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Powerful Learning: Improving Future Prospects

Karen Cator @kcator

Automation Artificial Intelligence

Today’s 1st graders will graduate in

2030

…while there may be enough work to maintain full employment to 2030

under most scenarios, the transitions will be very challenging—

matching or even exceeding the scale of shifts out of agriculture and

manufacturing…

Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills and wages. McKinsey Global Institute, November 2017

Millions of workers will need to switch occupational categories

Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills and wages. McKinsey Global Institute, November 2017

Skilled jobs Requiring more than current high school diploma

FINANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH CARE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

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What will improve future prospects for our

students?

Education

But what type?

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Biology

Art

Literature

Psychology

Math

Programming

Cooking

Archery

Chemistry

Geography

History

Anthropology

Music

Fashion

Film

Geology

Religion

Astronomy

We can no longer learn everything there is

to know in a lifetime... and knowing is not the

currency anymore.

History

WWW

Religion

Fashion

Critical Thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Digital literacy

Problem solving

Geography

History

Anthropology

MusicFashion

Film Geology

Astronomy

Astronomy

Biology

Art

LiteraturePsychology

Math

ProgrammingCooking

ArcheryChemistry

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Instead we MUST leverage

technology to support powerful and lifelong

learning.

Learning how to learn

TECHNOLOGYOffers HUGE opportunities to learn.

Oral

1M B.C. 1941140040K B.C. 35K B.C. 6660 B.C.

The impact of Digital - exceeds the printing press

Graphic

A BC D

Written

+ – ÷ x

Math

Mass Publishing

Digital

Individualized

How Technology Supports Lifelong Learning

AccessibilityProfessional tools

Primary source documents and books in the public domain

Global participation and connection

Feedback loops and adaptive environments

Explanations, animations, simulations,

visualizations

&PersonalizastionExperts and expertise

DATAIs the Rocket Fuel of Innovation.

Powerful Learning

10 things we know - Learning Sciences

Learning is Developmental

Unique Jagged Profiles

Personal & Meaningful

Prior Knowledge

Social Interaction

Challenging & Achievable

Practice Practice Practice

Habits of Mind

Emotion Matters

Total Environment

Learner Variability

Low Average HighSimilarities

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Block design

Matrix reasoning

Visual puzzles

Number memory

Arithmetic

Symbol searching

Encoding

Similarities

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Block design

Matrix reasoning

Visual puzzles

Number memory

Arithmetic

Symbol searching

Encoding

Todd Rose - “The End of Average”

Five Principles of Powerful Learning

1 2 3 4 5Authentic PersonalTeam-Based Inquiry Agency

Five Principles of Powerful Learning

1 2 3 4 5Authentic PersonalTeam-Based Inquiry Agency

Innovation

What is uniquely human?

“I skate to where the puck is

going to be, not to where it has

been.”

Wayne Gretzky

Thank you

Karen Cator @kcator