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E A S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y
Contemporary School and
Vision of the Future

2. Contemporary Schooling
 30 students, 1 Teacher
 Teacher presents information/lecture
 Students take notes
 Evaluated on information presented
 A set of textbooks

3. The Future
 Largely technology based
 Why take notes at school when you can do the same thing in
front of a computer anywhere?
 Web based learning

4. Current Example
 Emirates- All students have IPads.
(NO TEXTBOOKS!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS9qFVpJHxs
CCSS in mathematics intentionally uses the words
discover, inquires, determines, suggesting the use of
nontraditional teaching strategies.

5. The Future - Part 2
 The aim of schooling is to get all students to the
same place at the same time
 Assumption by Eisner
A teacher should work with 30 youngsters for an academic
year, and then students should move on to another teacher.

6. One Final Note
 There will always be a need for collaboration.
 Multiple perspectives
 Deepens understanding,
content knowledge
 Social aspect