2. Helping Iowa schools transition into the digital, global age Dr. Scott McLeod CASTLE

3. dangerouslyirrelevant.org/abi.html

4. Globalization doesn’t care about you

5. Iowa schools are clueless

6. What should you be doing?

10. Iowa Workforce Development. (2009, May). Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.1 Percent. www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=81

12. Percentile change in importance of task type in U.S. economy Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008] Abstract Routine Manual

13. Growth of the creative class Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.

14. Growth of the creative class

15. 1. 1.Can someone overseas do it cheaper? 2. 2.Can a computer do it faster? 3. 3.Is what we’re offering in demand in an age of abundance?

18. 2.5 billion

20. The fundamental dilemma Schools were designed for this … but now are expected to do this

31. uniqueness one right answer What we have right now

37. While we teach whatever we teach at school, the kids go home and learn the skills they need to survive and prosper in an interconnected global economy. Clarence Fisher

38. No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. David Warlick http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.org

39. 1. 1.Insist on a different kind of curriculum

40. critical thinking problem solving collaboration adaptability entrepeneurialism creativity effective speaking effective writinginnovation information literacy media fluency synthesis analytical skills curiosity global awareness

41. 1. 1.Insist on a different kind of curriculum 2. 2.Insist on a different kind of instruction

42. high school elementary school student engagement

43. www.flickr.com/photos/jahansell/251755048dangerouslyirrelevant.org Our kids have tasted the honey.

44. 1. 1.Insist on a different kind of curriculum 2. 2.Insist on a different kind of instruction 3. 3.Advocate for e-learning

46. 4. 4.A computer in every hand

51. 5. 5.Focus on leaders, not just students and teachers

54. The people in charge of leading school organizations into the 21st century … often are the least knowledgeable about the 21st century. dangerouslyirrelevant.org

55. If the leaders don’t get it, it’s not going to happen. dangerouslyirrelevant.org

56. 4. 4.A computer in every hand 5. 5.Focus on leaders, not just students and teachers 6. 6.Revolution, not evolution

58. No one jumps a 20 foot chasm in two 10 foot jumps. Miguel Guhlin dangerouslyirrelevant.org http://www.flickr.com/photos/midnight-digital/3086238863/in/pool-jumping

59. 7. 7.Inform yourself

61. 8. 8.Exercise your voice

62. What are you doing to prepare students to be successful in the digital, global age?

63. Why do students do so much of their work on paper?

64. The world has changed. Why haven’t our schools?

66. 7. 7.Inform yourself 8. 8.Exercise your voice 9. 9.Invest now or pay later

67. No one will thank you for taking care of today if you have failed to take care of tomorrow. Joel Barker

69. Thank you! Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D. Director, CASTLE dangerouslyirrelevant.org/abi.html