Become the Hero of Your Own Story
Future
Casting®
angelahousand.com
&
Generation Z
A Pedagogical Road Map
Connecting Interests & Passions to
Academic Content
FutureCasting®
TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)
Three Ring Conception of Giftedness
Courage
Optimism
Romance with a Topic
Vision or Sense of Destiny
Physical and Mental Fortitude
Sensitivity to Human Concerns
WHO AREYOU?
It is easy!
LIFE
VALUES
INVENTORY
Values clarification & Personal Development
LIFE
VALUES
INVENTORY
Explore
Students Conduct Research to Answer:
What are my values?
How do I like to spend my time?
What might I want to do in the future?
What skills do I need to be successful in the future?
What steps do I need to take to attain my vision of the future?
© Angela Housand, 2013
Who am I?
Who am I?
A light rainfall,
A soft word,
The sweet, melodic
Song of a bird.
Fragile and easily
overlooked, unheard
A little sad
A little unsure
A symphony of
quiet sounds…
kindness when it seems
It cannot be found
A gentle Grace
That slowly changes
The way the world works
Who am I?
Average = 9 hrs/day
Less than 3%
MATT NADEL
marques brownlee
Content
Quality
Always improving
Attending to detail
A lot of hard work
“Able to make some serious money”
MKBHD
CREATE
AWESOME
CONTENT!
write stories
design graphics
paint pictures
program softwaretake photographs
make movies
start a business
perform music
invent sculpt
build
serve the community
advocate
create computer games
conduct an experiment
present research
raise funds
ITERATE
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Control the Message
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BETHANY MOTA
$40,000.00
10%
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TO
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Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis
© Angela Housand, 2013
© Angela Housand, 2013
Strengths
What unique skills do I have?
What do I do well?
When do others ask for my help?
What experiences have I had that will
help me as I move forward?
© Angela Housand, 2013
Weaknesses
What areas do I need to improve?
What do others view as my weakness
or area for improvement?
What is something I would like to
change?
© Angela Housand, 2013
Opportunities
What opportunities are already
available to me?
What resources do I have available?
How can I use my strengths to create
opportunities for myself?
Who do I know that can help me?
© Angela Housand, 2013
Threats
What could hinder my success?
What are potential problems I could
encounter?
What are the challenges I face?
What are the restrictions in my life
(time, money, vehicle, access to
computer or the Internet, etc.)? © Angela Housand, 2013
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25%
50%
75%
100%
Economic Disparity
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25%
50%
75%
100%
Economic Disparity
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TO
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Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis
Writing
Activities
Essential
Questions
Who am I?
Who do I
want to be?
PRESENT FUTURETension
PRESENT FUTURESkill-Development
Self-Awareness
Productivity
Future Self
in20years.com
How have I
grown?
How have I grown?
I have always been called a crybaby
for as long as I can remember. I have
to admit that I always did cry a lot.
How have I grown?
I have always been called a crybaby
for as long as I can remember. I have
to admit that I always did cry a lot.
…now the nature of my
sensitivity has changed.
How have I grown?
I used to cry mostly out of self-pity
because someone hurt my feelings.
How have I grown?
I used to cry mostly out of self-pity
because someone hurt my feelings.
Now I have begun
to cry for others.
Social Capital
Explicit Hierarchy
Implicit Hierarchy
Relational & Egalitarian
Advantageous
Exchange
There must be an opportunity to exchange
skills and access information.
Don’t
you
think
if I were
wrong,
I’d
KNOW it?
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TO
W
Helpful
to achieving the
objective
Harmful
to achieving the
objective
Internal Origin
Attributes of the
Individual
Strengths Weaknesses
External Origin
Attributes of the
Environment
Opportunities Threats
SWOT
Analysis
Possibility
There must be the possibility of gaining
NEW knowledge and developing NEW skills.
Motivated
All members must be motivated to engage
without knowing the outcome value.
High achieving students
demonstrated greater
autonomy and
competence than low
achieving students in
computer-based learning
tasks.
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
Autonomyw/Competence
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
Autonomyw/Competence
IntrinsicMotivation
(Otta & Tavella, 2010)
TooEasyorTooHard
IntrinsicMotivation
• Interesting
• Integral to one’s
vision of the
future
• Immediately
useful
• Tied to one’s identity
Achievement Motivation
Capable
All members must be capable of absorbing, applying,
and recognizing the value of new information.
Goal attainment
is not luck, 



Goal attainment
is not luck, 

it takes time and
requires effort.

Fight the Good Fight
“I wish a politician with no teaching
experience would just come in and
tell me how to
teach,” said no
teacher EVER.
Discover
YOUR
Superpower
With great
POWER
comes great
RESPONSIBILITY.
Live by a Code of Honor
Invest in Yourself
Invest in Yourself
Professional Learning
Invest in Yourself
Professional Learning
Personal Growth
Invest in Yourself
Professional Learning
Personal Growth
Health & Well Being
You Can Change the World
Thank You!
FutureCasting for Middle School NAGC 2015

FutureCasting for Middle School NAGC 2015