildare to Medical Teams

17. From Flash Gordon… to NASA teams

18. From Superheroes to Super Teams

19. From the Stand-Alone Teacher of the 1950s…

20. …to the Stand-Alone Teacher of the 21 st Century

21. A 21 st Century Education Action Agenda  Traditional – Fix What We Have  Develop better teachers, better schools, and better afterschool programs.  Integrate technology into schools and afterschool programs.  Transitional – Improve What We Have  Teams transform schools and afterschool programs into learning organizations.  Use technology to integrate schools and afterschool programs into an open learning economy.  Transformational – Create What We Need  Teams weave school and afterschool programs into a network of learning spaces: 24/7 - 360 days a year community learning.

22. An Emerging 21 st Education System  Learning Studios – NASA Learning Teams.  South Carolina “Inside out Schools.”  West Virginia “Education in Public.”

23. If We Join Forces We Can Remake American Education by Creating A Network of 21st Century Learning Organizations

24. “Remember that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world.” (Margaret Mead: Culture and Commitment 1969) “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” (Barack Obama, 44 th President of the United States)

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