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© 2016 Marc Prensky
EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLDTHE EMERGING VISION OF A NEW K-12 EDUCATION
FOR THE EMPOWERED KIDS OF TOMORROW
IB Asia-Pacific Annual Conference, Hyderabad, India, March, 2016
Respect for elders
PARENTING STYLE
or IndependenceObedience or Self-relianceGood manners or CuriosityWell-behaved or Considerate
“AUTHORITARIAN” TRUMP© 2016 Marc Prensky
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PYP cl. of 2028
MYP cl. of 2032
DIPLOMA cl. of 2035
STAN/VARD cl. of 2040
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© 2016 Marc PrenskyBETT Latin America, Mexico City, October 9, 2016
HOW MUCH WILL HIS WORLDHAVE CHANGED IN 20 YEARS?for some reason
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© 2016 Marc PrenskyBETT Latin America, Mexico City, October 9, 2016
TODAY, WHAT WE ASK OF OUR KIDS INTHIS WORLD IS…for some reason
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Academic AchievementSuccess in the current system
Knowledge of subjectsCollege readiness
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“We will graduate students who are accomplished in the
academic skills one would expect…(blah, blah, blah)
Mission statement
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WHAT SHOULD WE ASKOF OUR KIDS TOMORROW?for some reason
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“At our heart we are motivated by a mission to create a better
world through education.”
IBO Statement
IBO WEBSITE2006
IBO WEBSITE2016
“EDUCATION FOR LIFE”
“EDUCATION FORA BETTER WORLD”
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ACHIEVEMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT
Individuals
Grades & rankings
Personal success
Teams
Projects thatimprove their world
Real-world results
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KIDS +CONTENT
LEARNING“IMPROVED”
PEOPLE(intellectually)
IMPROVEDWORLD
(maybe, someday)
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YESTERDAY AND TODAY’S PARADIGM
IMPROVING THE WORLD
KIDS + REALPROBLEMS
KIDS’ SOLUTIONS(+ LEARNING)
IMPROVEDWORLD
(NOW)
“EMPOWERED”PEOPLE(FOREVER)
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TOMORROW’S PARADIGM
IMPROVING THE WORLD
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WHAT THEY NOW NEED FROM US ISfor some reason
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• HELP IN APPLYING THEIR PASSION TO IMPROVING THE WORLD
• RESPECT AND TRUST
• INDEPENDENCE
• FOR US TO BELIEVE IN THEM
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TWOGREAT TRADITIONS
OF EDUCATION
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“ACADEMIC” TRADITION
“ACCOMPLISHMENT” TRADITION
THINKINGACTION
RELATIONSHIPSACCOMPLISHMENT
SCHOOLSBUSINESSES
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WE HAVE TO PUT THE TWOTRADITIONS BACK TOGETHER
for some reason
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“AN APPRENTICESHIPTO THE WORLD”
for some reason
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TODAY’S KIDS ARE FAR MOREEMPOWERED
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THEY CAN DO INFINITELY MORE!
ACTACCOMPLISH
BECOMEBUILD
CREATEFIX
HELP
IMPROVEINSPIRE
JOIN TOGETHERPRESERVE
SHARETEACHLEARN
IN NEW AND BETTER WAYS© 2016 Marc Prensky
Primary school kids mapping the brain with Eyewire
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS USING TECHNOLOGY POWERFULLY
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High school kids building super-computers
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS USING TECHNOLOGY POWERFULLY
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12-year-old girls 3D-printingcustom prosthetic hands, using theInternet to find kids who need them
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS HELPING FELLOW CITIZENS
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9-year-olds designing a new water park with local architects
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITIES
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11-year-olds doing government-mandated environmental reports,
formerly done by consultants
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS HELPING DO THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT
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An 11-year-old becoming one of the world’s top cryptographers
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS USING TECHNOLOGY POWERFULLY
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High school kids testing local water quality and improving it
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS HELPING DO THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT
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Teens restoringhistoric ships and artifacts
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS PRESERVING AND RESTORING OUR
HERITAGE
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Primary and middle school kids starting and growing companies
(“Ryan's Well,” “Color My World”)
Real-world Accomplishment Example:KIDS BECOMING ENTREPRENEURS
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WE’RE HEADED TOWARD A NEW EDUCATION MATRIX
WITH
Global & Local Awareness
EffectiveThinking
EffectiveAction
EffectiveRelationships
STEM
HUMANITES
ARTS
REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENTIndividual & team solutions
based onPassions & Local / Global Needs
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AT ITS CORE, BECAUSE
BY DEEPLY UNDERESTIMATINGWHAT OUR KIDS ARE NOW CAPABLE OF,
AND THE VALUE THEY CAN NOW ADD TO THE WORLD
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IT IS AFUNDAMENTAL ERROR
TO THINK THAT IF WE JUST IMPROVE“ACADEMIC EDUCATION”
(AND PERHAPS ADD A FEW MORE SKILLS)ALL WILL BE WELL
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1. A BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR ALL OF US
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT
BEYOND
TO
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A BETTERWORLD
and aA BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR STUDENTS
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“LEARNING” TO
BEYOND
BECOMINGGood, effective, world-improving
people
“LEARNING” IS A MEANS TO BETTERING THE WORLD AND BECOMING GOOD, EFFECTIVE WORLD-IMPROVING PEOPLE,
BUT“LEARNING” IS NOT THE GOAL
OF EDUCATING OUR KIDS
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BETTERING THEIR WORLDand
BECOMING GOOD, EFFECTIVE,WORLD-IMPROVING PEOPLE
IS THE GOAL OF EDUCATING OUR KIDS
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2.A BETTER MEANS
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LECTURINGDISCUSSION
TESTINGTO
BEYOND
REAL-WORLDACCOMPLISH-
MENT
A BETTER MEANS
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“MADE-UPPROBLEMS” TO
BEYONDREAL-WORLD
PROJECTS THAT SOLVE REAL
PROBLEMS
A BETTER MEANS
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THE NEEDS OF THE TEACHER AND CLASS TO
BEYOND
THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL WORLD
A BETTER MEANS
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CLASS PROJECTS AND PROBLEMS TO
BEYOND“APPLIED
PASSIONS”OF INDIVIDUALS
AND TEAMS
2.A BETTER MEANS
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A TRANSCRIPT OF GRADES AND PRIZES TO
BEYONDA RESUME OF
REALACCOMPLISH-
MENTS
3.A FAR BETTER “SUPPORTING” CURRICULUM
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TRADITIONAL
SUBJECTS TO
BEYONDTHINKINGACTION
RELATIONSHIPSACCOMPLISHMENT
EffectiveTHINKING
Effective ACTION
Effective RELATIONSHIPS
Effective, Real-WorldACCOMPLISHMENTAnd especially
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“SUBJECTS”are needed in different amounts
by each student
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“GENERALIZED SKILLS”are needed as much as possible
by EVERY student
Reading
Mathematical Thinking
Understanding written communication
Writing
Research
(Critical Thinking)
(ScientificThinking)
(Citizenship?)
TAUGHT SYSTEMATICALLY
TODAY
TODAY’S GLOBAL K-12 CURRICULUM ISINCREDIBLY NARROW
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NOT TAUGHT SYSTEMATICALLY TODAY:
we
NOT TAUGHT SYSTEMATICALLY TODAY:
Problem-Solving- individual- collaborativeCuriosity & QuestioningCreative ThinkingDesign ThinkingIntegrative ThinkingSystems ThinkingFinancial ThinkingInquiry/ArgumentJudgmentTransferAestheticsHabits of MindPositive MindsetSelf-knowledge of- Passions- StrengthsStress controlFocusContemplation &
Meditation
Habits of HighlyEffective People
AgilityAdaptabilityLeadership & followershipDecision Making
under uncertaintyExperimentationPrudent Risk-takingReality testing / feedbackPatienceResilience“Grit”EntrepreneurshipInnovationImprovisation & IngenuityStrategy & TacticsBreaking barriersProject managementProgramming machinesVideo making Innovating w/future tech
Communication andCollaborating
- One-on-one- in teams- in families- in communities- at work- online- in virtual communities
ListeningNetworkingRelationship buildingEmpathyCourageCompassionToleranceEthicsPoliticsConflict ResolutionNegotiationCoaching/being coachedPeer-to-peer
EffectiveACTION
EffectiveTHINKING
Effective RELATIONSHIPS
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BUT TO ACQUIRE THE CURRICULUMWE NEED TO GO
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Learning “subjects” TO
BEYOND
ACQUIRING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
AS NEEDED FOR PROJECTS
4.A FAR BETTER KIND OF “TEACHING”
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Content delivery TO
BEYONDCOACHING
andEMPOWER-
MENT
5.A FAR BETTER USE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Old things donein new ways TO
BEYOND
NEW AND POWERFUL
THINGS
Searching
USES OF TECHNOLOGY
Real-time connectionWriting Creating AppsResearch Complex analysesCalculating Simulation
“TRIVIAL”
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POWERFUL
Watching video Making videoRobotics
WITH A NEW EDUCATION MATRIXWHOSE CORE FOCUS IS
REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENT
Global & Local Awareness
EffectiveThinking
EffectiveAction
EffectiveRelationships
STEM
HUMANITES
ARTS
New Core, Needed by all
Nee
ded
by in
divi
dual
sin
var
ying
am
ount
s
REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENTIndividual & team solutions
based onPassions & Local / Global Needs
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IT DOES NOT MEAN REMOVING MATH, LANGUAGE, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES FROM OUR EDUCATION,
BUT, RATHER, INDIVIDUALIZING THOSE SUBJECTSTO FIT STUDENTS’ APPLIED PASSIONS AND
TO HELP OUR KIDS IMPROVE THE WORLD THROUGH REAL-WORLD ACCOMPLISHMENTS
IT DOES NOT MEAN MORE CLASSES,BUT RATHER
SKILLS LEARNED AS NEEDEDTHROUGH THE INDIVIDUALIZED PROJECTS
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OUR NEW WORLD AND EMPOWERED KIDS
REQUIRE A DIFFERENT EDUCATION:
“AN EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLD”
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• PARENTS
• TEACHERS
• OUR COMMUNITIES
WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW IS TO CONVINCE
THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO© 2016 Marc Prensky
EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLDIS BETTER FOR OUR KIDS
because it provides them with
• INDEPENDENCE
• APPLIED PASSION
• A STRONG RESUME OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• A STRONG SENSE OF HOWTHEY FIT INTO THE FUTURE WORLD
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EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLDIS BETTER FOR ALL OF US
BECAUSE IT LIBERATES HUGE AMOUNTSOF UNUSED STUDENT POTENTIAL
TO IMPROVE OURCOMMUNITIES AND OUR WORLD
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THEY NEED ANEDUCATION THAT MORE DEEPLYCOMBINES THE ACADEMIC AND
ACCOMPLISHMENT TRADITIONS OF EDUCATION
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EffectiveTHINKING
Effective ACTION
Effective RELATIONSHIPS
Effective, Real-WorldACCOMPLISHMENTAnd especially
© 2016 Marc Prensky
THEY NEED AN EDUCATIONTHAT MORE DEEPLY
INTEGRATES OUR KIDS INTOHELPING THEIR
LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES
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• INDEPENDENCE
• APPLIED PASSION
• A STRONG SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
• A STRONG SENSE OFHOW THEY FIT INTO THE FUTURE WORLD
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WE NEED TO HELP THE PARENTS UNDERSTANDHOW TO SUPPORT THEIR KIDS
AS THEY BECOME EMPOWEREDAND GO DOWN NEW PATHS!
© 2016 Marc Prensky
Respect for elders
PARENTING STYLE
IndependenceObedience Self-relianceGood manners CuriosityWell-behaved Considerate
“AUTHORITARIAN” TRUMP© 2016 Marc Prensky
…IF WE REMIND OURSELVES THATTHE TWO MOST IMPORTANT WORDS
ANY EDUCATOR CAN SAY TO ANY STUDENTARE THESE:
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