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