The times they are a-changin’: Preparing students for the 21st century Dr. Scott McLeod Director, CASTLE

Quick questions How many of you are in the audience today? How many of you are the parent or grandparent of an elementary, secondary, or undergraduate student?

How many of you are in the audience today?

How many of you are the parent or grandparent of an elementary, secondary, or undergraduate student?

Technology is changing us This is about our way of life. An historical analog would be the Industrial Revolution, but compressed into 15 years - not played out over a century. Hang on - this will be quite a ride. - Joseph S. Kraemer

This is about our way of life. An historical analog would be the Industrial Revolution, but compressed into 15 years - not played out over a century. Hang on - this will be quite a ride.

- Joseph S. Kraemer

YouTube

YouTube

How many of you have… watched a video on YouTube? uploaded a video to YouTube?

watched a video on YouTube?

uploaded a video to YouTube?

Distributed computing [email_address] United Devices Smallpox Research Grid Project Find-a-drug [email_address] Muon1 [email_address] Screensaver Lifesaver

[email_address]

United Devices Smallpox Research Grid Project

Find-a-drug

[email_address]

Muon1

[email_address]

Screensaver Lifesaver

Wikipedia

How many of you have… read an article on Wikipedia? edited an article on Wikipedia?

read an article on Wikipedia?

edited an article on Wikipedia?

Global ideagoras

Prosumer communities

Global collaboration arXiv Human Genome Project OpenWetWare European Bioinformatics Institute Intel Open University Network

arXiv

Human Genome Project

OpenWetWare

European Bioinformatics Institute

Intel Open University Network

Rise of the Creative Class

Importance of creativity Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Can a computer do it faster? Is what I’m offering in demand in an age of abundance? - Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind

Can someone overseas do it cheaper?

Can a computer do it faster?

Is what I’m offering in demand in an age of abundance?

- Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind

Are we teaching the right things? While we teach whatever we teach at school, the kids go home and learn the skills they need to survive and prosper in an interconnected global economy. - Clarence Fisher

While we teach whatever we teach at school, the kids go home and learn the skills they need to survive and prosper in an interconnected global economy.

- Clarence Fisher

We can’t keep doing what we’ve been doing No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. - David Warlick

No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age.

- David Warlick

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Web 2.0 Interconnected Collaborative Personalized Autonomous Freewheeling Empowering

Interconnected

Collaborative

Personalized

Autonomous

Freewheeling

Empowering

Putting the power in the hands of the users Collaboration Creativity Disintermediation Reach

Collaboration

Creativity

Disintermediation

Reach

High school dropout rate

“ engage me or enrage me” - Marc Prensky

Digital natives, immigrants, & refugees

What schools can’t do

They say: We can’t handle this much change. I say: Your job and career are in jeopardy; what other options do you have? - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50

They say: We can’t handle this much change.

I say: Your job and career are in jeopardy; what other options do you have?

- Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50

They say: Times are changing. I say: Everything has already changed. Tomorrow is the first day of your revolution . . . or you’re toast. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50

They say: Times are changing.

I say: Everything has already changed. Tomorrow is the first day of your revolution . . . or you’re toast.

- Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50

They say I’m extreme. I say I’m a realist. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50

They say I’m extreme.

I say I’m a realist.

- Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 49-50

Our intelligence tends to produce technological and social change at a rate faster than our institutions and emotions can cope with. . . . - Gwynne Dyer

Our intelligence tends to produce technological and social change at a rate faster than our institutions and emotions can cope with. . . .

- Gwynne Dyer

When the rate of change outside exceeds the rate of change inside, the end is in sight. - Jack Welch

When the rate of change outside exceeds the rate of change inside, the end is in sight.

- Jack Welch

We need to somehow change faster No one jumps a 20 foot chasm in two 10 foot jumps. – Miguel Guhlin

No one jumps a 20 foot chasm in two

10 foot jumps. – Miguel Guhlin

What we need leadership v. management

leadership

v.

management

What we need anticipatory v. reactionary

anticipatory

v.

reactionary

What we need future-oriented v. compliance-oriented

future-oriented

v.

compliance-oriented

Get past the dip

Change your location The trick is to change your organization’s instinctual location on the curve. if you get used to being exceptional, you’ll probably stay there. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 90-91

The trick is to change your organization’s instinctual location on the curve. if you get used to being exceptional, you’ll probably stay there. - Seth Godin, The Big Moo , pp. 90-91

We have to stop being afraid

Avoid death by risk aversion

14,383 school districts

14,383 school districts

95,726 public schools + 29,273 private schools = 125,000 schools

95,726 public schools

+ 29,273 private schools

=

125,000 schools

This is meaningless

This is important

Thank you! Dr. Scott McLeod Director, CASTLE Iowa State University www.schooltechleadership.org www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org www.scottmcleod.net/saisd

Dr. Scott McLeod

Director, CASTLE

Iowa State University

www.schooltechleadership.org

www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org

www.scottmcleod.net/saisd