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The information society
y
is here
Transitioning Oklahoma
schools into the
h l i t th
digital, global age
digital
Dr. Scott McLeod
CASTLE

Our tools
have
changed

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Information
has
changed

Stand up!

Jobs
have
changed

15%
Percentile change in
importance of task type
10%
in U.S. economy
5%
0%
-5%
-10%
1960 1970 1980 1990 2002
Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change:
An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008]

Growth of the creative class
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
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Agriculture Working Service Creative
Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.

Growth of the creative class
100%
10
90% 20
30
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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1.
1 Can someone o erseas
overseas
do it cheaper?
p
2.
2 Can a computer
do it faster?
3.
3 Is what I’m offering in demand
in an age of abundance?
g

2.5 billion

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Schools
have NOT
changed

The fundamental dilemma
100%
90%
30
80%
but now are
70%
expected to
60%
do this
36
50%
Schools
S h l were 43
designed
40%
for this …
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20% 38
10%
0%
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What we have right now
uniqueness uniqueness
one right answer

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
economy.
Clarence Fisher

No generation in history has ever been so
thoroughly prepared f the industrial age.
for
David Warlick
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.org

Stand up!

Time to
get moving!

Lever 1

global awareness effective speaking
critical thinking p
problem solving
g
adaptability information literacy
collaboration creativity
media fl
di fluency analytical skills
l ti l kill
entrepeneurialism
innovation effective writing
synthesis curiosity

student
engagement
elementary school high school

Lever 2

Lever 3

Lever 4

The people in charge
of leading school
g
organizations into the
21st century …
often are the
least knowledgeable
about the 21st century.
dangerouslyirrelevant.org
o

If the leaders
don’t
d ’ get it,
it’s not going
to happen.
dangerouslyirrelevant.org

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jumps
in two
jumps.
chasm
10 foot
No one
20 foot
jumps a
Miguel Guhlin

www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/275042551

No one will thank you
for taking care of today
if you have failed
to take care of tomorrow.
Joel Barker

Thank you!
Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.
c eod, J ,
Director, CASTLE
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