Engaging Diverse Learners Erika Volker Partnerships for Innovation FutureForce Nebraska www.futureforcenebraska.org (402) 305-9480 [email_address]

Diversity Multiple Intelligences - Howard Gardner Culture of Poverty Dr. Ruby Payne

Multiple Intelligences - Howard Gardner

Culture of Poverty

Today’s Challenge

Higher Order Thinking Skills and Global Economy

Routine Work By Machines Routine Work by People Creative Work United States Jobs Pyramid Developing Nations Research Development Design Marketing/Sales Management www.skillscommission.org

Blooms Taxonomy Evaluation Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis

Examples STEM Mobile Lab Tech Girl

STEM Mobile Lab

Tech Girl

Making Connections http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9853&page=R1 People have preconceptions about how the world works; we interpret things based on what we already know. Learning with depth of understanding enables people to adapt to new situations. Meta-cognition : People self-assess their own learning.

People have preconceptions about how the world works; we interpret things based on what we already know.

Learning with depth of understanding enables people to adapt to new situations.

Meta-cognition : People self-assess their own learning.

Fish is Fish - http://www.thecasefiles.org/PBCSPromo/Start.htm What examples do you have of the impact of preconceptions in the course(s) you teach? How would applying these three principles to your instructional setting benefit both you and your students?

What examples do you have of the impact of preconceptions in the course(s) you teach?

How would applying these three principles to your instructional setting benefit both you and your students?

Blooms Taxonomy Evaluation Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis

Questions Erika Volker Partnerships for Innovation, FutureForce Nebraska www.futureforcenebraska.org (402) 305-9480 [email_address] [email_address]

Erika Volker

Partnerships for Innovation, FutureForce Nebraska

www.futureforcenebraska.org

(402) 305-9480

[email_address]

[email_address]