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A very interesting read on What Students Will Learn in the Future.
It has some very interesting information on the history why what we teach what (and how) we teach. I'd love to know more about that.
Here is a run down of the 8 content areas students of the future will study -
The Content Of The Future: 8 Content Areas For Tomorrow’s Students
1. Literacy
Big Idea: Reading and writing in physical & digital spaces
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas included: Grammar, Word Parts, Greek & Latin Roots, The Writing Process, Fluency; all traditional content areas
2. Patterns
Big Idea: How and why patterns emerge everywhere under careful study
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas include: Grammar, Literature, Math, Geometry, Music, Art, Social Studies, Astronomy
3. Systems
Big Idea: The universe—and every single thing in it–is made of systems, and systems are made of parts.
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas include: Grammar, Law, Medicine, Science, Math, Music, Art, Social Studies, History, Anthropology, Engineering, Biology; all traditional content areas by definition (they’re systems, yes?)
4. Design
Big Idea: Marrying creative and analytical thought
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas include: Literature, Creativity, Art, Music, Engineering, Geometry
5. Citizenship
Big Idea: Responding to interdependence
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas include: Literature, Social Studies, History; Civics, Government, Theology
6. Data
Big Idea: Recognizing & using information in traditional & non-traditional forms
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas include: Math, Geometry, Science, Engineering, Biology;
7. Research
Big Idea: Identifying, evaluating, and synthesizing diverse ideas
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas include: English, Math, Science; Humanities
8. Philosophy
Big Idea: The nuance of thought
Examples of traditional ideas and academic content areas include: Ethics, Literature/Poetry, Art, Music; Humanities
*****And it's always good to remind ourselves that we really don't necessarily know what we are talking about. Here are the ten greatest miscalculations of all time.
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Social networks work. You just have to decide how they work for you. And more importantly for your classes.
The trick is making it work for you. Twitter and Instagram work for me and my classes as a way for me to push my classroom culture out to them. It works as a relationship and trust builder. What works for you? If you have neither relationships nor trust in your classroom, things aren't going to go well for you.
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The internet in real time. I wish I could embed this GIF, but I don't know how. Click on the link and watch it for ten seconds. It's fascinating.
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Here is an interesting read by a teacher who, I think, is leaving the profession after his second year teaching. As part of this blog post, he is writing to his future sons letting them know the 10 Things You Should Know About Your Teacher. He is basing this off of not only his experience as a former student but also off of his two years as a middle school English teacher.
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The future is so bright . . . well, you no the song.
But the future is so bright for schools. I wish I could go to school now as opposed to the boring old 80's and early 90's when I went. Compared to the tools and opportunities these kids have today, we were going to school in a cave!
3-D printers, Google Glass, and 1:1 technology. What amazing opportunities our kids have.
And after witnessing some of our state science fair participants and one group who attended the international science fair, these kids put the total lie to Mark Bauerlein's The Dumbest Generation. I saw presentations on how to save the medical field billions of dollars by reminding hospital staff to use hand sanitizer, how to combat fungus and mold on crops, how to solidify third world housing in earthquake zones, how to help keep senior citizens mentally active to ward of Alzheimer's, and test to help improve joint pain. Amazing kids.
Just look at what these 12 schools are doing to improve education.
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And this should be mandatory viewing for all of our LINC juniors next year
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