1. Gifted Education In the 21st Century
a new
HOPE
Brian Housand, PhD
brianhousand.com
bit.ly/cag2012

2. brianhousand.com

3. 21st
A NEW Creating
Century
Skills? HOPE Alliance

4. 1977

6. starwarsuncut.com

8. A long time ago in a school far,
far away...

11. Benjamin
Bloom
1913 - 1999

12. E. Paul
Torrance
1915 - 2003

13. Julian
Stanley
1918 - 2005

16. >

17. p21.org

18. 4,447

22. “The Nation that
dramatically and boldly
led the world into the
age of technology is
failing to provide its
own children with the
intellectual tools
needed for
the 21st century.”

23. We continue to lead
because our
best students
are still unsurpassed.
We we continue to lead because
our universities, industries,
resources, and affluence attract
the finest talent from throughout
the world.

24. BUT
this is a
PRECARIOUS
Advantage

25. The world is changing FAST.
Technological KNOW-HOW is
spreading throughout the world;
Along with the knowledge that such
SKILLS and SOPHISTICATION
are the basic CAPITAL of
tomorrow’s society.

26. Already the QUALITY of our
manufactured products,
the VIABILITY of our trade,
our leadership in
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT,
and our standards of living
are strongly challenged.

27. Our children could be
STRAGGLERS
in a world of technology.

28. WE MUST
NOT
LET THIS
HAPPEN

29. AMERICA
MUST NOT
BECOME
AN INDUSTRIAL DINOSAUR

30. WE MUST NOT
provide our children
a 1960s education
for a 21st Century WORLD.

31. SepTEMBER 12
1983

32. www.p21.org
Learning and Innovation Skills
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration

33. =

34. Creativity &
Innovation
1. Apply existing knowledge to generate new
ideas, products, or processes.
2. Create original works as a means of
personal or group expression.
3. Use models and simulations to explore
complex systems and issues.
4. Identify trends and forecast possibilities.

36. PK - 2
Identify, research, and
collect data on an
environmental issue using
digital resources and
propose a solution.

37. 3-5
Produce a media-rich
digital story about a
significant local event
based on first-person
interviews.

38. 6-8
Create original animations
or videos documenting
school, community, or
local events.

39. 9 - 12
Design, develop, and test
a digital learning game to
demonstrate knowledge
and skills related to
curriculum content.

40. 10,000

41. stemchallenge.org

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44. Knowledge)alone)is)NOT)enough.)

45. If your students can
the answer, then you
may be asking the
wrong question.

46. “Intelligence in the
age of the Internet
Where you're as
smart as how quickly
you can use your
smart phone.”

48. www.google.com/
mobile/goggles/

49. bit.ly/renzulliempire

50. Keep
technology in
the hands of
students

52. Why+Do+We+Ask+
Kids+To+UNPLUG+
At+School?

53. DID

54. 80%

56. Tear down
the wall

58. 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.

60. RE:Search

62. “Every man
should have a
built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside of him.”
-- Ernest Hemingway

63. NEW LITERACIES
newliteracies.uconn.edu/
IDENTIFY Important Questions
LOCATE Information
CRITICALLY EVALUATE
SYNTHESIZE Information
COMMUNICATE Answers

64. I

66. RE:Connect

69. The whole process of
education should
thus be conceived as
the process of
learning to think
through the
solution of real
problems.
-- John Dewey, 1938

70. Real World Problems
Academic Rigor
Technology Integration
www.ecugifted.com

71. Re:Create

73. Pianos
NOT
Stereos (Resnick, 1996)

74. Plugging Into
Creative Outlets
Brian C. Housand
Angela M. Housand
Gifted Education
Communicator
Spring 2011
Vol. 42, No. 1

75. 20%

76. Computers
serve best
when they
allow
everything
to change.
(Papert, 1993)

78. Think GLOBAL
ACT Local

79. Partners
Advocating For
Gifted
Education

80. REPORT TO
THE PRINCIPAL’S
OFFICE
http://bit.ly/gt-office

81. Googleable

82. http://www.nagc.org/toolkit.aspx

86. tyvm
brianhousand.com