Hi All - Great discussion this morning! This is such GOOD information!
It is ironic that I attended a conference in June with Ted Dintersmith and Michael Fullan, who concentrated on the WHY we need to provide learning opportunities such as 20% Time, Genius Hour, etc. Juliani tells the "how".
Those registered for the conference were invited to read Ted Dintersmith's book, "Most Likely to Succeed," prior to the conference.
Dintersmith's message - As a venture capitalist (I had to look that up - "participates in projects in which there is a substantial element of risk, typically a new or expanding business"), he is seeing first-hand how quickly automation is eliminating the structured jobs in our economy.
He emphasized how the core purpose of our schools has been lost in a wave of testing, data, and accountability. He went on to say that the potential for our kids and our country will improve if we educate to our innovative and creative strengths, and we must trust our schools and teachers to prepare our kids for life, instead of for standardized tests.
He has impressive education and experiences so his presentation has me thinking about how we can provide experiences where students can have more opportunities to learn and practice the six C's (from Fullan's presentation the next day)
1. Critical Thinking 2. Communication 3. Collaboration 4. Citizenship 5. Character Development 6. Creativity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvhb9aoyeZs
Above is an 11-minute TED TALK with Ted Dintersmith when he was in Fargo last fall - If you don't have time to listen to all of it, you might have time to even listen to the first five minutes -he has some very good points.
Will blog on chapters 4-6 later. See you all in August, right?
Hi All -
ReplyDeleteGreat discussion this morning! This is such GOOD information!
It is ironic that I attended a conference in June with Ted Dintersmith and Michael Fullan, who concentrated on the WHY we need to provide learning opportunities such as 20% Time, Genius Hour, etc. Juliani tells the "how".
Those registered for the conference were invited to read Ted Dintersmith's book, "Most Likely to Succeed," prior to the conference.
Dintersmith's message - As a venture capitalist (I had to look that up - "participates in projects in which there is a substantial element of risk, typically a new or expanding business"), he is seeing first-hand how quickly automation is eliminating the structured jobs in our economy.
He emphasized how the core purpose of our schools has been lost in a wave of testing, data, and accountability. He went on to say that the potential for our kids and our country will improve if we educate to our innovative and creative strengths, and we must trust our schools and teachers to prepare our kids for life, instead of for standardized tests.
He has impressive education and experiences so his presentation has me thinking about how we can provide experiences where students can have more opportunities to learn and practice the six C's (from Fullan's presentation the next day)
1. Critical Thinking
2. Communication
3. Collaboration
4. Citizenship
5. Character Development
6. Creativity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvhb9aoyeZs
Above is an 11-minute TED TALK with Ted Dintersmith when he was in Fargo last fall - If you don't have time to listen to all of it, you might have time to even listen to the first five minutes -he has some very good points.
Will blog on chapters 4-6 later.
See you all in August, right?
Deb Follman