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Education Nation:
6 Leading Edges of Innovation
Bay Area French Schools
March 17, 2014
Milton Chen, Ph.D., Senior Fellow
George Lucas Educational Foundation
San Francisco Bay Area
milton.chen@edutopia.org

2. My Learning Journey:
Longest Street in the World to a
Galaxy Long Ago & Far, Far Away

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6. Imagine an Education Nation…
= learning society
= education is highest priority
= strong economy, high employment
A nation is only as good as its schools.

8. America’s Strength:
School/Community Partnerships
Blending formal and informal learning
through schools, universities, media,
museums, libraries, companies,
churches, youth groups, parks
A New Day for Learning: 24/7/365

10. A Renaissance in Education
A New Day for Learning: 24/7/365
It’s a Great Time to be an Educator!

11. • Innovation: “Must Do” vs. “Nice to
Know”
• Internet Time: Google 16 Years Old,
YouTube 9 Years
• Every Minute, 100 Hours of
New YouTube Video!

13. Learning
Any Time, Any Place,
Any Path, Any Pace

14. 6 Leading Edges of Innovation:
Any Time, Place, Path, Pace
1. Thinking
2. Curriculum & Assessment
3. Technology
4. Time/Place
5. Co-Teaching, inc. Parents!
6. Youth

15. Thinking Edge: Teaching The Whole Child
Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
1. Verbal
2. Logical/Mathematical
3. Visual
4. Musical
5. Bodily/Kinesthetic
6. Intrapersonal
7. Interpersonal
8. Naturalist

17. Thinking Edge
Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
Students & Teachers

19. The Thinking Edge: New Roles!
21st
C. Educator:
End of Solo Practitioner,
Rise of Team Collaborator
• Teachers -> Mentors, Team Leaders
• Students -> Team Members, Scholars

22. EdYOUcation
You At the Center of Your Learning
Milton Chen | Institute for the Future

32. The Technology Edge
• Weapons of Mass Instruction, 1:1
• iPod, iListen, iRead
• Online Learning
• Intelligent Text
• Assistive Tech/Universal Design

34. Re thin king
Acce p tab le Use
Po licie s to En ab le
D ig ital Le arnin g :
A Guid e
fo r Scho o l
D istricts
LearningLEA DERSHIP & P OLICY
A COSN LEA DERSHIP INIT IAT IVE
PA RT ICIPA T ORY
REVISED MARCH 2013

36. edutopia.org/digital-generation

37. edutopia.org/digital-generation

48. What’s your definition of
a great school?
Make it short and
measurable!

49. Do the students run in
at the same rate
they run out?