A presentation for Childrens' Week 2018. Offered at State Library of Western Australia in Perth October 24, 2018. Thanks to Meeralinga for their invitation and support.

1. EDUCATION AND
EMERGING FUTURES
KIM FLINTOFF

2. EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

3. “WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
CHALLENGE IDEAS,
SYSTEMS, PRACTICES
AND BELIEFS WITHOUT
TAKING IT PERSONALLY”Kim Flintoff
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

4. EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

5. “IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO
RAISE A CHILD - BUT A
SCHOOL IS NOT A
VILLAGE”
Kim Flintoff
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

6. “EVERY CONVERSATION
ABOUT TECHNOLOGY IN
EDUCATION COMES BACK
TO DISCUSSING PEOPLE
AND CULTURE.” Kim Flintoff
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

8. “ONLINE OR
OFFLINE?
IT'S ALL REAL LIFE
THESE DAYS.” Common Sense
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES
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9. “WHEN YOU NO
LONGER HAVE
CONTROL OVER THE
INFORMATION THAT A
STUDENT RECEIVES,
YOUR ROLE IN THAT
CLASSROOM
CHANGES”
Jonathan Costa,
EdAdvance

10. “65% OF CHILDREN
ENTERING PRIMARY
SCHOOL WILL FIND
THEMSELVES IN
OCCUPATIONS THAT
TODAY DO NOT EXIST.”
World Economic Forum
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11. TECHNOLOGY
AMPLIFIES
BIAS
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14. “CHILDREN BEGIN TO
FORM STEREOTYPES
ABOUT JOBS, CAREERS
AND PATHWAYS FROM
THE AGE OF SIX.”Inspiring the Future
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

15. “THE SOLUTION TO
CURRENT EDUCATION
CONCERNS IS NOT MORE
SCHOOLING - WE NEED A
DIFFERENT KIND OF
SCHOOLING”
Kim Flintoff
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

16. EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

17. ‘IN THE EARLY YEARS OF
INFANT SCHOOL, THE
CURRICULUM SHOULD BE
PLAY BASED. IT SHOULDN’T
BE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMES. IT SHOULD BE
ABOUT KIDS EXPLORING,
AND HAVING FUN, AND
LEARNING STUFF, THE WAY
LITTLE KIDS ARE
HARDWIRED TO LEARN
THINGS. WHEN WE
EMPHASISE RAISING
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES,
WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE
Jane Caro
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18. “A FRONT LOADED
CURRICULUM HAS LITTLE
RELEVANCE TODAY - WE
HAVE TO GET BETTER AT
GENERATIVE PLAY AND
LEARN TO ASSESS BY
CATCHING THEM DOING IT”
Kim Flintoff
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

19. “EVERY MAKER OF VIDEO GAMES
KNOWS SOMETHING THAT THE
MAKERS OF CURRICULUM DON'T SEEM
TO UNDERSTAND. YOU'LL NEVER SEE A
VIDEO GAME BEING ADVERTISED AS
BEING EASY. KIDS WHO DO NOT LIKE
SCHOOL WILL TELL YOU IT'S NOT
BECAUSE IT'S TOO HARD. IT'S
BECAUSE IT'S--BORING”
Seymour Papert
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

20. “AS I SEE IT, WHOEVER'S
DOING THE INVENTING
IS ALSO DOING MOST OF
THE LEARNING - AND
PROBABLY HAVING
MOST OF THE FUN.”
“WITH 'SCRATCH,' WE
WANT TO LET KIDS BE
THE CREATORS. WE
WANT THEM TO CREATE
INTERESTING, DYNAMIC
THINGS ON THE
COMPUTER.”
Mitch Resnick

21. “THE KINDS OF
PROBLEMS WE OFFER
KIDS TO SOLVE
SIMPLY AREN’T BIG
ENOUGH” Kim Flintoff
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

22. “THEY CAME UP WITH
THE IDEA OF
EDUCATING PEOPLE
ON HOW TO GROW
CROPS THAT WOULD
SURVIVE IN THE
CLIMATE THEY LIVE IN,”
“THEY COULD PASS
THE INFORMATION
ALONG TO LARGER
GROUPS OF PEOPLE
Lindsay Dough
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23. “IT IS A PEDAGOGICAL
APPROACH THAT
ACTIVELY ENGAGES
STUDENTS IN A
SITUATION THAT IS
REAL, RELEVANT AND
RELATED TO THEIR
ENVIRONMENT,
WHICH INVOLVES
DEFINING A
CHALLENGE AND
Observatory of Educational
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24. “YOUNG CHILDREN
AND STEM ARE A
PERFECT MATCH.
YOUNG CHILDREN ARE CURIOUS,
INCLINED TO EXPLORE, AND EAGER TO
UNDERSTAND AND MAKE SENSE OF
THEIR WORLD. THEY LIKE TO BUILD,
COLLECT ITEMS, ORGANIZE THEIR
COLLECTIONS, TAKE THINGS APART, AND
PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER AS PART OF
THEIR NORMAL EXPERIENCES AND PLAY.
THESE TRAITS AND BEHAVIORS ARE
CENTRAL TO THE STEM DISCIPLINES.
THEY HELP CHILDREN TO BEGIN TO
DEVELOP STEM UNDERSTANDINGS, AND
LAY THE FOUNDATION TO LEARN STEM
MORE FORMALLY”

25. “THE ROLE OF THE
TEACHER IS TO CREATE
THE CONDITIONS FOR
INVENTION RATHER THAN
PROVIDE READY-MADE
KNOWLEDGE.” Seymour Papert
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

26. “WE MUST STOP TREATING ALL
STUDENTS AS IF THEY ARE THE
SAME EVEN IF THE INTENTION IS TO
ENSURE EQUALITY. EQUITY COMES
FROM DEEPLY UNDERSTANDING
LEARNING VARIATIONS AND
IDENTIFYING THE MOST POWERFUL
AND HELPFUL SUPPORTS FOR EACH
INDIVIDUAL”
Karen Cator
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

27. “STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED
IN BATCHES, ACCORDING TO
AGE, AS IF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THEY
HAVE IN COMMON IS THEIR
DATE OF MANUFACTURE.”Sir Ken Robinson
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

28. “RATHER THAN PUSHING
CHILDREN TO THINK LIKE
ADULTS, WE MIGHT DO
BETTER TO REMEMBER THAT
THEY ARE GREAT LEARNERS
AND TO TRY HARDER TO BE
MORE LIKE THEM.”
Seymour Papert
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

29. “YOU DON’T REALLY
UNDERSTAND
SOMETHING IF YOU
ONLY UNDERSTAND IT
ONE WAY.”
Marvin Minsky
EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

30. WHOEVER
DRIVES
LEARNING
DETERMINES
THE
DESTINATION
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31. EDUCATION AND EMERGING FUTURES

32. KIM FLINTOFFLearning Futures Advisor
Curtin University
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