This document discusses Generations Z and Alpha, including their characteristics and how teachers can help them. It defines Gen Z as those born from 1997-2012 and Gen Alpha as those born after 2010. Gen Z are digital natives influenced by events like 9/11 and social media. They have short attention spans but value diversity. Gen Alpha are hyperconnected visual learners who are technology experts. Both generations may struggle with attention, creativity, and happiness due to technology overuse. The document recommends teachers develop relationships with students, give them reasons to learn, and help them establish healthy routines.

1. Understanding the Gen Z & Gen Alpha,
How CPP Coordinators Can Help them
LNHS Child Protection & LNHS Guidance and Counseling Unit
JULIENNE ROSE P. SABALLA, RGC

2. Define the GenZ and Gen
Alpha learners
Understand how Gen Z
and Gen Alpha learners
think, feel and behave
HowTeachers Can Help
The GenZ and Gen
Alpha learners?
OBJECTIVES

3. PRIMING ACTIVITY
Recall your
childhood
experiences.
01
Role play a
significant event in
your childhood that
impacted you as an
adult.
02
Show how the
different situations
have been handled
and managed.
03

4. The GENERATIONS

5. Baby Boomers (77 – 59
years old)
1946 - 1964
•Live to work
•Self worth = work ethic
•Loyal to employer
•Competitive
•Goal-centric
•Process oriented
•Focused
•Disciplined
•Enjoy working in teams
and proving themselves to
the team
•Need to know that they
are valued
•Want to make a difference
Generation X (age 58-
43)
1965-
1980
•Work to live
•Crave
independence
•Skepticism
•Focused on
results
•Think Globally
•Adapt to change
•Eager to learn
•Thrive on
flexibility
•Education is a
Millennials (age 22 – 36)
1981 - 1996
•Fully transparent, shares
everything
•Do well with detailed
instructions
•Desire to make an impact
•Commerce & conscience
together
•Value Diversity
•Love technology
•Education is a highly
expensive necessity
•Do not perform at their best in
a traditional work environment
•Find solutions using

7. What are their common characteristics?
Who are the Gen Z?
Who are the Gen Alpha?

8. GEN Z
are individuals who were born
from 1997 to 2012
(26 – 11 years old)
Digital Native
Tech/Net
Generation
I-generation
Centennials
Post-Millenials

9. Factors Influence of GEN Z
• 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, 2007 Global Financial Crisis
• GenZ is born to older mothers, (Gen X) live in smaller
families and have fewest siblings in any area.
• Global terrorism
• Social media natives/ Youtube digital content
• Supreme court (USA) ruling in same sex marriage
(LGBTQIA+)
• The use of devices may be regulated or not regulated
by their Gen X parents.
• Covid-19 Pandemic

10. Characteristics
of Gen Z in
General

11. Characteristics of
Gen Z in General

13. Issues & Concerns of Gen Z

14. Issues & Concerns of Gen Z

15. Characteristics of Filipino Gen Z learners
(Alpay et.al, 2019)
GenZers is more accustomed to learning with friends and peers
than with older people.
Gen Zers involve trust to do things on their own way.
Strict structures do not appeal to them as this subsumes their
free will.
Gen Zers lean towards relationships that enable them to grow
and flourish.

16. Characteristics of
Filipino Gen Z learners
(Alpay et.al, 2019)

17. Gen Z Weakness
1.Gen Zers have a short attention span
2.Gen Zers are multitaskers.
1.Gen Zers are addicted to technology and can’t handle
face-to-face interactions.
1.Gen Zers expect too much from the brands and
companies they interact with. (with themselves)
1.Gen Zers want to be rewarded quickly.

18. Gen Z Strengths
They are pragmatic. They value
relationships and they love people no
matter how different they are or how
“shocking” their lifestyles might be.
They’re interested in being self-starters
and in finding creative ways to educate
themselves and better their lives.
They strongly dislike hypocrisy and are
unwilling to go along with institutions
merely because of their perceived authority
(which has been a weakness of previous
generations).
Gen Zers also want to see evidence
before accepting something as true.

21. Generation Alpha (Gen Alpha for short)
is the demographic cohort succeeding Generation Z. Researchers and
popular media use the early 2010s as the starting birth years and the
mid-2020s as the ending birth years.[Named after the first letter in
the Greek alphabet, Generation Alpha is the first to be born entirely in
the 21st century and the third millennium. Most members of
Generation Alpha are the children of Millennials
The name Generation Alpha originated from a 2008 survey conducted
by the Australian consulting agency McCrindle Research, according to
founder Mark McCrindle, who is generally credited with the term.

22. CHARACTERISTICS OF GENERATION ALPHA
•Hyperconnected. Alpha children are permanently connected. Such is their
attention to new technologies that it becomes a way of life.
•Independents.They are independent when it comes to making their own
decisions and managing their digital identities, and they expect their
individual needs and preferences to be taken into account.
•Visuals.Video will be their preferred format. In addition, video games will
boost their visual skills, improving eye-hand coordination and the ability to
easily switch tasks.

23. CHARACTERISTICS OF GENERATION ALPHA
•Technological. Being hyper-connected, they become experts in the use of
new technologies, which facilitates their digital learning and opens up a wide
range of possibilities.
•Diverse. In this case, diversity not only refers to demographics, such as
ethnicity and gender, but also to tastes, lifestyles and points of view.

25. PROBLEMS OF GENERATION ALPHA
•Reduced attention span and concentration. As they are used to using
several screens at once and quickly scanning information, their
attention span and concentration is impaired.
•Less time for socialising. Spending much of the day online, both inside
and outside the home, reduces the time for learning, playing and
socialising in more traditional ways.
In fact, much of socialisation is transferred to social networks.

26. PROBLEMS OF GENERATION ALPHA
•Less development of creativity and imagination. Without
questioning the skills that the Alpha generation will acquire
thanks to new technologies, it should be stressed that
as the use of physical toys is reduced, the development of
imagination and creativity will suffer.
•Reduced ability to achieve happiness. As psychologist
Jean M. Twenge notes in her book iGen, there is a “link
between the rise of smartphones and social media and the
increase in depression, anxiety and loneliness in today's
youth”.

27. How Teachers Can Help
The Gen Z & Gen A
learners?

28. Three R's of Worldview Transformation
• REASONS be patient enough to teach our Gen Z learners
and to give them enough reason to learn, live & love.
• RELATIONSHIPS Gen Z learners thrive and flourish in a
healthy, caring and loving relationship from adults who
would teach them about the world. Nurture their
relationships with God, parents, mentors and peers.
• RHYTHMS let us help our Gen Z learners develop good
habits that will shape their future to be the best version of
themselves.

30. "Technology is just a tool.
In terms of getting the learners to
work together, & motivating them,
the TEACHER is the most
important!“
- Bill Gates

31. Source:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/17/where-
millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins/
https://blog.peopleguru.com/the-next-generation-generation-z/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Generation-Z
Alpay, Patricia Miguela S.,et.al "Pa-woke to Woke: Profiling the Filipino Gen Z, 2019
https://www.ypulse.com/article/2019/06/25/both-gen-z-millennials-believe-
this-is-the-biggest-problem-their-generation/
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/01/gen-z
https://info.axis.org/gen-z-parents
https://www.dimaghawi.com/dimas-blog/maincharacteristicper-generation
https://www.iberdrola.com/talent/alpha-generation

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