mra 2011 keynote preparing today's kids for tomorrow's world

“We can tap into 50 million Web sites, 1.8 million books in print, 75 million

blogs, and other snowstorms of information, but we increasingly seek

knowledge in Google searches and Yahoo! headlines that we gulp on the run

while juggling other tasks. We can contact millions of people across the

globe, yet we increasingly connect with even our most intimate friends and

family via instant messaging, virtual visits, and fleeting meetings that are

rescheduled a half dozen times, then punctuated when they do occur by

pings and beeps and multitasking. Amid the glittering promise of our new

technologies and the wondrous potential of our scientific gains, we are

nurturing a culture of social diffusion, intellectual fragmentation, sensory

detachment. In this new world, something is amiss. And that something is

attention…. The way we live is eroding our capacity for deep, sustained,

perceptive attention—the building blocks of intimacy, wisdom, and cultural

progress” (13).

––Maggie Jackson, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark

Preparing Today’s Studentsfor Tomorrow’s WorldJim Burkewww.englishcompanion.com

What’s the BQ?Who are today’s kids and what do they need to know and be able to do to ensure their success (and ours) in the future?

Generate: Words

Evaluate: Positive? Negative?

Analyze: Causes & Effects

Organize: L->M? C/C? Class?

Synthesize: Today’s students are like...

The Academic Essentials

“The 21st century teen, connected and multitasked,

autonomous yet peer-mindful makes no great leap forward in human intelligence, global thinking, or netizenship. Young users

have learned a thousand new things, no doubt. They upload and download, surf and chat, post and design, but they haven’t learned to analyze a complex text, store facts in their heads,

comprehend a foreign policy decision, take lessons from history, or spell correctly. Never having recognized their responsibility to

the past, they have opened a fissure in our civic foundation, and it shows in their halting passage into adulthood and citizenship.”

–– Mark Bauerlein, The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital

Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30)

“They instinctively turn first to the Net to communicate,

understand, learn, find, and do many things…You talk on the

phone and check your email; to them, email is old-school.

They use the phone to text incessantly, surf the Web, find

directions, take pictures and make videos, and collaborate.

They seem to be on Facebook every chance they get…Instant

messaging or Skype is always running in the background. And

what’s with those video games? How can someone play

World of Warcraft for five hours straight?”

–– Don Tapscott, Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation Is

Changing Your World

Reflect: Which Gen Are You?Baby Boomers Generation X Generation Y

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The purposeful (20%)

The dabblers (31%)

The dreamers (25%)

The disengaged (25%)

The deeply disturbed

––William Damon, from The Path to Purpose:

How Young People Find Their Calling in Life

“NetGen” Norms(from Don Tapscott’s Net Generation)

Freedom

Customization

Scrutiny

Integrity

Collaboration

Entertainment

Speed

Innovation

Design, evaluate, and manage one’s own work so it continually improves

The survival skills for the new economy

The Flat World and Education, Linda Darling-Hammond (2010)



Frame, investigate, and solve problems using a range of tools/resources





Collaborate strategically with others






Communicate effectively in many forms







Find, analyze, and use information for many purposes








Find, analyze, and use information for many purposes

Develop new products and ideas

The Annotated Classroom: Work Unit• Official resume

• Prospective resume (for job you hope to have)

• References

• Google Your Name

• Linked In

• Business Letter

• Interview (Rotarians)

• Assigned readings on work

• Commonplace Paper: Work

• Reflective Essay: On Work (or a related topic)

I M A N A . S T U D E N T 4132 Oak Grove Avenue

Burlingame, CA 94321

(650) 342-0234

[email protected]

E D U C A T I O N

Burlingame High School Burlingame, CA

High school diploma, May 2011 • California Scholarship Federation, Member

• Honor Roll College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA

• Psychology 101

• Advanced Computer Graphics

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

Starbucks Burlingame, CA

Barista May 2009-Present

Worked as barista; served customers, cleaned and maintained facilities; restocked and completed

inventories of products and food; created all display signs using art and design skills.

KidCare Milbrae, CA

Program Coordinator May–Aug 2008

Organized afterschool enrichment programs for elementary school age students; developed and taught

lessons related to food preparation; tutored students who needed additional academic support.

Andronico’s Market Burlingame, CA

Customer Service Assistant Sept 2006–May 2007

Greeted and helped customers locate products; bagged groceries and helped customers transfer groceries

to car; assisted with stocking goods, creating displays, and unloading deliveries.

A C T I V I T I E S A N D A W A R D S

• Varsity Women’s Soccer Team, Captain (2006-2010)

• BHS Service Commission, Member (2008-2010)

• Rising Star Award for Academic Improvement (2009)

• Relay for Life, Participant (2009)

• Know Limits, Facilitator (2008-10)

S K I L L S A N D C E R T I F I C A T I O N S

• Certified for adult and child CPR

• Fluent in Spanish (spoken and written)

• Expert user of social media (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace)

• Effective communication skills with individuals or groups

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Comment: Organize from most to least recent

Comment: Use precise, active verbs; be sure your description uses good parallel structure.

Comment: Choose words that create the right impression: helpful, responsible, positive!

Comment: Note that all the items in this category begin with nouns (good parallel structure)

Comment: Note that all the items in this category begin with specific adjectives (good parallel structure).

Rotary Club of Burlingame P.O. Box 313, Burlingame, CA 94011 www.burlingamerotary.org

Serving our community since 1925 Email: [email protected]

Burlingame High School Senior English—Jim Burke

Summary from Mock Job Interviews October 13, 2010

--Rotary Interviewers--

Charles Voltz Jerry Winges

Suzanne Juptner John Delaney Bob Davidson

Mike Heffernan

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“Generally, the students were prepared, except for 2 who did not know the job responsibilities. While those 2 did a good job for the rest of the interview but they lost out in terms of “first impression”—and it’s rare that you can ever totally recover.”

“Each of them looked me in the eye on more than one occasion. Good!”

“I wish they had used my name at least once. I tried the use their name several times, hoping that would encourage them to use my name. Using the interviewer’s name is important—you paid attention; it’s respectful.”

“One seemed more sensitive to the confidentiality of the position than the others. Others seemed willing to talk to peers and/or friends about specifics of a bail bonds workplace.”

“All but one were dressed properly for a job interview—again, you paid attention; it’s respectful.”

“After telling them that I was interviewing five candidates for the job, I asked them to convince me that I should hire them. All five did a good job.”

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