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- 1. STUDIO LEARNING LABS Next Level Learning for Educators jackson@studiolearninglabs.org @studiolearnlabs studiolearninglabs.org
- 2. At STUDIO LEARNING LABS we believe Teachers who think like DESIGNERS create students who think like DESIGNERS.
- 3. What is Systems Thinking? Systems thinking utilizes habits, tools and concepts to develop an understanding of the interdependent structures of dynamic systems. When individuals have a better understanding of systems, they are better able to identify the leverage points that lead to desired outcomes.
- 4. Working Thesis: By designing learning experiences that require students to “think like a time traveler” we can help students become “systems thinkers” and be better prepared for an unknown future.
- 5. think like a Time Traveler
- 6. “We’re preparing students for an unknown future…”
- 8. and not entirely true… future future complexity connectedness
- 9. We can’t allow the future to happen to students. Students need to create their future.
- 10. What would Marty McFly do?
- 11. What do Time Travelers do? Determine a destination Gather resources, including collaborators Identify leverage points Experiment with possible solutions Execute a plan Assess the situation
- 12. What do we want Students to do? • Assess the situation • Determine a destination • Gather resources, including collaborators • Identify leverage points • Experiment with possible solutions • Execute a plan Evaluate the problem Determine the goal Gather resources, work as a team Identify key elements Test ideas and prototype possibilities Publish a solution
- 13. What is the teacher’s role?
- 14. #think like doc brown
- 15. How did Doc Brown help Marty?
- 16. What can teachers do to help students create their own future?
- 17. What scenarios (historical or otherwise) could you use in your class to allow students to “think like a Time Traveler.”
- 18. • What if cavemen only had 9 fingers? How would this affect our numerical system? • How do housing developments affect prairie dog populations near E-470? • How would Othello rate in the polls if he were running for president today? • Given my current expenses and current income, how can I afford to attend my dream college? Think like a Time Traveler
- 19. Think like a Time Traveler Determine a destination Gather resources, including collaborators Identify leverage points Experiment with possible solutions Execute a plan Assess the situation
- 20. Successful Time Travelers are Systems Thinkers
- 21. STUDIO LEARNING LABS Next Level Learning for Educators jackson@studiolearninglabs.org @studiolearnlabs studiolearninglabs.org