1. 21 st Century Learning and Skills Engaging the Learner: Relevance Makes Rigor Possible! Jim Warford

2. We educate more students today to a higher standard than ever before in our history! But the world is changing even faster than we are! Faster than we imagine… Faster than we Can imagine!!!

3. Source: USA Today Here’s What We’re Up Against…

4. Source: USA Today

5. Today’s Students Are Wired Differently!

7. The Kindle

8. Semantic Web Analyze Documents Analyze Documents Key words and headers (Google) Key words and headers (Google) Meaning / Concepts Meaning / Concepts Wolfram Alpha Wolfram Alpha

9. Source: USA Today

10. Implications Home Work Home Work Term Paper Term Paper

11. Source: USA Today And here’s What’s coming…

12. In Montana… It’s already here

13. In Montana… It’s already here

14. Paul Andersen Montana’s Teacher of the Year

15. ”Curriculum is not just a textbook anymore. It is videos, Podcasts, Wikis, blogs, and YouTube videos”

16. Source: USA Today

17. Paul Andersen youtube.com/bozemanbiology

18. Kids live in an iPhone World !

19. School is a chalkboard world

20. Does this remind You of anyone In your schools?

22. But… Today’s Students Really are Wired differently!

23. And our teachers sometimes feel like this…

25. “The World Is Flat”

26. “How we educate our children in the future will be more important than how much we educate them.” - Thomas Friedman World is Flat 2006 Lessons Learned

27. How do Today’s students Feel about Our schools?

28. They feel like I do when boarding another airplane….

29. Power down ALL Your devices and listen to the syntillating Safety presentation!

30. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – Students can apply what I am teaching to their everyday lives. 93% S – I can apply what I learn to my everyday life. 57%

31. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I make learning exciting for my students. 88% S – My teachers make learning fun. 42%

32. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – My students engage in lots of hands-on activities. 88% S – My teachers use lots of hands-on activities. 45%

33. Teacher – Student Comparisons T – I am aware of my students’ interests outside of school. 85% S – My teachers know my interests outside of school. 28%

34. We must close the “Engagement Gap” Before we can close the “Achievement Gap”

39. We must close the “Engagement Gap” Before we can close the “Achievement Gap”

40. Florida 4 th Grade Data…

41. Both Rigor and Relevance Are critical for ALL 21 st Century Students

42. Based upon what works! Model Schools and the Successful Practices Network

43. 12345 Application Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rigor/Relevance Framework

44. 1.Awareness 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy Knowledge Taxonomy

45. Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

46. Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application

47. 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application C D A B 20 th Century 21 th Century

48. RIGORRIGOR RELEVANCE A B D C TeacherWork Teacher/Student Roles StudentThinkStudent Think & Work StudentWork High Low

49. Because teachers really are feeling the PRESSURE!

51. Kuzmich, 2008 Learning is… New CellsNew Connections 51Copyright Kuzmich, 2008

52. Activating Learning  Learning takes place when multiple neurons fire from numerous places in the brain, and these new memories can be retrieved over a period of time.  Learning must be connected and relevant to be remembered.  We only remember things that have meaning for us. The Brain Responding to Visual Stimuli Image courtesy of R. Clay Reid

53. Use it or lose it, Because… Neurons that fire together, Wire together!

54. 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application C D A B 20 th Century 21 th Century

55. Rigor/Relevance Framework Knowledge Application High Low High

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