27. Rather than running the risk of having our students become "walking encyclopedias," we need to teach them how to think creatively. (Sternberg, 2006)
28. Sir Ken Robinson We are educating people out of their creativity. Creativity is as important in education as literacy.
38. www.p21.org Collaborate with Others Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member
39. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
40. Communication and Collaboration Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
48. 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
49. Interest and Rigor Lead To Creative Productivity “We need students to get more deeply interested in things, more involved in them, more engaged in wanting to know, to have projects that they can get excited about and work on over long periods of time, to be stimulated to find things out on their own.”
50. Answering Real World Problemswith Real World Solutions usingReal World Technology
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52. One thing is clear. We don’t have the option of turning away from the future. No one gets to vote on whether technology is going to change our lives. Bill Gates The Road Ahead