3. Tectonic Forces
Standards & Assessments
CCSS (3Rs) & 21C (4Cs)
Deeper Learning
Creativity
Grit
Data
Embedded Adaptive Assessment
Personalized Learning
Research
The Brain
Media
Constructivism v “Instructivism”
Growth Mindset
4. Gamification
Pedagogy
Engagement
- Joy & Learning as an “Epic Win” - McGonigal
- “It’s connected to things I like to do,
like saving people from earthquakes!”
Josiah Lynch (6th grade student at Stuart-
Hobson Middle School)
Maker Movement
STEM STEAM
Digital Platforms
Tablet-topia
Learning analytics
Embedded Assessment
- In May 2014 trial, students using EnLearn
Platform solved an average of 5 times the
number of math problems.
Turning students into "continual
learners" and improving overall
knowledge transfer and retention
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
5. $ustainability
Public Media
Broadcast -> Broadband
Government Investment
E-Rate/IDEA/i3/States
Pull Mechanisms
Philanthropic Support
Private Capital
Venture Investing
Beware the False Precedent of Social Media
Impact Investing
Social Impact Bonds & Pay For Success
Venture Debt