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Gifted Education In the 21st Century



            a new
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           Brian Housand, PhD
            brianhousand.com


  bit.ly/edufest-hope
brianhousand.com
Geek        Gifted




Educator   Researcher
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21st
           TECH A NEW
Century
 Skills   TODAY HOPE
1977
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starwarsuncut.com
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A long time ago in a school far,
far away...
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Benjamin
  Bloom
1913 - 1999
E. Paul
Torrance
1915 - 2003
Julian
 Stanley
1918 - 2005
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p21.org
www.p21.org


  Learning and Innovation Skills
      Creativity and Innovation

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

 Communication and Collaboration
=
Critical Thinking /
                            Problem Solving

1. Identify and define authentic problems and
    significant questions for investigation.
2. Plan and manage activities to develop a
    solution or complete a project.
3. Collect and analyze data to identify
    solutions and/or make informed decisions.
4. Use multiple processes and diverse
    perspectives to explore alternative solutions.
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PK - 2
  Identify, research, and
     collect data on an
environmental issue using
   digital resources and
    propose a solution.
3-5
Produce a media-rich
 digital story about a
significant local event
based on first-person
      interviews.
6-8
Evaluate digital resources
to determine the credibility
of the author and publisher
  and the timeliness and
 accuracy of the content.
<
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“Intelligence in the
age of the Internet
Where you're as
smart as how quickly
you can use your
smart phone.”
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The	
  whole	
  process	
  of	
  
     educa0on	
  should	
  
   thus	
  be	
  conceived	
  
       as	
  the	
  process	
  of	
  
       learning	
  to	
  think	
  
               through	
  the	
  
         solu0on	
  of	
  real	
  
                    problems.

           -­‐-­‐	
  John	
  Dewey,	
  1938
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“We don’t
 have the option
 of turning away
 from the future.
  No one gets to
vote on whether
   technology is
going to change
       our lives.”
              Bill Gates
         The Road Ahead
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Don’t teach
 the tool.

 Teach the
  thinking.
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k12.wiki.nmc.org
Cloud Computing
    Mobiles




One Year Or Less
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Dropbox is software that syncs your files
online and across your computers.
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How Much Space?

                     2GB FREE


Install on another      Invite     Share      Install
    computer.        a friend or      a      on your
                     colleague.    folder.   phone.
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“Every generation of
 teenagers embraces
 the freedoms and
 possibilities wrought
 by technology in ways
 that shock the elders.”




Time	
  
March	
  27,	
  2006
3,339
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www.google.com/
mobile/goggles/
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If your students can


the answer, then you
  may be asking the
   wrong question.
Game Based Learning
   Open Content




Two to Three Years
10,000
stemchallenge.org
gamestarmechanic.com/
wowinschool.pbworks.com
3dgamelab.org
ocw.mit.edu
curriki.org
www.openhighschool.org
Learning Analytics
Personal Learning
  Environments




Four to Five Years
bit.ly/renzulliempire
Keep
technology in
the hands of
  students
Why	
  Do	
  We	
  Ask	
  
Kids	
  To	
  UNPLUG	
  
   At	
  School?
80%
Conner Cohen
      AGE: 11
  iSketch App
Tear down
 the wall
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We welcome change
and openness;
for we believe that
freedom and security
go together,
that the advance of
human liberty can
only strengthen the
cause of world
peace.
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RE:Search
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“Every man
should have a
    built-in
   automatic
 crap detector
   operating
inside of him.”

       -- Ernest Hemingway
NEW LITERACIES
  newliteracies.uconn.edu/
IDENTIFY Important Questions
LOCATE Information
CRITICALLY EVALUATE
SYNTHESIZE Information
COMMUNICATE Answers
I
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Re:Create
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Pianos
NOT
Stereos   (Resnick, 1996)
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20%
RE:Connect
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Real World Problems
   Academic Rigor
Technology Integration
ecugifted.com
Computers
 serve best
   when they
       allow
everything
to change.
       (Papert, 1993)
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tyvm
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