Focus Forward: Leadership, Education, Technology, and the Future of OUR Economy

1. Focus Forward: Leadership, Education, Technology, and the Future of OUR Economy Jeffrey Piontek

2. WE FACE A WORLD ON THE MOVE

12. Attraction & Generationshttp://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00113http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/16/mckinsey.html?page=0%2C1http://institute.adecco.com/FeatureArticles/Articles/Pages/2008_02_Europes_Looming.aspx

22. Purpose of Education Back to basics (politicians) Three overarching basics of education: Economic Cultural Personal

23. Education and the Economy • Role of Education • Any conversation about education must be tied into the economy • Growth, development and sustainability

24. Cultural Aspects of Education • Education has a fundamental role in the culture of our students • The aspects/understandings of their identity • Empathy

25. Personal and People • It is about your own individual hopes dreams, aspirations and desires • Many students drop out because of standardization of education • Tied to engagement • Personalize education

26. Schools of Hope • Sociologist Anthony Campolo’s “test”: Complete the sentence, “I want my child to be….” • In Japan, mothers say, I want my child to be…. …successful. • In America, mothers say, I want my child to be… ….happy. • Right answer? I want my child to be… … good. (Cf. research on independent school grads by Douglas Heath: Schools of Hope; and Lives of Hope)

27. Where’s the Focus? The U.S. has a science and math pipeline problem: It begins in elementary school, as early as kindergarten. “In China, Bill Gates is Brittany Spears. In the US… ….Brittany Spears is Brittany Spears, and that is our problem.” (Tom Friedman, The World Is Flat)

28. Technology Transforming Education • New delivery systems • New tools • New Outcomes for teaming and technology goals • Robotics and “Rube Goldberg” competitions • Robotics!!

29. Communication Skills for the 21st C. • Annual Gallop Poll on What Americans Fear Most: Public Speaking Chronic Illness Snakes Death 21st C. Schools • Ongoing emphasis on writing skillfully • Renewed emphasis on public speaking

30. The Adoption Curve* Early Adopter Early Majority Late Majority Late Adopters Innovator * Based on work by Everett Rogers, Jon Preddie, and others.

31. The Adoption Curve* 20% 60% 20% Reject a change, no matter what Accept a change, no matter what Wait and see Early Adopter Early Majority Late Majority Late Adopters Innovator * Based on work by Everett Rogers, Jon Preddie, and others.

32. A Whole New Mind ~ Daniel Pink “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” ~ Albert Einstein. Is Einstein right?

33. A Whole New Mind ~ Daniel Pink • Left-brain dominated schools and economy • Left-brain analytical thinking • Economy and Society based on analysis • Rewards

34. Disruption in our schools A collection of things we use in the world but aren't allowed in school

35. What are we really preparing our students forwhen we can't tell a school from a prison?

36. Desk Outside School What kind of work are we preparing our students for? Desk Inside School

37. World of Work and Life Vs. School Social Media

38. Futile attempt to ban high school students - the most socially networked group of humans on planet – from doing what they do. Social Networking

39. "We (teachers) must prepare learners for their future, not for our past.” David Thornburg

41. Thank You