Scottmcleod.net/aea11. Schools, technology, and the Iowa Core Curriculum Dr. Scott McLeod CASTLE

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Schools, Schools, technologytechnology,,and the Iowa Core and the Iowa Core

CurriculumCurriculum

Dr. Scott McLeodCASTLE

Percentile change in importance of task type

in U.S. economy

Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008]

Abstract

Routine

Manual

Growth of the creative class

Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.

Growth of the creative class

1.Can someone overseas do it cheaper?

2.Can a computer do it faster?

3. Is what I’m offering in demand in an age of abundance?

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The fundamental dilemma

Schools were designedfor this …

but now areexpected to

do this

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one right answer

While we teach whatever we teach at school, the kids

go home and learn the skills they

need to survive and prosper in an

interconnected global economy.

Clarence Fisher

No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age.

David Warlick

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.org

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critical thinking problem solving

collaboration

adaptability

entrepeneurialism

creativity

effective speaking

effective writinginnovation

information literacy

media fluency

synthesis

analytical skills

curiosity

global awareness

high schoolelementary school

student engagement

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Our kids have tasted the honey.

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If the leaders don’t get it,

it’s not going to happen.

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The people in charge of leading school organizations into the 21st century …

often are theleast knowledgeable

about the 21st century.

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No one will thank you for taking care of today if you have failed to take care of tomorrow. Joel Barker

Thank you!

Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.Director, CASTLE

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