This document discusses the need for change in education systems to better prepare learners for an uncertain future. It promotes seeing possibilities instead of problems, sharing ownership of learning between teachers and students, and developing students as leaders rather than followers. The document argues that education must leverage digital tools to create a coherent learning experience both in physical and online spaces. It provides examples of making the learning process transparent, giving students control over their learning, and assessing their ability to thrive in an interconnected world. The overall message is that simply continuing traditional education is depriving young people of their future and true innovation is needed to develop learners who can face disruption and create positive change.

1. Empowering
Learners as
Leaders in a
Changing
World
Deeper Learning Symposium
Louisville, 1-3 August 2023
@dwenmoth

2. Disruption!
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Meanwhile, closer
to home...

5. Disruption:
Our education
system is being
impacted just as
much as every other
part of society, and
simply cannot
continue to operate
the way it has for
the past century.
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https://futuremakers.nz/2021/08/14/nothing-short-of-terrifying/

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Something must
change:
We know what we’re
fighting against...
...but what are we
creating, imagining
and fighting for?
What world are you
dreaming about?
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What if we...
... see possibilities, not
problems?
... share the ownership
of learning?
... innovate by
experimenting?
... develop learners as
leaders?
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8. 1.
Seeing
possibilities,
not problems
Leveraging Digital
A Hybrid Future
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9. `
“The principle goal of education in the
schools should be creating men and women
who are capable of doing new things, not
simply repeating what other generations
have done.”
Jean Piaget

10. Image: provided by Ōtaki Colllege https://youtu.be/Fi7hQLb4b3I

11. https://youtu.be/Fi7hQLb4b3I
https://youtu.be/Fi7hQLb4b3I

12. Preparing in advance for a hybrid future
Image: provided by Ōtaki Colllege
IMAGINE IF…
• 30 per cent of students
are self-isolating at any
given time because of
exposure to COVID-19?
• A quarter of staff are
unable to be at school
in-person because they
are self-isolating?
• Staff and students are
coming and going from
school at irregular and
unpredictable times
due to the self-isolation
requirements?
• Some students are
away for extended
periods (more than a
term) due them being a
part of a large family
and so having to remain
isolated until the last
person in the family
group has recovered?
https://youtu.be/Fi7hQLb4b3I

13. Customer
Consistency of representation of branding and stock enables
seamless transitioning between physical and virtual shopping
experience, depending on personal choice and circumstance.
Consider how businesses have gone online...
Online Store:
Virtual interface providing access to goods and
services and virtual support. Offers convenience for
those without time to travel to a physical localtion,
and potential to reach wider customer base.
Retail Store:
Physical interface providng customer access to
goods and services and in-person support.
Caters well for local customers and those
prefering a tactile experience.
Warehouse
Back-end systems, inventory management,
customer management, stock control,
distribution systems etc.
https://futuremakers.nz/getting-started-with-hybrid/

14. Teachers/learners
Able to participate in the teaching/learning process regardless
of location, and able to transition easily between each space
without being disadvantaged.
Now apply this to schools...
Physical Learning Space:
Physical interface bringing teachers and
learners together. Physical access to resources
and participation in learning activity.
School/Kura:
Back-end systems, resources, curriculum,
student management, records of learning etc.
Online Learning Space:
Virtual interface bringing teachers and learners
together. Online access to resources and participation
in learning activity.
https://futuremakers.nz/getting-started-with-hybrid/

15. Establish "School”
Online
Template Planning
Learning conditions
audit
START
HERE
Professional
Development
Design Learning
Monitor progress
and achievement
Review and refine
https://futuremakers.nz/getting-started-with-hybrid/
Equity
Inclusion
Learner agency
Engagement
Learning Content
Learning activity
Partnerships
Leveraging digital
Feedback &
communication
Assessment
https://futuremakers.nz/codifying-teache
practice/

16. 2.
Share The
Ownership of
Learning
Transparency in planning
Shared Assessment Practice
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17. “The primary goal of real education is
not to deliver facts but to guide students
to the truths that will allow them to take
responsibility for their lives.”
John Taylor Gatto

19. Using the online
environment to make
every part of the
learning experience
transparent for learners.
• Enables learners to
navigate the process
in ways that suit
them.
• Provides plenty of
‘rewind learning’
opportunity.
• Can be accessed at
school and at home.
• Offers parents an
opportunity to ‘see’
and support the
learning.

20. Using the online
environment to make
every part of the
learning experience
transparent for learners.
• Enables learners to
navigate the process
in ways that suit
them.
• Provides plenty of
‘rewind learning’
opportunity.
• Can be accessed at
school and at home.
• Offers parents an
opportunity to ‘see’
and support the
learning.

21. Using the online
environment to make
every part of the
learning experience
transparent for learners.
• Enables learners to
navigate the process
in ways that suit
them.
• Provides plenty of
‘rewind learning’
opportunity.
• Can be accessed at
school and at home.
• Offers parents an
opportunity to ‘see’
and support the
learning.

22. Students will be more engaged when they...
● have control over their learning,
● are able to develop their skills and
knowledge,
● understand the purpose behind what they
are learning.
(Daniel Pink)

23. 3.
Develop
learners as
leaders
Thriving in an interconnected world
Students as leaders of change
Photo by Duncan Shaffer on Unsplash

24. "The function of leadership
is to produce more leaders,
not more followers."
Ralph Nader.

25. https://youtube.com/watch?v=uu8H4bBu4Vw&feature=shareb

26. https://open.spotify.com/show/3gvobzSuLMmsrnja31Vr8D?si=stgZRl8QRpKy4sGbM_07wQ&nd=1

27. Are Your Learners Ready to Thrive
in an Interconnected World?
Exploring students’ ability to…
• examine issues of local, global and cultural
significance;
• understand and appreciate the perspectives
and world-views of others;
• engage in open, appropriate and effective
interactions across cultures; and
• take action for collective well-being and
sustainable development.
https://www.oecd.org/pisa/publications/pisa-2018-results-volume-vi-d5f68679-en.htm

28. Andy
• Seeing possibilities,
not problems
• Leveraging digital
• Hyrbrid approach
• Coherence
“..not simply repeating
what others have
done”
What have
we learned
about
innovation in
challenging
times? Sam
• Developing
learners as leaders
• Thriving in an
interconnected world
• Students as leaders of
change
“Producing leaders,
not followers.”
Te Tahi
• Shifting the
ownership of
learning
• Emphasis on purpose
• Self-direction
“Students taking
responsibility”

29. Image by Pete Linforth on Pixabay
Something must
change:
Continuing to do what
we’ve always done and
expecting better results
is not only a sign of
insanity, it is depriving
our young people of
their future!
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30. Thank You
derek@futuremakers.nz
@dwenmoth
www.futuremakers.nz
http://futuremakers.nz/blog