1. A New Culture of Learning What this book is NOT about “broken” schools finger pointing criticizing No Child Left Behind blaming students, teacher, or unions The problem is we are preparing students for jobs of the 20th (and in many ways 19th) century

2. A New Culture of Learning Three Key Questions: 1.What is causing the crisis? 2.Why is the current system a losing game? 3.What can be done?

3. A New Culture of Learning A World of Constant Change Technological infrastructure + network technology creates a state of constant flux Change is part of the online/digital world Must move from resisting and adapting to change to embracing change

4. A New Culture of Learning Our schools aren’t broken, our theory of learning is Basing learning on a model of transfer fails as change outpaces our ability to teach Both content and context are constantly shifting Metaskills can solve the content problem, but not the context problem What we advocate is a theory of inquiry which: recognizes the importance of questions uses answers to ask better questions cultivates the imagination

5. A New Culture of Learning Cultivating Imagination Not about memorization, but “world building” Essence of innovation (different from creativity) Relies on play as a modality of learning Simple shift in thinking with profound implications Prioritizing imagination, passion, inquiry and questioning