Presentation from the Future of EdTech Event in Kansas City with Mozilla and KC Digital Drive

1. THE CURRENCY OF
CONNECTIVITY
REIMAGINING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION
#MOZEDTECH

2. 6 THINGS WE NEED TO HAVE A KUHNIAN
PARADIGM SHIFT IN EDUCATION (AND TECH IN
EDUCATION)
• ENVIRONMENTS THAT DEMAND SHORT CYCLE INNOVATION
AND NEW STUDENT EXPERIENCES
• NEW MODELS FOR HUMAN CAPITAL
• BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY ALONGSIDE CONNECTIVITY
• OPERATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL DATA SITTING SIDE BY SIDE
• BRIDGING THE INNOVATION OF THE INFORMAL LEARNING
SPACE WITH FORMAL LEARNING
• CONNECTIVITY

4. THE US HAS INVESTED MORE BUT WITH FROZEN
RESULTS
$6,049
$8,790
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Total Expenditure/Pupil (1970-2008)
$12,116
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
1971 1975 1980 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 1999 2004 2008
Reading and Math Achievement 1971-2008
9 year-olds
13 year-
olds
17 year-
olds

5. ENVIRONMENTS THAT DEMAND SHORT
CYCLE INNOVATION AND NEW STUDENT
EXPERIENCES

6. THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT HAS TO
ALLOW JOY AND RIGOR TO SIT SIDE BY SIDE

8. EVERY STUDENT DESERVES AN INDIVIDUAL
EDUCATION PLAN

9. 9.65 hours
of
instruction
Small
groups
Enrichment
activities
1:1
Tutoring
Time
Classroom

10. NEW MODELS FOR HUMAN CAPITAL

11. WE NEED UNIQUE HUMAN CAPITAL MODELS
TO DRIVE INNOVATION

12. MASTER TEACHERS
TEACHERS
FELLOWS

13. BRIDGING THE INNOVATION OF THE
INFORMAL LEARNING SPACE WITH FORMAL
LEARNING

14. ECOSYSTEM OF PARTNERS – IN THE HEART
OF THE TECH TRIANGLE

15. 360 LAB
• Interest driven learning
• Provides technological infrastructure
that supports media design and
production
• Provide skilled mentors to support and
respond to scholar interests
• Create a mixed-age space
• Design spaces build relationships and
relevance with informal learning orgs

16. HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING AND 360LAB
EMPOWER STUDENTS TO MOVE AT THEIR
OWN OPTIMAL PACE, REWARDING
DEMONSTRATED MASTERY OF CCSS SKILLS.

17. LAB ESTABLISHES A NEW CULTURE OF LEARNING,
WHERE STUDENTS ARE EMPOWERED TO
TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT, AIDED BY PERSONALIZED

19. HOW LAB EMBEDS NEXT GEN LEARNING

20. GAME-BASED COURSEWARE GENERATES
REAL-TIME FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DATA,
ENABLING TEACHERS TO TAILOR
INSTRUCTION TO BE STUDENT
CENTERED AND MEET DIVERSE STUDENT
NEEDS.

21. BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY ALONGSIDE
CONNECTIVITY

22. UTILIZE COURSEWARE, ASSESSMENT, AND
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO OPTIMIZE AND
ENHANCE DIRECT INSTRUCTION

23. OPERATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL DATA
SITTING SIDE BY SIDE (WITH A DATA
STANDARD)

24. STUDENT
LEARNER
PROFILES

25. TRACKING
OPERATIONAL,
INSTRUCTIONAL,
AND ASSESSMENT
DATA IN ONE
PLACE

29. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE
CONNECTIVITY?

31. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY?

33. 6 THINGS WE NEED TO HAVE A KUHNIAN
PARADIGM SHIFT IN EDUCATION (AND TECH IN
EDUCATION)
ENVIRONMENTS THAT DEMAND SHORT CYCLE INNOVATION AND
NEW STUDENT EXPERIENCES
NEW MODELS FOR HUMAN CAPITAL
BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY ALONGSIDE CONNECTIVITY
BRIDGING THE INNOVATION OF THE INFORMAL LEARNING SPACE
WITH FORMAL LEARNING
OPERATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL DATA SITTING SIDE BY SIDE
CONNECTIVITY . . . .TBD

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