This document discusses gifted education in the 21st century. It emphasizes that education should focus on developing critical thinking and problem solving skills through learning experiences that involve solving real-world problems. It also stresses the importance of technology integration and using technology as a tool to teach thinking rather than just teaching the tools themselves. The future of education is predicted to involve more personalized and collaborative learning models that leverage tools like gaming, open resources, learning analytics and personal learning environments.
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A NEW HOPE
1. Gifted Education In the 21st Century
a new
HOPE
Brian Housand, PhD
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28. 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.
30. PK - 2
Identify, research, and
collect data on an
environmental issue using
digital resources and
propose a solution.
31. 3-5
Produce a media-rich
digital story about a
significant local event
based on first-person
interviews.
32. 6-8
Evaluate digital resources
to determine the credibility
of the author and publisher
and the timeliness and
accuracy of the content.
38. 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
40. “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
78. 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.
82. “Every man
should have a
built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside of him.”
-- Ernest Hemingway
83. NEW LITERACIES
newliteracies.uconn.edu/
IDENTIFY Important Questions
LOCATE Information
CRITICALLY EVALUATE
SYNTHESIZE Information
COMMUNICATE Answers