1. bit.ly/rrisd2014
a new
HOPE
Gifted Education In the 21st Century
Brian Housand, PhD
brianhousand.com

2. brianhousand.com

3. Brian
H E L L O
My name is

4. I AM A
GEEK

5. 21st
Century
Skills?
Creating
Alliance
A NEW
HOPE

6. 1977

8. TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
!
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
!
(Renzulli, 1977)

9. A long time ago in a school far,
far away...

12. r2d2translator.com

15. Benjamin
Bloom
1913 - 1999

16. E. Paul
Torrance
1915 - 2003

17. Julian
Stanley
1918 - 2005

19. DR. JAMES GALLAGHER!
1926-2014

21. GIFTED CHILDREN
ARE OUR
GREATEST
NATURAL
RESOURCE

24. >

25. p21.org

26. 5,248

30. “The Nation that
dramatically and boldly
led the world into the
age of technology is
failing to provide its
own children with the
intellectual tools
needed for
the 21st century.”

31. Our children could be
STRAGGLERS
in a world of technology.

32. WE MUST
NOT
LET THIS
HAPPEN

33. AMERICA
MUST NOT
B E C O M E
AN INDUSTRIAL DINOSAUR

34. W E M U S T
N O T
provide our children
for a 21st Century WORLD.
a 1960s education

35. SepTEMBER 12
1983

36. www.p21.org
Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation!
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving!
Communication and Collaboration

37. =

38. 1. Apply existing knowledge to generate new
ideas, products, or processes. !
2. Create original works as a means of
personal or group expression. !
3. Use models and simulations to explore
complex systems and issues. !
4. Identify trends and forecast possibilities.
Creativity &
Innovation

41. <

43. Knowledge)alone)is)NOT)enough.)

44. the answer, then you
may be asking the
wrong question.
If your students can

45. bit.ly/renzulliempire

46. Keep
technology in
the hands of
students

48. Why Do We
Ask Kids To
UNPLUG At
School?

49. DID

50. ConnectED
100Mpbs Internet
Speeds in 99% of
Schools in 5 Years

52. 0
25
50
75
100
HOTEL HOME ConnectED Google Fiber

53. Google fiber

54. 0
250
500
750
1000
HOTEL HOME ConnectED Google Fiber

57. Tear down
the wall

59. We welcome change
and openness;
for we believe that
freedom and security
go together,
that the advance of
human liberty can
only strengthen the
cause of world
peace.

63. shelfari.com

64. RE:Search

65. I

67. CRITICAL
CONSUMERS
RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCERS

69. “Every man
should have a
built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside of him.”
-- Ernest Hemingway

70. IDENTIFY Important Questions
LOCATE Information
CRITICALLY EVALUATE
SYNTHESIZE Information
COMMUNICATE Answers
NEW LITERACIES
newliteracies.uconn.edu/

71. RE:Connect

77. 1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with
something and pursue it with intensity.
2. Know, understand, take pride in,
practice, develop, exploit and enjoy your
greatest strengths.
3. Learn to free yourself from the
expectations of others and to walk away
from the games they impose on you.
Free yourself to play your own game.
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will
help you.
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well
rounded.
6. Do what you love and can do well.
7. Learn the skills of
interdependence.

78. Re:Create

81. (Resnick, 1996)
!
NOT
Stereos
Pianos

82. THE COMPUTER IS MY INSTRUMENT.
will.i.am

83. 20%

84. GIFTED!EDUCATIONUNDER ATTACK

88. Think GLOBAL
ACT Local

89. Partners!
Advocating For
Gifted
Education

90. FIND
YOUR
PEEPS

91. http://bit.ly/gt-office
REPORT TO
THE PRINCIPAL’S
OFFICE

92. Googleable

94. http://www.nagc.org/toolkit.aspx

97. JOYOUS

98. CURIOSITY

99. IMAGINATION

100. PASSION

101. CREATIVITY

102. STOP

103. GO

105. TO INFINITY
AND BEYOND

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107. bit.ly/rrisd2014
a new
HOPE
Gifted Education In the 21st Century
Brian Housand, PhD
brianhousand.com