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STEM Validation
Will the Next Silicon Valley Change the Rules?
From: The Next Silicon Valley Leadership Group – Innovation & Competition
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Economic Reform
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Education reform
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Foresight, insight, action
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Foresight, insight and action
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What skills would our students need in the world we imagine 20 years from now?
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Develop 21st century skills?
21st Century skills
Innovation and learning skills Critical thinking and problem solving Communication and collaboration Creativity and innovation
Digital literacy skills Information literacy Media literacy ICT literacy
21st Century skills
Career and life skills
Flexibility and adaptability Initiative and self direction Social and cultural interactions Productivity and accountability Leadership and responsibility
Then why?
Do we have students working alone and competing with each other for their teacher approval?
Why do students spend time doing disconnected questions at the end of textbook?
Why are learning projects so scarce in classrooms?
21st Century skills• http://www.innovativeteachertoolkit.com
"Our exams have to reflect daily life in the classroom and daily life in the classroom has
to reflect life in society” Minister of education
New opportunities
Career Readiness
Think creatively Interact effectively with others
Reason effectively Produce results
Make decisions Adapt to change
Solve problems Manage goals and time
Communicate clearly Use and manage information
Collaborate with others Be flexible
Analyse media Work creatively with others
Paradigm shift
Teacher directed Learner centric
Direct instruction Interactive exchange
Knowledge Skills
Content Process
Basic skills Applied skills
Facts and principles Questions and problems
Curriculum Projects
Time-slotted On-demand
Classroom Global community
Text-based Web based
Summative tests Formative evaluation
Learning for school Learning for life