MyPal challenges bright kids to excel through online courses in Math and Computer Science. At MyPal we develop critical thinking and logical reasoning skills in students; What most Schools don't teach ! MyPal is an acronym for 'My Project Active Learning'. Active learning refers to modes of learning in which the learner has active control over the instruction materials or educational resources. Typically, students must do more than just listen: they must read, write, discuss, or be engaged in solving problems. Internet and Communications Technologies (ICT) has affected Services based Industries such as Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Aviation etc. It is yet to impact the most basic service in any Society – Education Education and how we learn will change fundamentally in 21st Century like the invention of printing press by Guttenberg in the medieval times. Signs of change are evident from how online courses by coursera.org and edx.org are impacting Higher Education

1. DV Satya Kumar
CKO, MyPal Online School LLC
Knowledge Seminar
31st October, 2013
Academic Talent Development at MyPal
- PersonalizedLearninginMathandComputer
Sciencefor Gifted/ TalentedStudents

2. LearningEnvironmenthas Changed
• Internet and Communications Technologies (ICT) has affected
Services based Industries such as Banking, Financial Services,
Insurance, Aviation etc
• It is yet to impact the most basic service in any Society –
Education
• Education and how we learn will change fundamentally in 21st
Century like the invention of printing press by Guttenberg in
the medieval times
• Signs of change are evident from how online courses are
impacting Higher Education

3. Learner Centric Model of MyPal
The Role of the Teacher is like a facilitator / co-learner in today’s
resource rich learning environment

4. What is Personalized Learning?
MyPal is an acronym for My Project Active Learning. In active
learning the learner has control over all the work, the learning
resources, how to access them and when and where to use them.
Active learning occurs in classrooms through projects and group
discussions whereas in a digital world and internet space, active
learning acquires a different dimension and a whole new
meaning.
MyPal also stands for Personalized Adaptive Learning where
online learning is personalized to the students abilities and
interests and can be dynamically adapted to the skill level and
performance achieved.

5. Why Math and Computer Science?
The field Computer Science and Programming which was once
thought of as a useful tool that supports various core subjects of
science, mathematics and engineering but has now emerged as
core subject on its own.
Jeannette Wing, Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie
Mellon University, said “It represents a universally applicable
attitude and skill set everyone, not just computer scientists,
would be eager to learn and use”.
Yet, Computer Science Education has largely remained the
domain of higher education in colleges and universities and has
not touched K-12 education.

6. Why Math and Computer Science?
A Mathematician’s Lament: How Schools cheat us out of the
most fascinating and imaginative art form, by Paul Lockhart
Keith Devlin, Stanford Math Professor said “'it should be
obligatory reading for anyone going into mathematics education,
for every parent of a school aged child and for every school and
government official with responsibilities towards mathematics
education”.
MyPal proudly presents Element of Mathematics: Foundations
curriculum developed by an International Team of
Mathematicians under Mathematics for Gifted Secondary School
Students Program of US DoE.

7. Why MyPal is Online?
• Gifted / Talented students come from
• different geographical regions
• different economic backgrounds
• need acceleration courses to supplement school curriculum
• Using technology for teaching as it is natural to those born
into technology
• Work with Schools and Teachers for training them to meet the
needs of today’s learners
• Create a country wide impact in educating the gifted /
talented by overcoming geographical and economic barriers

8. Knowledge Partnerships with
Schools
It is very challenging for the boards (like CBSE, ICSE, etc.) or
the schools to cater to the accelerated learning needs of
gifted / talented students.
MyPal Online School plans Knowledge Partnerships with
schools with Personalized Learning.
Global Professional Development for Teachers can be
facilitated through online courses of University of Iowa’s
College of Education.
MyPal’s partner Institute of Mathematics and Computer
Science (IMACS), USA, designs courses specially for gifted
and talented students who have been placed in Universities
like Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Yale etc.

9. Global Professional Development
MyPal will facilitate Teachers/Educators in India to enroll and to
obtain “Recognition of Excellence in Talent Development” which
consists of 18 semester hours of course work which is online,
convenient, challenging and rewarding. Maximum time allowed
to complete all requirements is 5 years.
The Global Professional Development concentration is designed
to provide educators around the world with the knowledge and
skills essential to help high-ability students develop their talents.
Teachers will receive the “Recognition of Excellence in Talent
Development” Certificate from the Belin-Blank Center and will be
invited to the annual Recognition Ceremony at The University of
Iowa in Iowa City.
Recognition of Excellence in Talent Development

10. Beyond Genes and IQ
• Outstanding academic achievement requires more than intellectual
ability
• High levels of task commitment
• A positive growth mindset
• Psychological characteristics such as task persistence, creativity, and
motivation are as important to creative productivity as is intellectual
or academic ability and these characteristics should be sought out
and cultivated in school programs
•
• Elite sport and performing arts programs are exemplary in
combining identification on the basis of demonstrated ability with
the honing of talents through psychological strength training and
coaching

11. Thank You
DV Satya Kumar
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